Cochrane Observer covers all of Ontario's Northeast, including Timmins. We have regular updates on town council, transit, health, and crime from in and around Timmins. See all our Timmins stories below.
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Two Timmins residents have been charged with possession-for-the-purpose-of-trafficking offences after the Timmins Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit, the Ontario Provincial Police Community Street Crime Unit and the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a
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Planned maintenance at the Timmins Water Filtration Plant could temporarily discolour tap water in Timmins, according to the City of Timmins’ Environmental Services Department. The city says the change could affect anyone connected to the municipal water distribution system. Some homes and businesses may see rust-coloured water during the
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A precautionary boil-water advisory for water users west of the Mattagami River Bridge in Timmins was lifted Sept. 28, the city says. The advisory had required affected residents and businesses to boil their tap water before using it for drinking and other household needs. It was issued after a
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The Ontario government says it will provide $10.7 million to Northern College in Timmins under a new postsecondary funding model announced Sept. 25, 2026. The funding is part of the province’s new postsecondary funding model, which the government says will raise operating grants and add seats starting in
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Timmins residents and businesses west of the Mattagami River Bridge are under a precautionary boil water advisory effective 2 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2026, after a loss of water pressure during a planned water valve replacement, according to the City of Timmins and Northeastern Public Health. For households and
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A residence on Kraft Creek Road in Timmins was destroyed by a fire Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, and a dog was taken to a veterinarian with minor injuries, according to the Timmins Fire Department. The department said it received the call at about 4:38 p.m., and no one
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Water service will be shut off in Timmins’ Mountjoy area west of the Mattagami River Bridge from 10 p.m. on Sept. 24 to approximately 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2026, followed immediately by a precautionary boil-water advisory for all properties in that area, according to the
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The City of Timmins will lower flags to half-mast at all municipally owned facilities from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, to mark Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day. The memorial day is observed annually on the last Sunday of September. It honours police and peace
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Timmins residents may see an increased police presence on Kamiskotia Road near Mount Jamison Resort on Sept. 18, 2026, as the Timmins Police Service conducts Emergency Response Team training in the area. Police said the activity is part of a planned training exercise and is not connected to an active
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Timmins plans to carry out a water control test on Sept. 18, 2026, from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. that could disrupt service for Mountjoy water customers west of the Mattagami River Bridge. The City of Timmins Environmental Services Department says the testing may affect water service
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Timmins police say they are looking for 23-year-old Hayden Doucet, who is wanted on an endorsed warrant in connection with multiple sexual-related offences involving two victims, according to a notice posted Sept. 17 on the Timmins Police Service website. Police also said they have reason to believe
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Highway 655 in Timmins reopened at 10:48 a.m. after being closed between Ross Avenue East and Laforest Road because of a single-vehicle crash, according to the Timmins Police Service. The closure affected a key stretch on the north side of the city while emergency crews attended the