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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A citywide overnight snow-plowing operation in Timmins was scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, and was expected to run through the night and continue into the daytime hours. The work affects drivers who use on-street parking overnight, because Timmins’ winter parking ban
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The first of three new Northlander passenger trainsets is undergoing testing and commissioning work in Toronto as Ontario plans to restore passenger rail service between Timmins and Toronto in 2026, with a connecting service to Cochrane. If the service returns as planned, it would run about 740 kilometres and make
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Timmins police renewed a public appeal on Jan. 28 asking for help identifying a man shown in an image linked to the Dec. 18, 2022 homicide of Keeth Duphney-Tennant. The Timmins Police Service said the homicide investigation remains ongoing and that it is seeking to identify the man pictured
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The City of Timmins Public Works Department declared a Significant Weather Event effective 5 p.m. Sunday, December 28, 2025, under Ontario’s Minimum Maintenance Standards (Ontario Regulation 239/02), citing a forecast of 30 to 50 cm of snow, wind gusts of 60 to 70 km/h, and blizzard
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The City of Timmins has scheduled snow removal from Sunday, Dec. 28, through Friday, Jan. 2, with night work from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. and daytime work from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Operations are planned both overnight and during the day on Monday
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Timmins issued an extreme cold weather alert for Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 24–25, 2025, citing overnight temperatures as low as -27, inclusive of wind chill. Emergency shelter is available at 316 Spruce St. S. Exposure to extreme cold can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite
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The City of Timmins issued an extreme cold weather alert for Tuesday, December 23, 2025, with overnight temperatures expected to drop to -25 with wind chill. Emergency shelter assistance is available at 316 Spruce St. S. “Exposure to extreme cold temperatures can cause serious and sometimes even life-threatening health
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The City of Timmins issued an extreme cold weather alert for Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. Overnight temperatures are expected to drop to -25 including wind chill. People requiring emergency shelter can attend 316 Spruce St. S. for assistance. “Exposure to extreme cold temperatures can cause serious and sometimes even life-
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Timmins has scheduled daytime snow removal for Monday to Wednesday, Dec. 22–24, in Timmins and South Porcupine, with work assigned to specific streets each day. The city defines daytime operations as 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and nighttime as 9:00 p.m. to 7:
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Timmins city council will hold a budget meeting on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at 12 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, 220 Algonquin Blvd. E. The full agenda package will be available to the public 24 hours before the meeting on the city’s CivicWeb portal: https://timmins.
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Timmins Police Service has launched an online auction section on its website and says bidding will begin in early 2026, moving sales from third‑party platforms to a dedicated page. The service says the shift is meant to centralize auction information and avoid interruptions linked to external social media systems.
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A man died following a two-vehicle collision on Dec. 7 on Highway 101 East in Porcupine, Timmins police said Dec. 10. He was the only person in one vehicle; the occupants of the second vehicle had minor injuries and were treated and released. Officers have responded to six fatal