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 secondary bypass began April 14 at the Mattagami Water Pollution Control Plant at 551 Airport Road in Timmins, according to an online report from the City of Timmins’ Environmental Services Department. The city reported the start time as 4:36 p.m.; the end date, end time and volume
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Timmins’ 2026 municipal election is scheduled for Oct. 26, 2026, and the nomination period for candidates for mayor, councillor or school board trustee will run from May 1 to Aug. 21, the City of Timmins says. The nomination window sets the period when prospective candidates can submit the paperwork and
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A secondary bypass/raw overflow event was reported at the Mattagami Water Pollution Control Plant in Timmins on April 14, with a start time of 5:25 p.m., according to a notice from the City of Timmins Environmental Services Department. The notice listed the end date, end time and
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A wastewater bypass was reported at the Mattagami Water Pollution Control Plant in Timmins on April 15, with the city listing 668.812 m3 as the volume by-passed between 6 p.m. and 8:47 p.m. The City of Timmins’ notice identifies the plant address as 551 Airport Road,
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A raw wastewater overflow was reported at the City of Timmins’ Whitney-Tisdale Pump Station #1 at 202 Goldrush St., starting at 4:54 p.m. on April 15, 2026, according to the city’s Environmental Services Department. The city listed the end date, end time and volume bypassed as TBD.
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Day-shift snow removal scheduled for Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in South Porcupine did not take place on Florence N, Florence S. and Division Street due to “weather & operational issues,” and the City of Timmins says it tentatively will not reschedule those areas. The city said the missed work is
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Timmins city council approved a Growth Management Study on April 15 that forecasts about 4,800 more residents by 2056 and outlines how the city could plan for housing, jobs and services over the 2026–2056 period. The study is meant to guide the city’s long-range planning and its
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The Ontario government has announced annual Ontario Gas Tax funding for public transit, with Timmins set to receive $585,411 in 2026. The City of Timmins says the 2026 funding will go toward replacing a paratransit bus and upgrading security camera systems at the Timmins Transit terminal on Spruce St.
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Timmins Transit will be free to ride on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, for Earth Day, according to a notice posted by the City of Timmins. For local riders, the one-day change means no fare will be required on Timmins Transit buses that day. The city said the free rides are
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Timmins city council has awarded GIP Interpaving Ltd. a $17,960,701.85 plus HST contract to reconstruct two sections of Algonquin Boulevard East, from Brunette Road to Father Costello Drive East. The work covers Connecting Link segments 9 and 10, and construction is planned over two years, according to
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Timmins city council has approved a 2% increase to the city’s Municipal Accommodation Tax, raising the charge on short-term overnight stays to 6%, according to a city news release posted April 15. The city applies the tax to accommodation charges for stays of less than 30 consecutive days. The
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Timmins city council approved the city’s 2026 tax levy on April 15, setting it at $101,244,561, a 4.95% increase from 2025. Council also approved 2026 tax rates that increase the residential tax rate by 4.67% and the commercial tax rate by 4.09%. For homeowners