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Timmins posts street-sweeping schedule for May 24–29, with day and night routes

Justin Barber

May 23, 2026 — 1 min read

Timmins has scheduled street sweeping on selected roads for the week of May 24 to May 30, with overnight sweeping listed Sunday through Wednesday and daytime sweeping Monday through Friday.

The City of Timmins posted a street-by-street schedule showing where sweeping is planned each day and the time windows crews are expected to work.

The city’s notice lists overnight sweeping as starting and finishing between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. the next day. Daytime sweeping is listed as starting and finishing between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Night sweeping

Sunday, May 24: Cedar Street (Sixth Avenue to Kirby Avenue); Pine Street (Sixth Avenue to Kirby Avenue); Spruce Street (Sixth Avenue to Kirby Avenue).
Monday, May 25: Balsam Street (Fifth Avenue to Second Avenue); Birch Street (Fifth Avenue to Second Avenue); Maple Street (Fifth Avenue to Second Avenue).
Tuesday, May 26: Elm Street (Fifth Avenue to Second Avenue); Second Avenue; Third Avenue.
Wednesday, May 27: Mountjoy Street (Vimy Avenue to Second Avenue); Wilson Avenue.

Day sweeping

Monday, May 25: Father Costello Drive; Cedar Street South (First Avenue to Ogden Avenue); Croatia Avenue (Grant Street to Battochio Street); Lions Crest Lane; Spruce Street South (Kirby Avenue to end).
Tuesday, May 26: Birch Street North (Fifth Avenue to Ninth Avenue); Brundy Avenue; Claimpost Trail; Elm Street North (Fifth Avenue to Ninth Avenue); Ennis Street; Maple Street North (Fifth Avenue to end); Miners Avenue.
Wednesday, May 27: Balsam Street South (Second Avenue to Ogden Avenue); Birch Street South (Second Avenue to Moneta Avenue); Fern Avenue; Hellen Avenue; Helmer Avenue.
Thursday, May 28: Ankerite Road; Blue Jay Lane; Cook Road; Delnite Road; Elm Street South (Second Avenue to end); First Avenue (Pine Street South to Mountjoy Street); Maple Street South (Second Avenue to end); Shaw Creek Road.
Friday, May 29: Bristol Road; Dale Avenue; Julie Avenue; Kimberly Avenue; Kirby Avenue; Nadine Avenue; Ogden Avenue; Sony Street; Sutherland Street.

The city labeled the notice as covering May 24 to May 30, 2026, but the day-by-day schedule posted lists routes from May 24 through May 29.

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