January 2025 - Posts
The City of Timmins will begin accepting Community Improvement Plan (CIP) applications, including the Safety Improvement Grant, starting at 9:00 a.m. on February 5, 2025.
The City’s Downtown Community Improvement Plan (CIP) encourages the improvement, reuse, and restoration of land, buildings, and infrastructure through municipal incentive programs. Under the Downtown Community Improvement Plan, businesses in downtown Timmins, along sections of Riverside Drive, Schumacher, South Porcupine, and Porcupine are eligible for grant opportunities, including the Building Improvement Grant, Façade Improvement Grant, and Municipal Fee Rebate grant.
All commercial, industrial, and institutional businesses within the City of Timmins are eligible for the Safety Improvement Grant, which provides a one-time grant opportunity for up to 75% of costs, to a maximum of $7,500, to cover the purchase of security measures for the business property.
In 2024, the City received 51 grant applications and provided $257,454 towards 42 approved projects across all available funding programs. Currently, the City has $130,000 reserved for CIP projects through the City’s portion of the Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT).
Applications are processed as they are received. It’s important to note that applications are only considered approved once due diligence checks have been completed and a funding agreement with the City is in place. No project should proceed before the funding agreement is confirmed. Due diligence checks include a fire safety inspection from the Fire Department, compliance with the Enforcement Services department, and verification that the property’s tax and utility (water and sewer) payments are up to date. Taxes and utility (water and sewer) for the property need to be in good standing, even if the applicant is a tenant and not the property owner.
Interested applicants can fill out the Downtown CIP application form and submit directly to the City’s Community Development Planner by email or in-person at City Hall.
To access the form and for more information on the available funding programs available, visit: www.timmins.ca.
Amanda Dyer
An extreme cold weather alert has been issued for Tuesday, January 28, 2025. Temperatures are expected to drop to -27 overnight, inclusive of wind chill.
Exposure to extreme cold temperatures can cause serious and sometimes even life-threatening health problems, such as frostbite and hypothermia. Protection from extreme cold conditions includes avoiding wind exposure, dressing in warm layers, and covering exposed skin.
People requiring emergency shelter can attend the location at 316 Spruce St. S. for assistance.
Amanda Dyer
City of Timmins, Environmental Services Department, wishes to advise the public of an emergency watermain repair in the following areas.
Area
Father Costello Dr. from Vipond to McIntyre Rd. and down McIntyre are., including the McIntyre Community Centre .
Time of Disruption
Effective immediately. Homeowners will experience temporary loss of water until approximately 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 28, 2025. This is to facilitate repairs of the watermain break at the McIntyre Community Centre.
Once repairs are complete, brown or rust coloured water may occur. It is recommended not to drink or wash laundry with discoloured water. While it is not harmful to your health, it can stain laundry. Turn on the COLD water tap closest to the source (usually your laundry tub tap) and let it run for approximately 15-20 minutes or until the water colour has returned to normal.
City staff would like to thank residents for their patience and cooperation during this necessary work.
Amanda Dyer
Timmins, ON – City of Timmins Public Works is declaring changes to the snow removal schedule for the week of January 25, 2025.
Monday, January 27, 2025
Areas being affected that will not have snow removal due to a plowing event and will be re-scheduled for a later date:
Night Shift Timmins– scheduled– South Porcupine: Golden (Legion to Evans), Bruce (Legion to Lakeview), Crawford (Golden to Shamrock), Main (Strachan to Shamrock), Powell (Legion to Crawford).
Disruption of snow removal operations as stated are due to a city-wide snow plowing event.
We thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Becky Cashmore
The City of Timmins Public Works Department would like to advise the public that a city wide snow plowing operation is planned to begin Tuesday, January 28 at 12:01am. and is anticipated to last all day and may continue into the evening.
Crews will be deployed to plow city streets, rural roads, laneways and parking lots across the city.
We would also like to remind the public that the Winter Parking Ban is in effect. Parking on the street is not permitted on any day between the hours of 11:30 pm to 7:30 am, from November 1 through April 30.
We thank you for your patience and cooperation during this time.
Public Works Department
Becky Cashmore
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Danic Galipeau
The City of Timmins would like to advise that an extreme cold weather alert has been issued for Monday, January 27, 2025. Temperatures are expected to drop to -34 overnight, inclusive of wind chill.
Exposure to extreme cold temperatures can cause serious and sometimes even life-threatening health problems, such as frostbite and hypothermia. Protection from extreme cold conditions includes avoiding wind exposure, dressing in warm layers, and covering exposed skin.
People requiring emergency shelter can attend the location at 316 Spruce St. S. for assistance.
Amanda Dyer
City of Timmins, Environmental Services Department, wishes to advise the public of an emergency watermain repair in the following area.
Area
Hellen Ave. from Legion to Moore.
Time of Disruption
Effective immediately. Homeowners will experience loss of water, low water pressure, or brown or rust-coloured.
It is recommended not to drink or wash laundry with discoloured water. While it is not harmful to your health, it can stain laundry. Turn on the COLD water tap closest to the source (usually your laundry tub tap) and let it run for approximately 15-20 minutes or until the water colour has returned to normal.
City staff would like to thank residents for their patience and cooperation during this necessary work.
Amanda Dyer
City of Timmins, Environmental Services Department, wishes to advise the public of a watermain break at the McIntyre Community Centre. The arena, including the McIntyre Coffee Shop, are closed effective immediately.
Hockey games scheduled at the McIntyre Arena as part of the Porcupine Minor Hockey Association’s Winter Classic Hockey Tournament are being moved to other arenas. Check the Porcupine Minor Hockey Association’s page for updated locations: https://sites.google.com/pmhahockey.com/pmha/tournaments
An update on repairs and completion will be provided as soon as possible.
City staff would like to thank residents for their patience and cooperation.
Amanda Dyer
City of Timmins, Environmental Services Department, wishes to advise the public of an emergency watermain repair in the following area:
Area
Legion Dr. from Powell to Shamrock.
Time of Disruption
Effective immediately. Estimated time of completion is 6:00 p.m. on January 25, 2025.
Homeowners will experience low water pressure, brown or rust-coloured water, and loss of water during the repair.
It is recommended not to drink or wash laundry with discoloured water. While it is not harmful to your health, it can stain laundry. Once repairs are complete, turn on the COLD water tap closest to the source (usually your laundry tub tap) and let it run for approximately 15-20 minutes or until the water colour has returned to normal.
City staff would like to thank residents for their patience and cooperation during this necessary work.
Amanda Dyer
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