October 2024 - Posts
When it snows, the City’s Public Works Dept. is responsible for a variety of winter services including salting/sanding, plowing and snow removal on both our roads and maintained sidewalks. It’s a massive job and requires a specific strategy to ensure that our crews and fleet are ready keep the city moving.
Public Works has a winter readiness plan that includes testing all snow clearing equipment, placing sand supplies at designated yards across the city, and training any new staff on how to respond quickly to changing road and sidewalk conditions.
The winter overnight parking ban takes effect on Friday, November 1 until April 30, 2025. Any vehicle parked on the street between the hours of 11:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. will be subject to a fine of $50 and the vehicle may be towed at the expense of the owner (unless you are in an area exempt from the winter parking ban). The parking ban ensures that City crews can carry out plowing and snow removal operations properly, without having to navigate around parked vehicles, which can leave sections of the roads unplowed.
Residents can help with winter preparations by removing any temporary basketball nets or recreation equipment from the end of driveways and curbs. Keep curbs and driveways clear to help with sanding, snow removal, and plowing.
The City of Timmins will inform residents of winter road maintenance with temporary “no parking” snow removal signs (yellow and red in colour), posted before snow removal begins. A weekly snow removal schedule will also be posted online at Timmins.ca. Remember to look for signs posted on your street to ensure parking has not been restricted in your area.
The City of Timmins Snow By-law 1993-4162 provides guidelines for clearing snow from your property. Snow must never be placed onto the street or sidewalk. Moving snow from your driveway onto the sidewalk or street can create various safety hazards, obstruct pedestrian traffic, or obstruct the view of drivers. Even a small amount of snow left on a sidewalk can cause accessibility issues for some our residents.
If you plan on installing a temporary winter car shelter, you will require a permit from the City of Timmins. A seasonal structure permit is just $15. Approved temporary tent shelters can be erected between October 1 and April 30. You will need to submit an application (available online at Timmins.ca), your site plan, and payment to Service Timmins.
For additional information, contact Service Timmins at service.timmins.ca or by phone at 705-264-1331.
Amanda Dyer
The City of Timmins' Waste Management Dept. will begin delivering waste and recycling bins to residents on the one-way sections of Hemlock St. and Tamarack St. starting Tuesday, October 29, 2024. ONLY residents on the one-way sections who did not previously have bins, will be getting bins.
Once bins are delivered, residents are expected to use them for waste and recycling collection. Starting next Monday, November 4, on regular collection day, any waste or recycling not placed in the provided carts will not be collected.
Waste and recycling bins should be placed two (2) feet apart curbside in front of the residence, and three (3) feet away from any other obstruction.
For more information on bin placement and frequently asked questions here: https://www.timmins.ca/our_services/waste_recycling_services.
Any questions can be directed to Service Timmins by phone (705-264-1331), in-person at City Hall, or online at service.timmins.ca.
We appreciate your cooperation.
Amanda Dyer
The Corporation of the City of Timmins considers it desirable and expedient that the described land, identified as Plan 6R-9490, Part 1, extending from Feldman Road to the north, to Dalton Road, be assumed and dedicated as a public highway (roadway).
Pursuant to Subsections 5(3), 11(1-3), and 27(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended (the “Municipal Act”), a lower tier municipality may provide any service or thing that a municipality considers necessary or desirable for the public, including highways, which may be passed by by-law. Further, a Schedule “B” project under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process requires that the municipality shall contact specific agencies and potentially affected members of the public.
The public notice shall be posted on the City’s website and advertised in the local newspaper for two consecutive weeks. The purpose of such notice is to secure any comments from the public respecting this assumption and dedication of the subject lands as a highway (roadway) to be considered by Council so that Council may consider, and if applicable, incorporate into an implementing by-law.
COMMENTS
Letters of support or concern with regard to this land sale will be received by the undersigned up until Thursday, November 7, 2024, 4:00 p.m. and will be included as submitted into a public staff report for Council’s consideration.
Please contact the undersigned if you require further details.
Dave St.Onge, Community Development Planner
Corporation of the City of Timmins
220 Algonquin Boulevard East
Timmins, ON P4N 1B3
705-360-2600 Ext. 3347
David St.Onge
Please be advised that the City Hall parking lot on Cedar St. N. will be closed for parking and to motor vehicles from October 25 - November 8, 2024. Both the front hall and accessible entrance to City Hall (elevator access) will remain open.
Cedar St. N. will be closed north of the laneway behind City Hall. Work is being done to connect the City's sanitary sewer system to new underground infrastructure as part of Connecting Link construction. A temporary pedestrian crossing will be installed across Algonquin Blvd. E. at Cedar St. to accommodate parking in the municipal lots south of Algonquin.
The wests sidewalk along Cedar St. N. will also remain accessible, with the construction zone clearly marked with signage and fencing.
We appreciate your continued cooperation.
Amanda Dyer
Please be advised that the City Hall parking lot on Cedar St. N. will be closed for parking and to motor vehicles from October 25 - November 8, 2024. Both the front hall and accessible entrance to City Hall (elevator access) will remain open.
Cedar St. N. will be closed north of the laneway behind City Hall. Work is being done to connect the City's sanitary sewer system to new underground infrastructure as part of Connecting Link construction. A temporary pedestrian crossing will be installed across Algonquin Blvd. E. at Cedar St. to accommodate parking in the municipal lots south of Algonquin.
The wests sidewalk along Cedar St. N. will also remain accessible, with the construction zone clearly marked with signage and fencing.
We appreciate your continued cooperation.
Amanda Dyer
The City of Timmins is working with WSP Canada Inc. to determine the most feasible location for a new water storage reservoir closer to South Porcupine. The community of Porcupine is currently supplied by an inground reservoir, located approximately 4 km south of South Porcupine and filled via two trunk watermains from the Timmins Water Filtration Plant.
The contract for the design and construction of a new reservoir was approved by Council in April 2024, following a report from the City’s Growth and Infrastructure Dept. that outlined challenges with aging infrastructure, the current reservoir’s remote location, and proximity to expanding mining hazards. The plan is to provide a new water storage reservoir that will supply safe and reliable drinking water, and assist the City in planning for future growth and increased demand on the City’s water distribution system.
Phase 1 of the project has been completed, which included background work, field studies, and establishing a project study area. In this phase, potential locations were identified where connections to the existing water distribution system and watermains would be possible. The project is now entering Phase 2, which will collect community input on a potential solution to replace the Tisdale Reservoir.
The public will now have an opportunity to review preferred solutions and ideas that will help guide the development of a more detailed reservoir design. WSP Canada Inc. has prepared a virtual Public Information Centre (PIC) that provides a summary of the study process, an overview of the five (5) site options that were considered, and a request for feedback on the preliminary site recommended for the new reservoir. The virtual PIC will be available on the City’s website beginning Thursday, October 24, 2024. Feedback will be collected via a short survey until Thursday, November 14, 2024.
For more information and to view the public Notice of Study Commencement, visit: www.timmins.ca/tisdalereservoirproject.
Amanda Dyer
The two-storey log home at the end of Wilson Ave. is tough to miss, even as it sits almost hidden on its well-treed lot. It looks older than most buildings along the street, like it has a storied past. Built in 1925 by Harry W. Darling, the property was purchased in 1947 by Dr. Graeme Mackechnie and has remained in ownership of the Mackechnie Family since that time. Despite changes to the surrounding neighbourhood, the home retains its historical character and has become a local landmark at the bottom of Wilson Ave.
The almost 100-year-old building is one of the designated properties on the City of Timmins’ Municipal Heritage Committee. It is the first designated property to receive an official heritage plaque from the City of Timmins.
“438 Wilson is the only residential building on our Municipal Heritage Register,” said Councillor Andrew Marks, chair of the Municipal Heritage Committee. “We’ve presented the current property owners with the City’s first official heritage plaque and certificate of heritage, and couldn’t be happier to celebrate the cultural and historical significance of the property.”
Councillor Marks has his own family story related to the Mackechnie House and “Doc Mackechnie.” His father, a hockey player and defenceman, took a high stick to the forehead during a match-up. He was stitched up in the basement of 438 Wilson Ave. by the good doctor, “without freezing,” Councillor Marks is quick to point out, and returned to the game in the third period. “I think he said they won the hockey game,” adds Marks.
The Municipal Heritage Committee is an advisory committee appointed by City of Timmins Council. The primary objectives of the committee are to promote a culture of conservation in the City of Timmins, and to advise Council on heritage issues pertaining to Part IV and V of the Ontario Heritage Act, including the establishment of the Municipal Heritage Register.
Anyone interested in putting forward a nomination for addition of property to the Municipal Heritage Register are encouraged to download the Application Form or reach out to Service Timmins for more information.
Amanda Dyer
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TFT Clerk/Stenos
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Please forward your application to the Human Resources Department by 4:00 pm on the closing date of November 1, 2024.
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AnneMarie Fournier
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Part-Time 911 Communication Operators
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Submit a cover letter, a resume including details of your qualifications as well as the Consent and Release of Liability
and TPS Constable Application forms which can be found on the TPS Website - https://timminspolice.ca/careers/
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AnneMarie Fournier
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Full-Time Maintenance/Project Supervisor
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To apply for this position, applications must be received by the Human Resources Department no later than 4:00 pm on the closing date of November 1, 2024.
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AnneMarie Fournier
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