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, December 31, 2024 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

City of Timmins, Environmental Services Department, wishes to advise the public of an emergency watermain repair in the following area:

Area

Victoria to Westmount with homes on the west side of College and all of McClinton affected.

Time of Disruption

Effective immediately. Estimated time of completion is late evening on December 29, 2024. 

Homeowners area of Victoria and Westmount will experience short-term loss of water, low water pressure, or brown or rust-coloured 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.

Residents and businesses in Schumacher and Gold Centre may experience discoloured water due to a watermain break. The problem has been isolated.

If you experience discoloured water, turn on the COLD water tap closest to the source (usually your laundry tub) and let it run for approximately 15-20 minutes or until the water has returned to normal.

Timmins, ON – City of Timmins Public Works is declaring changes to the snow removal schedule for the week of December 21, 2024.

City of Timmins, Environmental Services Department, wishes to advise the public of an emergency watermain repair in the following area:

Area

Gold Centre - Schumacher 

Time of Disruption

Effective immediately. Estimated time of completion is late evening on December 19, 2024. 

Homeowners from Ponderosa St. through Gold Centre will experience short-term loss of water, water pressure or experience brown or rust-coloured water during the repair this evening. Approximate length of repair time is 3-4 hours.

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.

Timmins, ON – City of Timmins Public Works is declaring changes to the snow removal schedule for the week of December 14, 2024.

Areas being affected and re-scheduled this week are:

Schumacher – scheduled for Monday, December 16, 2024 - Vipond, Fourth Ave (Grant to Boundary) will be moved to Thursday, December 19, 2024.

Schumacher – scheduled for Thursday, December 19, 2024 - Brundy, Ennis, Miners, Delost and Prospectors will be moved to Friday, December 20, 2024.

Disruption of snow removal operations are due to availability of resources.

We thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

City of Timmins, Environmental Services Department, wishes to advise the public of an emergency watermain repair in the following area:

Area

Lee Ave. Cedar St. S. to Elm St. S. 

Maple St. S. from Lee Ave. to Sterling Ave.

Time of Disruption

Effective immediately. Estimated time of completion is late evening on December 15, 2024. 

Homeowners and businesses may experience short-term loss of water, water pressure or experience brown or rust-coloured water during the repair. It is recommended not to drink or wash laundry with the 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.

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, December 10, 2024 at 12:01am.

Crews will be deployed to plow city streets, rural roads, laneways and parking lots across the city. Some areas may not be plowed overnight and will be plowed during the daytime hours.

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

The City of Timmins Public Works Department would like to advise the public that a city-wide snow plowing operation is planned to begin Thursday December 5, 2024, at 12:01am.

Crews will be deployed to plow city streets, rural roads, laneways and parking lots across the city. Some areas may not be plowed overnight and will be plowed during the daytime hours.

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

Over the next little while, you may notice a GFL truck adding a sticker to your curbside recycling cart. This sticker is from Circular Materials, the new administrator of Timmins’ recycling program.

Effective January 1, 2025, Timmins' recycling program will be managed by Circular Materials, the administrator of the common collection system and a national not-for-profit organization that is committed to building an efficient and effective recycling system in Ontario. Visit www.circularmaterials.ca/timmins for more information.

Environmental Services Department, Waste Management Division

The City of Timmins Environmental Services Department wishes to advise the public of a water main valve replacement, which will cause a temporary water service disruption, in the following area:

Area:
The Gold Centre Area in Schumacher affecting:
• Croatia Ave. from Ponderossa St. to Delost St., Claimpost Trail, Brundy Ave., Ennis St., Miners Ave., Delost Ave., Prospector’s St.

Date & Time of Disruption:
• November 25, 2024 – 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Homeowners and/or businesses within the area might experience water service disruptions which can include but not limited to no water, low pressure and/or discoloured water. It is recommended not to drink or wash laundry with discoloured water. While it is not harmful to your health, it can stain laundry. Should the water be discoloured, it is advised to 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.

Road closure within this area might last longer than the estimated date and time of disruption once the repair is made.

City staff would like to thank residents for their patience and cooperation during this work.

The City of Timmins Environmental Services Department, wishes to advise the public of a water main valve replacement, which will cause a temporary water service disruption, in the following area:

Area:
• The Gold Centre Area in Schumacher affecting:
• Croatia Ave. from Ponderossa St. to Delost St., Claimpost Trail, Brundy Ave., Ennis St., Miners Ave., Delost Ave., Prospector’s St.

Date & Time of Disruption:
• November 20, 2024 – 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Homeowners and/or businesses within the area might experience water service disruptions which can include but not limited to no water, low pressure and/or discoloured water. It is recommended not to drink or wash laundry with discoloured water. While it is not harmful to your health, it can stain laundry. Should the water be discoloured, it is advised to 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.

Road closure within this area might last longer than the estimated date and time of disruption once the repair is made.

City staff would like to thank residents for their patience and cooperation during this work.

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.

Timmins Transit will be running a reduced conventional bus schedule on Thursday, October 17, 2024. 

Currently, there will be no Route 38 bus on the half hour and no microtransit service for Porcupine and South Porcupine. Timmins Transit will provide updates if necessary throughout the day. 

Transit users can track their bus by using the Transit app, available for download on iOS and Android: www.timmins.ca/transit

Please be advised that Timmins Transit will be running an extended Sunday service schedule for conventional bus service on Saturday, October 12, 2024. 

Follow Sunday route schedules with the last bus departing the Timmins Terminal on Spruce St. at 10:30 p.m.: www.timmins.ca/our_services/timmins_transit/maps_schedules

Please be advised that on Friday, October 4, 2024 between 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., Timmins Transit On-Demand service in Porcupine and South Porcupine will be unavailable.

All conventional bus routes, including Route 16, will be running.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Timmins Transit will be running an extended Sunday bus service schedule on Saturday, September 28, 2024.

Bus service will run until 10:30 p.m. with the final bus departure from the Timmins Transit Terminal on Spruce St. S.

View maps and schedules here: https://www.timmins.ca/our_services/timmins_transit/maps_schedules

Track your bus here: https://tracker.timminstransit.ca/

Please be advised that access along the Mattagami River, beginning downstream from the Mattagami Boat Launch, will be limited overnight as the City of Timmins and spill response clean up contractor remove a fuel spill from the river surface.

We appreciate your cooperation and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.