The City of Timmins, Environmental Services Department, Waste Management Division, wishes to inform the public that waste and recycling carts that are normally scheduled for pick up on Friday will be delayed or postponed until tomorrow, Saturday August 5, 2023.

There will be a crew working this evening until 8:00 p.m. in areas between College and Airport Rd.

If your carts are not collected today please have them curbside no later than 7:30 AM Saturday August 5, 2023.

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

Environmental Services Department, Waste Management Division

The City of Timmins Environmental Services Department, Waste Management Division, wishes to inform the public that waste and recycling carts that are normally scheduled for pick up on Friday will be delayed or postponed until tomorrow, Saturday August 5, 2023.

There will be a crew working this evening until 8pm in areas between College and Airport Road.

If your carts are not collected today, please have them curbside no later than 7:30 AM Saturday August 5, 2023.

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

The City of Timmins Environmental Services Department, Waste Management Division, wishes to advise the public of a delay in regular schedule pick up on Thursday August 3, 2023. Waste and recycling carts can be delayed or postponed in pick up until tomorrow, August 4, 2023.

There will be a crew working this evening until 8pm behind the Porcupine Mall and from Legion street to Porcupine Lake. The contracted crew, in the area of Legion Street to Porcupine Lake, will be concentrating on waste first then recycling.
If your carts are not collected today please have them curbside no later than 7:30 AM Friday August 4th, 2023.

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

The following municipal services will be closed or unavailable on the Monday, August 07, 2023 Civic Holiday:

• Service Timmins and the Provincial Offences Centre will be closed
• There will be no household waste and recycling collection on Monday, August 07. Monday’s collection will be completed on Tuesday, August 08.
• Deloro Landfill will be closed
• There will be no Timmins Transit services on August 07
• The Timmins Museum: NEC will be closed
• Both branches of the Timmins Public Library will be closed

For more information about municipal services visit www.timmins.ca or call Service Timmins at 705-264-1331.

The City of Timmins Environmental Services & Public Utilities department wishes to advise the public of a scheduled water infrastructure maintenance activity affecting water quality on Eric Cr. from houses 177/178 North to 164/165. This is scheduled to start August 3, 2023 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

All homes and businesses in the affected area could be without water for a few hours as well colored water and lower than normal water pressures. Residents have been notified.

Homeowners in that area may experience brown or rust-colored water during the schedule water maintenance. It is recommended not to drink or wash laundry with the discolored water. While it is not harmful to your health, it can stain laundry. Should this occur, 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 color has returned to normal.

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

The City of Timmins Environmental Services & Public Utilities department wishes to advise the public of a scheduled water infrastructure maintenance activity affecting water quality on Essa Ave. from Crawford St. to Main St. This is schedule to start August 2,2023 from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

All homes and businesses in the affected area could be without water for a few hours as well colored water and lower than normal water pressures

Homeowners in that area may experience brown or rust-colored water during the schedule water maintenance. It is recommended not to drink or wash laundry with the discolored water. While it is not harmful to your health, it can stain laundry. Should this occur, 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 color has returned to normal.

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 that the Preventative Boil Water Advisory at the Pine Ridge Motel & Trailer Park has been lifted.

• Area: Pine Ridge Motel & Trailer Court
• Date Advisory Lifted: August 2nd, 2023

The Preventative Boil Water Advisory that the City of Timmins issued on July 30th, 2023 has been lifted.

Critical maintenance on the system was completed followed by satisfactory bacteriological sample results.

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

The sale of Timmins Transit bus passes will move back to the Transit Terminal on Spruce St. S. effective Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

While renovations continue, residents will now be able to purchase their monthly bus pas or bus tickets directly where they catch the bus.

Thank you for your continued patience while we finish upgrades to the terminal building. Public washrooms will remain closed until work is completed.

The City of Timmins Environmental Services & Public Utilities department wishes to advise the public of a scheduled water infrastructure maintenance activity affecting water quality on Eric Cr. from houses 177/178 North to 164/165. This is scheduled to start on August 2,2023 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

All homes and businesses in the affected area could be without water for a few hours, as well discolored water and lower than normal water pressures

Homeowners in that area may experience brown or rust-colored water during the schedule water maintenance. It is recommended not to drink or wash laundry with the discolored water. While it is not harmful to your health, it can stain laundry. Should this occur, 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 color has returned to normal.

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

**UPDATE - 3:23 p.m.**

Crews continue to work on a number of watermain breaks in South Porcupine / Porcupine. Residents and businesses in the area may experience lower than normal to no water pressure while repairs are completed. Full disruption of water service will be temporary if required. 

Road closures remain in effect for all locations while work is being carried out:

- Harold Ave. - repairs are complete. Ready for water restoration and preventative sampling.
- Intersection of Summers and Smith
- Tisdale from Goldrush to Smith
- Essa between Crawford and Main
- Legion between William and Shamrock
- Eric Cr.
- Northern College service interruption still in effect. This is a private break. Contractors will be completing repair.

Repairs to a watermain break on Dwyer Ave. have also been completed.

Work is expected to continue until late this evening. City staff would like to thank residents for their patience and cooperation. 

The City of Timmins Environmental Services & Public Utilities department wishes to advise the public of emergency infrastructure maintenance activities that may affect water quality on Harold Ave., Legion Dr., Eric Cr., and the intersection of Summers and Smith, with an additional service interruption for Northern College. Crews are on site now. 

All homes and businesses in the affected area could experience water loss, discoloured water, and lower than normal water pressures.

If brown or rust-colored water occurs during infrastructure maintenance, it is not recommended to drink or wash laundry with the discolored water. While it is not harmful to your health, it can stain clothing and linens. Should this occur, 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 color has returned to normal.

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