Please be advised that Bloor Ave. is closed between Moore and Crawford October 11 and 12 while crews make a sanitary repair.
Work is being completed at the intersection of Bloor and Main, so Main St. is also closed between Bruce and Shamrock.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. For people looking to visit the C.M. Shields library, access is via Crawford.
Amanda Dyer
Please be advised that MacLean Dr. will be closed between Polaris and Jade on Tuesday, October 12, 2022. Closure time will be 9:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Crews will be completing sewer main lining in the area. Traffic controls will be in place.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Amanda Dyer
In response to recent media articles around the doctor shortage in Timmins reaching “crisis” level, the City of Timmins is clarifying the municipality’s role in supporting physician recruitment.
With the exception of the City of Greater Sudbury, the City of Timmins funds physician recruitment at a higher level than any community in Northeastern Ontario. The City has been providing $145,000 in annual funding to the Physician Recruitment Initiative since the early 2000s. At that time, the City was called upon by the local health sector to finance the Medical Specialist Building to address the need for access to specialists in Timmins. This commitment carries through until 2028. In fact, the City has been providing funding for physician recruitment since the early 1990s.
City officials met with members of the physician recruitment task force in late 2021 to discuss physician recruitment. The task force was asked to develop a recruitment strategy and, to date, no clear strategy has been received.
In the meantime, the City continues to work with the Timmins and District Hospital (TADH) in supporting the expansion of the hospital’s physician recruitment program.
Amanda Dyer
The following municipal services will be closed or unavailable on Thanksgiving Monday (October 10):
- Service Timmins will be closed
- There will be no household waste collection. Residents who normally have waste collection on Monday will receive waste collection on Tuesday, October 11.
- Deloro Landfill will be closed.
- There will be no Timmins Transit services
- The Timmins Public Library and Timmins Museum: NEC will be closed.
- The Archie Dillon Sportsplex Pool remains closed for annual maintenance.
For more information about municipal services visit www.timmins.ca or call Service Timmins at 705-264-1331.
Amanda Dyer
The City has proclaimed Oct. 4 as Sisters in Spirit Day, a day to honour the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse people. It is an opportunity to support families who have lost a loved one and help create a safe space for understanding and healing.
Violence against Indigenous women, girls, and gender diverse people continues to be disproportionately high in Canada. We encourage residents to use Sisters in Spirit Day to help raise public awareness about how past and current trauma from racism, cultural genocide, and gender-based violence continues to impact First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities.
You can participate by attending the local Sisters in Spirit Vigil hosted by Timmins Native Friendship Centre on October 4 at 11:00 a.m. from their location on Kirby Ave. You can also light a candle and place it in a window of your home or reach out to local Indigenous agencies and ask how they are taking action to help bring an end to violence and, more importantly, how you can help.
Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse people have the right to be safe and free from violence. To learn more, visit the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The Native Women’s Association of Canada is also a great resource on how to create meaningful moments of dialogue and reflection that support Indigenous women, girls, and gender diverse people.
Amanda Dyer
Timmins Public Library is excited to celebrate loving your library all month long.
Each week features a different aspect of loving your library, centering on all of the services, people, and places involved in making the Timmins Public Library successful. We encourage all residents who don’t already have a library card to come by and get their free membership. Celebrate with us at both branches, and out and about in your community. One card, one million possibilities.
The following events have been planned for all members!
StoryWalks – Author read – Paul Toffanello guided walk at Hersey Lake October 3 – 6 p.m.
Hersey Lake October 7-10
Terry Fox Trail – October 27-31
Downtown BIA Business windows – October 27-31
October 3-7 First Nations Public Library Week – Bekaa, Bzindaachagan – Wait and Listen
Featured collections – see Facebook
Sweetgrass Storytime – C.M. Shields branch October 4 - 6 p.m.
Timmins Fur Society: Trapping 101
October 17-21 Ontario Public Library Week
Book Sale!!! Come and purchase some wonderful new books for your own bookshelves. Pay what you can from Tuesday through Saturday.
Author Visits:
3 local authors are coming to present their works: Paul Toffanello October 3, Sophie Lemieux (child author!) October 8, and Susan Reimer October 22.
Bilingual ABC Yoga, movies, crafts, and many more! Please visit our website to view the full calendar of events to learn something new, have fun, and see what the people at the library have in store for you.
Reminder: see the library Facebook page and find October’s calendar of events online.
Amanda Dyer
The Timmins Fire Department has helped fill the shelves at the Timmins and South Porcupine Food Banks with over 14,000 pounds of food and $5,600 in cash donations! This would not have been possible without the tremendous response from the community.
The Timmins Food Bank received 8,500 pounds of food and $4,405 in cash donations and had close to 60 volunteers come out and help collect, sort and place food. The South Porcupine Food Bank received 6,000 pounds of food and close to $1,200 in cash donations.
The Timmins Fire Department wishes to thank the community, firefighters and their families, volunteers, students and everyone associated with the Timmins and South Porcupine Food Banks for making the event a success.
Amanda Dyer
Due to an electrical issue, all ice time is canceled tonight, September 28, 2022, at the McIntyre Arena while repairs are made.
We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding.
Amanda Dyer
September 26, 2022
By Email: [email protected]
Paula Puddy, Commission Secretary
Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario
PO Box 37018 Southdale
London, Ontario
N6E 3T3
Dear Ms. Puddy,
RE: Impacts of boundary redistribution in Northern Ontario
On behalf of the City of Timmins, I am writing with concerns about the proposed boundary changes and recommended redistribution of federal electoral districts. Any reduction of Northern Ontario’s federal ridings would result in the underrepresentation of our northern communities.
I understand that adjustments are being considered to ensure citizens are adequately represented by Parliament. While the proposed changes may address population growth in Ontario’s southern centres, it would leave Ontario’s remote and rural regions struggling to be heard at the federal level.
This proposal will have the effect of diminishing Northern Ontario’s voice in Government and see MPs have to serve northern regions the size of countries in Europe. The Commission must take into consideration that our geographical size, not our population, already produces significant constraints on accessibility, immigration, and the conducting of business when access to supplies is hampered by long distance. Expanding the current boundaries would pose important challenges to maintain a level of engagement and representation from Parliament.
Further, the City of Timmins has established a Relationship Agreement with the Mushkegowuk Council to examine issues of joint interest. In the spirit of Reconciliation, I have reached out to the Mushkegowuk and the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation leadership and was surprised to learn that there was no federal consultation with the northern Indigenous communities. There is a vital link between the James Bay coastal communities and the City of Timmins for health care, transportation, education and economic development. This proposed redistribution does not take these important ties that bind our communities together into account. I cannot support any boundary redistribution plan that marginalizes our partners and does not respect the important right of our First Nations communities to be consulted.
In conclusion, I am asking that the Commission maintain the current number of electoral districts in Northern Ontario. We rely on our Member of Parliament as a liaison between our citizens and the federal government and strongly encourage the proposed boundary changes be reconsidered.
Sincerely,
Mayor Kristin Murray, City of Timmins
CC: MP Charlie Angus – Timmins-James Bay ([email protected])
Amanda Dyer
Laforest Rd. at Hwy. 655 will be reduced to single lane on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 for paving operations. This is the final "grind and pave" project for 2022.
Traffic controls will be in place. Drive with caution when approaching any construction zone.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Amanda Dyer
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