WHEREAS pursuant to City of Timmins By-Law No. 2023-8855 which sets out policies and procedures for the sale and disposition of municipal land.

AND WHEREAS Section 6.0 – Accountability, Transparency and Public Notice Requirements, requires that in considering a sale of City owned land, the land must be declared surplus to the needs and requirements of the municipality and prior to the land sale, notice of the disposition of the surplus lands 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 proposed land sale to be considered by Council so that Council may consider, and if applicable, incorporate into an implementing by-law.

AND WHEREAS the Council for the Corporation of the City of Timmins considers it desirable and expedient that the described land be declared surplus to the Corporation’s municipal requirements and a portion of the said land be sold directly to Daniel Paquin, hereinafter referred to as the Purchaser, subject to the following conditions:

• That the subject lands be sold for $2,823.29 (plus HST), based on a value calculated from the Surplus Land Vacant Sale Chart;
• That the Purchaser shall be required to consolidate the subject lands into one (1) property with the abutting property at 33 Evans Street. This shall require the Purchaser to submit a deeming by-law application to the City of Timmins, which shall require Council approval;
• That all expenses for both the municipality and the purchaser related to this land purchase, including, but not limiting to, the legal and registration costs, shall be the responsibility of the purchaser;
• That the purchaser shall have six months to finalize this transfer, otherwise this land sale shall be null and void; and
• That this direct land sale shall be approved by Council by-law.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the City of Timmins does hereby declare the following described lands as being surplus to the Corporation’s requirements.

Plan M-20-S, Lot 42, Parcel 6755 WT
Tisdale Township
City of Timmins
District of Cochrane

COMMENTS

Letters of support or concern with regard to this land sale will be received by the undersigned up until Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 4:00 p.m. and will be presented 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 / [email protected]