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New community service signs revive entrances

Timmins has two new community service signs at the east and west entrances of town. Replacing the tired, plain brown signs are two bright, attractive modern signs that match the colour of our new brand and welcome signage.

Timmins Rock Getting Ready for New Season

The Timmins Rock Hockey team is gearing up for the upcoming season in September and try-outs are being held from August 4-7. The Mac is also undergoing some repairs and upgrades to be ready for the season. The new Rock logo and new Timmins logo have been painted on the ice and they look great! […]

Kayak Festival Will be the Biggest Yet

The Great Canadian Kayak Festival keeps getting bigger and better.  Over the years the festival has expanded and offered programming for children, music acts, fireworks, and delicious food. This year is set to be the events biggest year with over $10,000 in donations. The 4, 400 foot marketplace tent is sold out and overflow vendors […]

Brewery in the Works for Timmins

Timmins businessman, Jonathan St-Pierre, wants to start up a local brewery. Customers in Timmins have demonstrated support for local products and expressed a desire to see local beer available for consumption.

Radical Graffiti on New Timmins Business

Radical Gardens wants to change the way we perceive of art, community beautification and public space. They are hoping to help rebuild community pride and demonstrate that city beautification is a community project by offering up the walls of their new restaurant as a blank canvas. Owner, Brianna Humphrey, is an artist and hand painted […]

New Gateway Signs are on the Way

The gateway signs are almost finished and they're in transit toward Timmins. The signs feature striking complementary colours and will look great against the green backdrop of our forests.

Timmins Experiencing Positive Economic Growth

The Conference Board of Canada, an independent research firm, is predicting that the Timmins economy will remain relatively stable over the next two years.

TWIG Timmins Works to Feed the Community

TWIG Timmins (Together We Inspire and Grow) is working to make healthy local food more accessible to the residents of Timmins. The group has planted gardens throughout the City with healthy produce like kale, peppers and corn. The food is available for free to anyone in the community who wants it.  There are locations in South […]

Radical Gardens Opens New Restaurant

Supporting local businesses and expanding agriculture are two recommendations in the Timmins 2020 Strategic Plan. Radical Gardens Farm is working to do just that with their new restaurant/market that opened on the corner of 5th Ave and Balsam N. The restaurant serves up local food and their speciality is roasted tomato soup and the killer […]

Timmins 2020 Will Be Changing its Name

The Timmins 2020 Facebook page will be changing its name to the City of Timmins Facebook page in September. The page will be administered by the new City of Timmins Communications Coordinator and will cover not just Strategic Plan information but also all City communications. This website will also be administered by the City of […]