Do you have ideas about housing in Timmins? Fill us in! For the past year the City of Timmins has been pursuing the development of a strategic, long term Community Housing Plan to help address local housing needs. The Timmins Community Housing Plan is a key initiative of the Timmins 2020 Strategic Plan and is intended […]
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Council to hear Housing Study Phase 2 report
This month, Timmins City Council will hear from SHS Consulting, the firm developing a housing strategy for Timmins. Affordable housing issues were one of the key concerns during the Timmins 2020 Strategic Planning sessions. There is a perception that we have too few housing options for seniors, young people and families. The average cost of […]
Download the Phase 1 Housing Report
SHS Consulting, the firm hired to conduct an in-depth study of the housing situation in Timmins, has completed the first phase of the Timmins Housing Strategy. The first phase puts some numbers behind the supply and demand for affordable housing in Timmins. You can download the report here. Key findings include: Despite changing demographics, housing […]
Timmins Housing Study quantifies affordability
We all know that Timmins, like many resource communities, faces some housing issues. Now, thanks to our ongoing Housing Strategy study and project, we have an idea of just how many in the city are experiencing affordability problems. According to the study by SHS, 24% of renters in the city are spending 30-49% of their […]
Timmins Housing Study Quantifies Housing Challenges
The Timmins Regional Housing Study is almost completed, and the draft report released to the Housing Committee includes some supply and demand information that will guide the recommendations. The Housing Committee is meeting in the first week of February to discuss the findings and a potential action plan. One of the findings is that 25% […]
London says: Timmins shows us the way
They say that you never really recognize you’re doing well until someone from “outside” says you are. Well, the London Free Press has an editorial in its October 31 edition praising Timmins for taking the right approach to economic diversification and community development. It’s a great article, and you can read it here.
1 in 4 Timmins renters in unaffordable units
The Timmins Housing Strategy has completed the research and consultation phases of the project and is now evaluating the information, looking for best practices, and developing recommendations. There are a couple of major challenges in every community facing housing shortages or low vacancy rates. These include: It can be hard to get the private sector […]
Housing Survey Closing October 25th
If you have ideas about housing in Timmins, be sure to click on the Housing Survey link at the right side of this page to share your thoughts before Friday October 25th.
Housing Plan Consultation Slides Available
At the September 30th Housing Community Consultation session, the consultants presented an informative slideshow. For more detail on the consultation session, and a link to the full slideshow, please click here. Housing survey responses and the conversations resulting from the consultation session will be combined with the consultants’ research to generate strategies to address immediate and longterm […]
Housing Consultation Planned for Sept. 30th
Do you have ideas about housing in Timmins? Fill us in! Community Consultation on Housing set for Sept. 30th Phase 1 of the Timmins Community Housing Plan has been underway since late summer. The consulting team has been gathering information, analyzing data and meeting with key community stakeholders to hear their perspectives. Now it’s your […]