The consulting firm Sierra Planning unveiled the new Master Plan to guide Culture, Tourism and Recreation in Timmins for the next 10 years. The recommendations reflect the input from over 2000 residents, members of local organizations and municipal staff. Highlights include: Invest in a new Multi-use Recreation Centre including a twin pad and new aquatics complex. […]
Christopher Yungblut wrote such a great overview of the culture in our community. This is perfect timing because we have the Culture, Recreation and Tourism Master Plan and Study coming out this spring! Yungblut writes: “The real reason I’m writing this is to list as large a sample I can enumerate of the various forms […]
The four committees overseeing the development of plans for Culture, Tourism and Recreation in Timmins are meeting in early April to finalize the draft plans. The consulting team, which includes PFK and Sierra Management, have produced a plan to promote and develop Culture, another plan focusing on strategic Tourism development, and a third plan for […]
Timmins 2020 and Tourism Timmins are looking for travelling sports and recreation teams to wear the new “I’m in” patches. Interested teams are asked to contact either Guy Lamarche or Mike Kentish to get the free 4.5 ” patches. Teams are responsible for any costs associated with applying the patches on team jackets or sweaters. […]
On December 20th the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) issued a call for proposals in a news release titled “Guiding Growth in Ontario’s Postsecondary Education System.“ This news release provided some details on the government’s earlier promise to expand the university system by establishing three new campuses (of existing universities) where there is […]
As part of the community branding project, the Timmins Economic Development Corporation has been working with Clark Marketing to reimagine its promotional materials. The TEDC promotes Timmins as a great place to live and invest, so it needs to have really compelling, attractive materials that stand out from the competition. The new brochures now complement […]
Timmins City Council will convene for a special meeting with PKF and Sierra Management on Thursday Feb 6 to discuss findings and draft recommendations. Both firms are in town this week checking in with people who attended the focus groups and consultations last fall. The goal to is to make sure the recommendations address the […]
The newly re-vamped Tourism Timmins is putting a lot of effort into promoting Events and Conferences in Timmins. Tourism brings new people (and new money!) into the community, and the City now has the resources to attract and support special events like The PMHA Tournament, the Mushkegowuk Cup and Snow-Cross. These events are taking place […]
Congratulations to Guy Lamarche and his team at the City of Timmins Tourism Department! it was awarded the first annual President’s Award at the recent Tourism Northern Ontario Annual General Meeting & Gala. The President’s Award for Tourism went to the City of Timmins for its “resilience and dedication in rebuilding and redeveloping its tourism […]
Project Status Update as November 30, 2013 The following references the scheduled tasks outlined for each of the individual plans which comprise the Integrated Culture, Tourism and Recreation Master Plan. Culture Master Plan: The following tasks have been completed: Task 1: Project Orientation/Start-up Meeting Task 2: Develop Communications and Engagement Plan Task 3: Background Analysis, […]