Culture Days are here and Timmins is joining in the fun! The three-day celebration of arts, culture and community will be kicking off at the Timmins Museum on Friday September 26th at 5pm. Culture Days is a Canada wide volunteer driven initiative that focuses on increasing awareness, participation and engagement of Canadians in arts and […]
City council has accepted the draft of an integrated culture, tourism and recreation master plan at a special meeting on Monday July 28th. The plan contains feedback from over 2000 residents and stakeholders and is a good foundation for growth for the city. The plan contains over 100 recommendations that will be used as decision […]
The Culture Master Plan has been submitted to council for approval. The plan is an initiative to improve cultural and creative activity in Timmins. If approved the plan will not only enhance the quality of life in Timmins but also help strengthen the local economy. Overnight tourists spent $4.1 billion on arts and culture in […]
The long awaited Culture, Tourism and Recreation Master Plan was presented to Council at the end of May. To make sure that the final report actually reflects the needs and input of Timmins residents, Councillors requested one more feedback period so people could read it and share their thoughts. They set June 12, 2014 as […]
Following the presentation to Council of the Culture, Tourism and Recreation Master Plans for Timmins, Councillors requested a final input period for the general public. The idea is to allow members of the public to read over the plans to make sure they reflect the public interest and the results of all of the public […]
With the release of Timmins’ new Cultural Plan, there are already signs of a new era for arts and culture in Timmins! In September of this year, Timmins will be holding its second annual (and bigger and better!) Cultural Days to celebrate the creativity and diversity of our community. Culture Days is a Canada-wide volunteer […]
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. […]
The consultants of Sierra Planning and Management did a cultural asset inventory and found that we have 238 cultural assets in Timmins. Over 1000 people, including 200 elementary and secondary students, contributed to the process. The cultural assets are broken down: Creative Cultural Industries – 82 Spaces and Facilities – 44 Cultural Heritage – 30 Natural […]
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 […]