Any day now, construction will begin on the new Centre Culturel LaRonde. That’s made possible by a $750,000 donation from the Agnico Eagle gold mining company. LaRonde executive director Lisa Bertrand says the pandemic threw a few challenges at the project, such as driving up the cost of building supplies. “Our budget...

Despite lightning the last few days in our region, no new forest fires have ignited. “They can still pop up,” says natural resources ministry fire information officer Evan Lizotte, “but with the precipitation we’ve been getting with the lightning strikes, we don’t have much concern.” The last reported fire in the...

The new Mines Minister says he is anxious to get to work in his new post in the Doug Ford cabinet. Timmins MPP George Pirie says former Northern Development and Mines Minister Greg Rickford left the position in a good spot and hopes to build on the success. “And again...

Timmins Police have issued a clarifying message about an unfounded report of attempted abduction.  This all stems from an incident Friday morning involving a woman and a man who was walking his dog. Police say at one point the interaction escalated to the point that the woman tried to harm...

This summer, as the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre hosts a show and sale of local art, our history feature deals with art. The Porcupine Art Club formed in the late 1940s.  The downtown Hollinger Store would take some of its members’ works and bring in art from outside Timmins....

Newly elected Timmins MPP George Pirie was sworn in as Mines Minister in Doug Ford’s Cabinet today. “I George Pirie swear that I will duly and faithfully to the best of my knowledge, best of my skill and knowledge execute the powers of trust in me as the Minister of...