There’s currently no bridge over the Porcupine River, just off Hwy. 101 at Hoyle.  Closed since November, 2021 due to safety concerns, the old bridge has now been demolished. City of Timmins director of growth and infrastructure Scott Tam says in the next couple weeks, the contractor will prepare footings...

The City of Timmins is formally supporting the joint bid between a council of five First Nations and Hydro One, for the provincial government to approve them building a new electrical transmission line between Wawa and Timmins. Wabun Tribal Council executive director Jason Batise says the line is important to...

As much as the Timmins Rock are known for attracting big crowds for hockey games, Tuesday night is shaping up to be the biggest. It’s Game 7 of the NOJHL East Division final between the Rock and the Powassan Voodoos. More than 1,200 tickets have already been sold.  Rock board member...

We’re going to spend the next few weeks in our history feature, looking at houses. To Timmins Museum director-curator Karen Bachmann, there are few things more iconic in this city’s history than the Hollinger houses. “We see them still,” she says.  “They’ve all been renovated.  We have one in the lot...

The Timmins Flying Club’s Young Eagles program is trying again this year to get kids 8 to 17 interested in aviation.  It’s promoting “freedom of flight”. On Saturday, June 8th, a family event with all kinds of displays will be set up at the airport.  Coordinator Noel Belair says the...

Hydro One is warning customers of potential damage and outages ahead of a weekend windstorm. The utility’s Tiziana Baccega-Rosa says damaging gusts are expected in most parts of the province, but some areas will be harder hit. “Very much around the lake shores will see the highest wind gusts that may...