Time is running out to have the studded tires removed from your car for the summer. That word today from Acting Sgt. Michelle Simard of the OPP. “You can have studded tires on your vehicle between September 1st and May 31st if you live in Northern Ontario,” she says. “That’s one...

-Reported by Richard Coffin The Ontario Government is creating a new $500 million Critical Minerals Processing Fund, and the north is expected to benefit.   That from Vic Fedeli, Nipissing MPP and Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade.   He says it also helps protect the province and its workers from...

A bear attack early Thursday in the north end of Timmins resulted in minor injuries to two people. They had let their dog out on Lozanne Cres., off Lonergan Blvd. at about 4:00am, and noticed a cub in a tree. As the two residents tried to get the dog back inside,...

It will take a detour through Iroquois Falls and Monteith overnight Sunday, travelling to or from Timmins via Municipal Road. Between 8:00pm Sunday and 6:00am Monday, Hwy. 11 will be closed at the railroad crossing just west of Municipal Road outside Porquis. The closure is to allow the ONR to replace...

Submitted by Brenda Beaven, Crime Stoppers Coordinator T he Timmins Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying this possible suspect. It is believed that this individual Is responsible for possessing a stolen debit card which he used to withdraw almost $1,000 from the victim’s account. The debit card had...

You wouldn’t be hard pressed to find someone in Timmins who says it’s about time the McIntyre Community Building was named a heritage building. That has now been done. At a ceremony Wednesday morning in the Bickell Auditorium – the home of the Timmins Sports Hall of Fame – Mayor...