The City of Timmins Environmental Services Department wishes to advise the Public of hydrant flushing/watermain cleaning activities in the following areas.

Areas:
• Timmins North Area: Starting at McLean Dr. & Victoria Ave. heading west to the Melrose Area see maps for all locations.
• Schumacher Area: Including Hwy. 101 E, at Rea Hill & Carium Rd. areas see maps for all locations.

Time of Disruption:
• May 26, 2025, to June 30, 2025

Homeowners and businesses may experience short-term loss in water pressure or experience brown or rust-coloured water following the testing. It is recommended not to drink or wash laundry with the discoloured water. While it is not harmful to your health, it can stain laundry. Should this occur, it is advised to turn off your tap for 10-20 minutes in order to allow the crew to complete the flushing. Once the flushing is completed and the work crew has left the area, turn on the COLD water tap closest to the source (usually your laundry tub tap) and let it run for approximately 15-20 minutes or until the water colour has returned to normal.

Environmental Services Department would like to thank residents for their patience and cooperation during this necessary process, and advises the public to direct any questions, concerns or requests for additional information to Service Timmins at 705-264-1331. After-hours emergencies should be directed to 705-264-1201.

Night Time Sweeping Operations 9:00 pm to 7:00 am

From May 25, 2025 to May 29, 2025, the Public Works Department wishes to inform the public that crews will be doing night time sweeping operations in the areas listed below.

Sunday, May 25, Starting 9:00 pm:
Connecting Link: Hwy 101 – Legion to Carium, Bruce Y.

Monday, May 26, Starting 9:00 pm:
Timmins BIA: Spruce, Pine, Cedar (all Sixth to Kirby).

Tuesday, May 27, Starting 9:00 pm:
Timmins BIA: Balsam, Birch, Maple (all Fifth to Second).

Wednesday, May 28, Starting 9:00 pm:
Timmins BIA: Second (Spruce to Mountjoy), Third, Elm (Fifth to Second).

Daytime Sweeping Operations 7:30 am to 4:00 pm

From May 26, 2025 to May 30, 2025, the Public Works Department wishes to inform the public that crews will be doing sweeping operations in the areas listed below.

Monday, May 26, Starting 7:30 am:
South Porcupine: Dome, Shamrock, Bloor.
Timmins South: Spruce (Kirby to Snow Dump), Kirby, Ogden, Columbus.

Tuesday, May 27, Starting 7:30 am:
South Porcupine: Hellen, Helmer, Fern, Main N, Legion N, Moore N, Crawford N.

Wednesday, May 28, Starting 7:30 am:
Timmins North: Poplar, Willow, Oak, Ann, Fogg, Cloutier, Charles, Vimy, Gillies.
South Porcupine: Sony, Nadine, Julie.

Thursday, May 29, Starting 7:30 am:
Timmins West: Park, Hudson, Laval, Frontenac, Champlain, Brock, Carleton, Thoedore.
Schumacher: Croatia, Brundy, Carium, Goldale, Vipond.

Friday, May 30, Starting at 7:30 am:
Timmins South: Kent, Way, Wendy, Montgomery.
Porcupine: Princess, Boucher, Duke W, Ristimaki, Seguin.

Note on the Plan:

The above plan or parts of the plan may be changed at any time and/or delayed if a storm is in effect or related to mechanical issues. Those streets that may not be completed will be completed on the next available sweeping operations shift.

Posted No Parking Signs Advising Road Maintenance:

Public Works would like to remind residents that yellow No Parking Signs will be posted to notify that Road Maintenance will be taking place for daytime operations. Vehicles not complying with these No Parking signs will be ticketed and towed to allow for the Sweeping Crew to advance.

Priority Sequence for Sweeping Operations:

Day Operation:
Sweeping Operations are never done in the area where Waste Collection is taking place.
High density residential areas (Older Section of City: one-ways, narrow streets);
Low density residential areas

Night Operation:
Highway sections;
High density commercial sections;
Main Arterial Routes.

Safety:

A reminder to respect safety signage as the safety of workers is very important.
We thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Public Works

How to apply

The City of Timmins is reminding owners and operators of short-term rental properties that they are required to license their rental accommodation as a business under By-law 2025-9085.

Effective January 14, 2025, all local short-term rental properties were required to be registered with the City and have the Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) applied to all short-term stays. MAT payments of 4% per short-term rental property are due each month and are required now for all rental bookings completed since January 14, 2025.

While the City works to move the registration process online, owners and operators can register their short-term rental accommodations now with Service Timmins and provide MAT payment with rental receipts or supporting records that verify use of the property as a short-term rental accommodation. By registering short-term rental properties now, owners can avoid the set fine for failure to register.

The City will be working with software that provides a proactive solution to ensure owners and operators comply with licensing requirements. That means municipal Enforcement Services will be able to locate short-term rental property listings and owners to confirm the properties are registered and remitting applicable MAT payments. The owner of any short-term rental identified by the software will also be required to back date all MAT payments to the approved by-law date of January 14, 2025.

View our page for short-term rental owners and operators. 

For more information on the Municipal Transient Accommodation Tax (MAT): https://www.timmins.ca/our_services/finance/municipal_accommodations_tax

How to apply

Night Time Sweeping Operations 9:00 pm to 7:00 am

From May 19, 2025 to May 22, 2025, the Public Works Department wishes to inform the public that crews will be doing night time sweeping operations in the areas listed below.

Monday, May 19, Starting 9:00 pm:
Connecting Link: Algonquin - Mountjoy to Theriault

Tuesday, May 20, Starting 9:00 pm:
Connecting Link: Porcupine - King - Bob’s Lake to Bristol

Wednesday, May 21, Starting 9:00 pm:
Connecting Link: South Porcupine - Harold - Crawford to Legion

Daytime Sweeping Operations 7:30 am to 4:00 pm

From May 20, 2025 to May 23, 2025, the Public Works Department wishes to inform the public that crews will be doing sweeping operations in the areas listed below.

Tuesday, May 20, Starting 7:30 am:
Timmins West: Craig, Lemieux, Lillian, Leonard, Lemoyne, McDuff, School.
South Porcupine: William, Cecil, Powell

Wednesday, May 21, Starting 7:30 am:
Timmins North: Cedar (Fifth to Ross), Balsam (Fifth to Dead End).
South Porcupine: Front, Huot, O’Brian, Broadway, Essa

Thursday, May 22, Starting 7:30 am:
Timmins South: Balsam (Second to Ogden), Cedar (Kirby to Ogden), First.
Schumacher: Hollinger Lane, Les Hall, Boundary, Aura Lake.

Friday, May 23, Starting at 7:30 am:
Timmins North: Birch (Fifth to Ninth), Maple (Fifth to Ninth).
Schumacher: Father Costello, MacIntyre, Lionscrest.

Note on the Plan:

The above plan or parts of the plan may be changed at any time and/or delayed if a storm is in effect or related to mechanical issues. Those streets that may not be completed will be completed on the next available sweeping operations shift.

Posted No Parking Signs Advising Road Maintenance:

Public Works would like to remind residents that yellow No Parking Signs will be posted to notify that Road Maintenance will be taking place for daytime operations. Vehicles not complying with these No Parking signs will be ticketed and towed to allow for the Sweeping Crew to advance.

Priority Sequence for Sweeping Operations:

Day Operation:
Sweeping Operations are never done in the area where Waste Collection is taking place.
High density residential areas (Older Section of City: one-ways, narrow streets);
Low density residential areas

Night Operation:
Highway sections;
High density commercial sections;
Main Arterial Routes.

Safety:

A reminder to respect safety signage as the safety of workers is very important.
We thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Public Works

How to apply

Expect lane reductions on Algonquin Blvd. between the Mattagami Bridge and Mountjoy St. Work has begun to place sod and repair curbs and sidewalks along this stretch of the Connecting Link. There should be minimal disruptions. Be prepared for minor delays.

We appreciate your patience as work is completed.