Timmins City Council has adopted the City of Timmins Council Priorities for 2023-2026, which will guide Council decision-making and future planning over the current electoral term.

Setting strategic priorities for Council not only improves accountability and transparency, it will allow Council to better meet the opportunities and challenges facing the community.

City Council has identified seven strategic priorities:

• Housing
• Infrastructure
• Safety
• Recreation and Tourism
• Economy
• Environment
• Core Services

All seven priorities are aligned to meet the City’s current needs and foster a future of prosperity and growth for Timmins.

“Timmins is fortunate that our provincial and federal partners are making an effort to understand the realities of Northern Ontario,” says Mayor Michelle Boileau. “We are seeing an increase in regional funding for Long Term Care and upstream homelessness prevention programs. We are witnessing a revitalization of Timmins transportation network with support for the Connecting Link and the reinstatement of passenger rail service in Timmins. Our strategic priorities will help council apply each opportunity to Timmins’ unique set of challenges and concerns.”

Now that Council has set their priorities, Mayor Boileau will begin to engage with the City’s partners and stakeholder organizations to discuss how Council’s priorities can align with their individual vision and goals.

With Council approval, the City of Timmins Council Priorities document will now be translated into French and be made available to the public on the City’s corporate website at www.timmins.ca.

The City of Timmins Environmental Services & Public Utilities department wishes to advise the public of water infrastructure maintenance activities that may affect water quality on Dwyer Ave., from Les Hall St. to Vipond Rd. This is schedule to start May 16, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

All homes and businesses in the affected area could be without water for a few hours as well coloured water and lower than normal water pressures

If you experience brown or rust-coloured water during the schedule water maintenance, 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 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.

City staff would like to thank residents for their patience and cooperation during this work.

The City of Timmins would like to advise the public that work on the Crawford St./Ferguson Rd. watermain extension will be begin Monday, May 16 until August, 2023. The project will provide reliable drinking water and fire flows for all businesses and private residences east of Crawford St.

Currently, a single line supplies water to 1,180 water services and fire hydrants to the eastern limits of the City's distribution system. When this main is compromised, flow in the area is limited. The installation of 1,275m of new watermain will provide new services for the properties adjacent to the new main and a new fire hydrant for fire suppression.

Work will be done in small sections with minor lane reductions around the work area. Traffic controls will be in place and drivers are asked to slow down when proceeding through the work zone. The City does not anticipate any disruption to water service while the new line is being installed.

We thank you for your patience and cooperation while we complete this necessary work.

The City of Timmins Traffic Department is providing an update on line painting for bike lanes and traffic disruptions on Theriault Blvd. and Jubilee Ave. The City will begin line painting of the centre turn lane lines on Jubilee Ave. by the end of the month, followed by the centre yellow dividing line on Theriault Blvd., and the white skip dividing lines and bike lanes. Once the bike lane solid white lines are painted, traffic crews will paint the bike symbols within the bike lanes.

Bike lanes installed in the conflict zones on Theriault Blvd. and Jubilee (areas where vehicles cross, merge with, or diverge from a lane of traffic) will have the bike lane dividing lines and bike symbols painted white. Public Works has decided to pause on reinstalling the green thermoplastic surface at this time. The Traffic Dept. is currently researching alternative pavement marking products that will work best with our weather, road maintenance activities, and road conditions. The white bike lane lines and symbols comply with the provincial standards in the Ontario Traffic Manual – Book 18 – Cycling Facilities.

The City’s road stripe painting truck is currently undergoing annual maintenance ahead of a busy season. Line painting is dependent the completion of street sweeping, weather, temperature and humidity to ensure the paint adheres to the road surface and dries quickly. Line painting operations are a seasonal task. The line paint we use between May 1 and October 15 is required to be water-based to protect the environment and public health from the effects of air pollution by reducing Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions.

The City of Timmins appreciates your patience and cooperation as crews work around the city to maintain our roads and active transportation network. For more information on the use of bike lanes and cycling in Timmins, visit: https://www.timmins.ca/cycling/bike_lanes.

Night Time Street Sweeping 9:30 pm to 7:30 am

From May 14 to May 17, 2023, the Public Works Department wishes to inform the public that crews will be doing night time street sweeping in the areas listed below.

Sunday, May 14, Starting 9:30 pm:

Connecting Link: Riverside (Mattagami to School Road)

Connecting Link: Schumacher HWY

Monday, May 15, Starting 9:30 pm:

Connecting Link: Riverside (School Road to Clifford)

Connecting Link: Schumacher HWY

Tuesday, May 16, Starting 9:30 pm:

Connecting Link: Riverside (Clifford to Shirley)

South Porcupine: Golden, Bruce, Main, Crawford

Wednesday, May 17, Starting 9:30 pm:

BIA: Pine (Fifth to Kirby), Cedar (Fifth to First)

South Porcupine: TBD

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

From May 14 to May 19, 2023, the Public Works Department wishes to inform the public that crews will be doing street sweeping in the areas listed below.

Monday, May 15, Starting 7:30 am:

Timmins South: Sterling (Spruce to Mountjoy), Moneta, Cody, Delmonte, Southern

South Porcupine: Strachan, Quebec, Legion

Tuesday, May 16, Starting 7:30 am:

Timmins North: Rea, Powerline, Cameron (Vimy to dead end), Anne (Cameron to Dead end)

South Porcupine: Moore, Golden, Laffin

Wednesday, May 17, Starting 7:30 am:

Timmins South: Columbus, Montgomery, Wendy

South Porcupine: Evans, Tisdale, Dunn, Smith

Thursday, May 18, Starting 7:30 am:

Timmins South: Way (Mountjoy to Preston), Way (Rea to Cameron), Kent, Windsor, Bannerman

Schumacher: TBD

Friday, May 19, Starting 7:30 am:

Timmins South: Belanger, Fogg (Commercial to Wilson), Cloutier (Bannerman to Wilson)

South Porcupine: Bloor, Strachan, Quebec

Note on the Plan:

Sweeping Operations will take several weeks to complete. There is a lot of sand to pick up every year, so we ask residents to remain patient. Weather conditions and mechanical issues play a major role in how quickly Public Works can complete the sweeping operations. Heavy rain and subzero temperatures will halt operations.

Posted No Parking Signs Advising Spring Maintenance:

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

Priority Sequence for Street Sweeping Operations:

Day Operation:

Street Sweeping is never done in the area where Sanitation is taken 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

Please be advised that Mountjoy St. N. will be closed between Messines Ave. and Algonquin Blvd. on Monday, May 15 and Tuesday, May 16, 2023 to excavate and install new hydro conduit for the Centre Culturel La Ronde building.

Messines Ave. will be closed at the east intersection with access to the retail plaza (Pick of the Crop, Midtown Bowl, Starbucks, Little Caesars, Shoppers Home Health Care) and the Holiday Inn Parking Lot from the west entrance of Messines Ave. off Waterloo Rd.

Thank you for your cooperation. Drive safe.

The City of Timmins would like to advise the public that our CCTV and Sewer Line Cleaning project will begin Monday, June 05 until August 4, 2023.

The Engineering Department is advising the residents that we will have crews investigating various sewer main systems within the City of Timmins, camera trucks and vacuum trucks will be onsite. Residents should be aware they may hear gurgling sounds coming from their toilet or sinks.

The purpose of the project is to inspect our existing water infrastructure to proactively schedule maintenance or plan rehabilitation. There are two steps in the process: the sewers are cleaned by flushing and inspected using a process called closed-circuit television inspection (CCTV). A robotic camera is inserted into the pipe at one end and drives the length of the sewer, recording any connections or defects.

The following areas will be affected:
• North of Timmins
• South of Timmins
• South Porcupine
• Porcupine

Traffic controls will be in place and drivers are asked to slow down when proceeding through the work zone.

If you have any questions, Service Timmins is available by phone at 705-264-1331 or in-person during regular business hours at City Hall.

We thank you for your patience and cooperation while we complete this necessary work.