The City of Timmins, Environmental Services Department wishes to advise the public of hydrant flushing/watermain cleaning activities in the following areas.
Area: Hallnor Rd including the Porcupine Area
Date of Disruption: August 18, 2023
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 test. Once the test is complete 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.
City staff would like to thank residents for their patience and cooperation during this necessary process, and advise that if there are any questions, concerns or requests for additional information, they may contact the Service Timmins at 705-264-1331. After-hours emergencies should be directed to 705-264-1201.
Sara Perron
The City of Timmins, Environmental Services Department wishes to advise the public of hydrant flushing/watermain cleaning activities in the following areas.
Area:
• Mountjoy St. North & MacLean Dr. East to Hwy. 655 and North of Brousseau Ave
• Flushing Westward from Shirley St to Jaguar Rd (North and South)
Time of Disruption:
• Ongoing for the month of August, updated August 17, 2023
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 test. Once the test is complete 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.
City staff would like to thank residents for their patience and co-operation during this necessary process, and advise that if there are any questions, concerns or requests for additional information, they may contact the Service Timmins at 705-264-1331. After-hours emergencies should be directed to 705-264-1201.
Sara Perron
The City of Timmins is participating in a mock emergency exercise at the Timmins Victor M. Power Airport on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. The exercise is a requirement by Transport Canada and is an important part of emergency planning and prevention.
This test of the airport’s emergency response will begin at 10:00 a.m. and include airport personnel and first responders from Timmins Police Service, the Timmins Fire Department, and Cochrane District EMS.
This is a controlled exercise. The Timmins Victor M. Power Airport will remain open and the simulation may be visible on an adjacent taxiway, inside the terminal building, or on approach to the airport. Staff have communicated with airlines and arriving passengers will be aware that this is only an exercise.
Only authorized personnel will be allowed into the exercise areas.
Amanda Dyer
City of Timmins Recreation and Maintenance would like to advise the public that the Hollinger splash pad is closed until further notice for repairs.
We will advise the public when it has re-opened.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation.
Amanda Dyer
City Council has chosen Mushkegowuk Fire Keeper Patrol to lead a pilot project for outreach services starting later this month.
The project is designed to provide an enhanced level of community outreach for people who are experiencing homelessness and sleeping outdoors. The $260,083 cost is being recovered from the City’s portion of the Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT), with the Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board (CDSSAB) contributing $125,000 towards the project.
“This pilot project will fill a critical gap in outreach needed for unsheltered community members,” said Mayor Michelle Boileau. “Mushkegowuk Fire Keeper Patrol is a highly skilled team dedicated to connecting individuals with housing and well-being supports. The level of outreach provided is culturally-appropriate, bringing an Indigenous lens and perspective, with traditional culture values and teachings.”
The City’s outreach services connect individuals with housing and other wellbeing supports in order to move them off the street, out of encampments, or couch surfing into long-term
stable housing. The City recently formalized an encampment protocol to prioritize outreach as a first step to ensuring that individuals in encampments have access to safe, indoor spaces and essential supports.
Outreach services will be offered daily between 4:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m., 365 days per year. This is a 12-month long pilot project.
Amanda Dyer
The City of Timmins Environmental Services Department, Waste Management Division, wishes to inform the public that waste and recycling carts that are normally scheduled for pick up on Thursday August 10, 2023, will be delayed or postponed until tomorrow, Friday August 11, 2023.
There will be a crew working this evening until 8pm. If your carts are not collected today, please have them curbside no later than 7:30 AM, Friday August 11, 2023.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience.
Sara Perron
The Enforcement Services Department wishes to inform the public that parking will be disrupted temporarily due to parking lot repaving at Cedar South Lot (behind Timmins Flower Shop) beginning Tuesday, August 15, 2023.
Repaving of select municipal parking lots will increase safety by eliminating uneven ground. Additional parking signage will also be added to provide clear and concise parking instruction.
Please familiarize yourself with alternate City parking locations before construction begins.
We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
Amanda Dyer
The City of Timmins Environmental Services Department, Waste Management Division, wishes to inform the public that waste and recycling carts that are normally scheduled for pick up on Wednesday August 9, 2023, will be delayed or postponed until tomorrow, Thursday August 10, 2023.
There will be a crew working this evening until 8pm tonight to continue the collection from Tuesday and Wednesday. If your carts are not collected today, please have them curbside no later than 7:30 AM, Thursday August 10, 2023.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience.
Sara Perron
L-R: Feather Metatwabin, Christina Kioke, Sabrina Vincent, Mayor Michelle Boileau, Councillor Cory Robin, Jennifer Constant, Angie Bourgeois, Roxanne Martin, and Hazel Esquat
Timmins ON - On July 31, 2023, I had the privilege to meet with over 24 community members representing nine Indigenous service agencies and organizations that operate within the city of Timmins. The purpose was to discuss the safety and well-being of their clients, colleagues, families, and friends.
The discussion was difficult. Their experiences of racism, marginalization, trauma, and fear are disheartening. These conversations are necessary, however, to understand how and why Timmins needs to improve.
What gave me hope was the sincere request for accountability, action, and understanding. Everyone in attendance came with a purpose and a plan. Recommendations included trauma training for City Council; a review of past, present, and future municipal policies to ensure fairness and equity; and, anti-stigma communication to highlight Indigenous success stories and role models. We spoke of how the City can support cross-cultural education and understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents, including new Canadians. We identified the need for affordable housing and for clarification around property standards and enforcement.
There was mention of ‘movement and milestones’ – the need for action now to foster well-being, and the need for long-term planning of solution-based initiatives, which can help to empower the Indigenous community. One ask was for an increase in Indigenous-led, culture-based outreach that Council had also identified. A contract for the City’s Outreach Services pilot project has since been awarded to Mushkegowuk Fire Keeper Patrol to start later this month.
Council remains committed to delivering on the calls to action for Truth and Reconciliation, addressing human needs, and establishing an economic alliance with Indigenous partners.
Sincerely,
Mayor Michelle Boileau, City of Timmins
Amanda Dyer
The City of Timmins has published a new open data dashboard to track progress of four safety and well-being priorities identified in the municipal Community Safety and Well-being Plan (the Plan)
The City’s Plan outlines a framework to provide a strategic end to homelessness, improve outcomes of mental health and addiction, increase youth engagement and belongingness, and encourage a shared effort to improve the health and welfare of all residents.
The data dashboard provides annual and quarterly updates for key indicators that measure the City’s progress towards each goal, including the number of people actively experiencing homelessness in Cochrane District, and annual paramedic calls and Emergency Dept. visits attributed to mental health and addictions.
“The City is actively working with over 40 service agencies and health care providers to improve community safety and well-being,” says Mayor Michelle Boileau. “There are measurable results from the actions and initiatives already underway. The dashboard provides the community with a snapshot of how we’re doing today and where we’re heading tomorrow.”
The data dashboard is the latest way that the City of Timmins is delivering results-based information to build transparency and accountability.
“It will take a collective effort to successfully deliver this plan, and that includes commitment from all levels of government, social services, business, industry, and individual community members,” adds Boileau. “We need everyone to see themselves as part of the strategy and the solution.
CLICK HERE to view the data dashboard.
Amanda Dyer
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