Timmins

Twelve manufacturing companies in the north will benefit from more than $3.4 million in Ontario government financing.

The Northern Policy Institute is suggesting 2+1 roads in four key areas of the north would save the province money and be just as safe as highway twinning

Firefighters from four stations were kept busy with a late afternoon house fire on Kraft Creek Road Wednesday.

Residents had an opportunity to speak directly with candidates for mayor at a recent event in Timmins, where candidates outlined some of their priorities ahead of the Oct. 26 municipal election.

The provincial government says it’s spending more than $157,000 to improve the Mountjoy Farmer’s Market pavilion in Timmins by increasing event space and doubling capacity.

Northern MPPs responded to the province’s announcement Monday on new training requirements for commercial truck drivers, saying the changes don’t go far enough.

Ontario Provincial Police have charged a man and two women after a drug trafficking investigation led to a traffic stop on Lebel Avenue in the town before 9:00 p.m. Sept. 21.

Timmins' Leo Del Villano Park has new tennis and pickleball courts, plus a playground. The $1.5 million courts are nearly complete and set to open this fall, with more work planned for next summer.

Phil Archambault has officially taken on the role of president of the Timmins Chamber of Commerce, with youth, workforce development and the cost of doing business among his top priorities.

The province announced Friday it’s pledging $2 million to for what it calls a state-of-the-art arena and recreation centre for Constance Lake First Nation, an Ojibway and Cree community west of Hearst.

The province has announced new curriculum and eligibility requirements for commercial truck drivers in Ontario to strengthen driver training with the goal of making them the safest in North America.

An inquest will be held into the February 2022 death of Remi Desjardins, who died while working at a surface mine site near Matheson, Ont.

Northern College is facing a $3.7-million deficit despite $10.7 million in provincial funding, with its president citing fewer international students and planned staffing adjustments to get back in the black.

Three people have been charged and more than $220,000 in drugs and cash have been seized following a joint police enforcement operation in Timmins.