sign declarationRecognizing the sacrifice of the soldiers from the Algonquin Regiment in North Bay and Timmins that liberated Steenbergen “Today we celebrate a bond of friendship. The connection between our cities goes back decades to a time when members of the Algonquin Regiment, many from this area, helped liberate Steenbergen during the Second World War. That act of courage built a bond that has lasted generations.” Chirico was joined by Timmins Mayor Michelle Boileau and Mayor Ruud van den Belt, of Steenbergen, a Dutch community liberated by the Algonquin Regiment during the Second World War to sign a declaration. The declaration formally recognizes the lasting ties forged through shared history and a commitment to remembrance and international friendship. “The Algonquin Regiment from North Bay and Timmins were keys to pushing back the horrors of war and liberating their city and the dedication of the Liberty Bell to the Algonquin Regiment, that is something that I certainly hope future generations will always look back on,” Chirico said. “We’ve been fortunate our country has never been at war in our own country. I can’t imagine what those horrors that those families and soldiers went through. It’s a good time to reflect and the sacrifices many of our local families made to liberate Holland and Europe back in 1945.” Van den Belt said today in the Netherlands marks 80 years of freedom. He added it’s more important than ever to realize the value of our freedom. “Despite the distance between us we will do our best to stay in contact for years to come and involving our citizens and communities as much as possible,” van den Belt said. Van den Belt said the Algonquins made his people free during the war, pointing out they suffered by freeing our city. He said citizens of Steenbergen are still very thankful today for what was done. “The people who were there at that time are 105 (years-old) by now, so a lot of them don’t live anymore,” van den Belt said. “So, it’s our challenge to pass it over to the next generation. Freedom isn’t something that just happens or given to you rather you have to earn it.” For van den Belt and his citizens, May 5 is a national Remembrance Day where people take the day to celebrate and remember. Boileau said it’s so important to show the unit that can be created at a local level and how it can have a long lasting impact. transmission or republication strictly prohibited This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Sign in Join now, it's FREE! TIMMINS - Local nurses are getting new training thanks to the RBC Foundation.  As part of a national campaign to support training for nurses, the organization donated $10,000 to the Timmins and District Hospital Foundation. It's being used to provide charge nurse training for all nurses at the hospital.  "This initiative empowers nurses with the leadership and communication skills necessary to excel in their roles, ensuring they are well-prepared to manage daily operations and deliver high-quality care,” said Joan Ludwig, TDH chief nursing executive, in a news release. “By investing in the professional growth of our healthcare staff, RBC is helping to create a more cohesive and resilient healthcare environment.” The RBC Foundation has committed $7 million to providing reskilling, upskilling and resiliency training opportunities for nurses and healthcare providers at over 50 Canadian hospitals.  "At the heart of healthcare are dedicated nurses whose skills and compassion save lives every day," said Kim Ulmer, RBC Regional President, in the statement. "Investing in their development and upskilling isn't only a well-deserved commitment to nurses - it's a commitment to a stronger, healthier Canada." A sure sign that winter is in the past is the orchestra’s annual spring concert Article contentThe Timmins Symphony Orchestra presents “Sounds of Spring,” this Saturday May 10 The event will feature guest performers and violinists Angela Garwood-Touw and Joanna Millson Highlights include Mendelssohn’s “95th  Psalm and Reformations Symphony (movement 5)” as well as Beethoven’s “Egmont Overture Pastoral Symphony (movement 6)” and “Romance for Two Violins.” The orchestra will be asking for audience participation at the concert where they will continue the search for a new music director Catch up on all the latest news happening throughout Timmins and area with our newsletter you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc The next issue of The Daily Press will soon be in your inbox Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. “Sounds of Spring” will feature the third and final guest conductor, Andrei Popkov. Popkov is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he earned his master’s degree in orchestral conducting. “I have to say the program we’re about to perform, is not just music,” Popkov said in a video posted on Friday to the orchestra’s social media page. “These are true masterpieces of the world symphonic repertoire. Mendelssohn’s fifth symphony, Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony as well as the Egmont Overture are often performed in the greatest concert halls around the world,” he said, adding there will be a couple of other musical surprises in store. In 2023, Popkov was selected for the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra’s RBC Conducting Fellowship – a highly competitive program that annually selects one conductor from across the province. Since September 2024, he has served as music director of the Tenacious String Orchestra, a community-based ensemble in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Before moving to Canada from Togliatti, Russia, Andrei served for five years as the principal conductor of the Symphony Orchestra at the Togliatti Music College named after R.K. Shchedrin, as well as the Children’s Orchestra of the Lyceum of Arts. Popkov was also the music director of the Joint Orchestra of Baptist Churches of the Vulga Region for eight years. In addition to his work in orchestral conducting, Andrei has extensive experience in choral music and vocal leadership. Over the years, he has sung with various ensembles, including the Togliatti Philharmonic Chamber Choir. He is currently the organist and choir director at the Anglican Church of the Good Samaritan in St. John’s, and previously held the same position at St. Augustine’s Church. Audience members will be asked to complete a survey following the concert to help the orchestra make their final decision. A prize draw for one concert ticket for a show next season will be held for those who complete the survey. Tickets for “Sounds of Spring,” are $45, $18 for those under 30, and are available at timminssymphony.com as well as the Timmins Museum National Exhibition Centre. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy TIMMINS - Eating gluten-free is about to get easier The Flourless Fox’s owners are custom-fitting their new home at 89 Cedar St to serve up classic food with a gluten-free flair The new business has come together quickly with Gary Bailey and Mona Gauthier deciding to put the shop and take-out business together in March They’re hoping to have a grand opening in mid-May “We want to concentrate on providing the foods that we just can’t have all the time,” said Gauthier We couldn’t keep up with all the comments The eatery is from Gauthier’s own experiences She started eating gluten-free years ago and said it can be tough to find gluten-free options or even some understanding from some servers “What we want is basically people who have celiac or gluten intolerance we make sure that everything is acceptable for the celiac association so everything is safe,” said Gauthier They’ve been renovating the Cedar Street South location which is next to The Victory Tavern, to make sure there is no cross-contamination from previous businesses “We don’t want to contaminate anything so that’s been the big thing,” she said “We want to eventually offer a small storefront so that people can say I don’t need to look at every label to see if this is safe for me,” she said The logo carries a very important personal meaning for Bailey “It’s a fox and a blue butterfly because Gary lost his son to cancer and he said before he passed that he’d come back as either a fox or a blue butterfly so that’s where the fox comes from,” said Gauthier They won’t have a dine-in option at the current location but they’ll be take-out classics like burgers I’ve been missing eating mushroom caps and anything deep fried and knowing that my gravy is going to be fine,” she said but we’re trying to work on a smaller menu and then bring in more stuff.” Their bakery products will be coming in from the Gluten Free Galore in Lively Though Gauthier hopes to bake her own breads and other treats at a later date “The gluten-free community is very welcoming to other people who are doing the same thing,” she said This story was made possible by our Community Leaders Program partner Thank you to Laurentian University for helping to expand local news coverage in Timmins, Ontario. Learn more Timmins Police issued a statement on Sunday morning saying that the 12-year-old had been located and that the matter was deemed to be closed with no further police action required Timmins Police are looking for 12-year-old Jayden If you have any information about the missing person's whereabouts or contact with them Building Homes Act of 2022 will come into effect May 1 Timmins has joined a slew of municipalities across Ontario rejecting the province’s offering of what they call “strong mayor powers.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentThe regulation known as The Strong Mayors which initially saw 47 municipalities throughout Ontario granted the strong mayor powers was officially amended on April 9 to give an additional 169 municipalities “This significant expansion reflects Ontario’s commitment to streamline local governance and help ensure municipalities have the tools they need to reduce obstacles that can stand in the way of new housing and infrastructure development,” reads the Government of Ontario statement from April 9 the province says the powers include the ability for the mayor to appoint a chief administrative officer (CAO) hire certain department heads and re-organize departments propose the municipal budget and certain bylaws At Tuesday’s meeting of Timmins City Council, the matter was discussed and voted on sparked by some correspondence received from the municipalities of Kingsville and Tillsonburg wherein they express their desire to reject the powers. Ward 2 Coun. Lorne Feldman made it clear he was not on board with the concept. “Initially, it may have sounded like a good idea, but I’m really reluctant, and I think most people are,” he said. “When we hear a term like ‘strong mayor powers’ it almost implies that the individual will have the ability to impose his or her will onto, whether its council, or administration, and in my mind most importantly, residents.” Feldman said he feels that any additional powers being extended by the province should go to residents, and that local residents should have more say in how their communities function. He mentioned broad terms such as affordability, revenue sharing, and bail reform. “As Spiderman’s uncle once told him ‘with great power comes great responsibility’, and sometimes that power loses its way from where it was intended, as we’re seeing in communities such as Orillia, where the mayor unilaterally fired the CAO.” He was concerned about what could happen if that power “fell into the wrong hands.” Feldman was happy that the letters came to council’s attention, and that communities are recognizing the potential perils of this power. Ward 3 Coun. Bill Gvozdanovic expressed concerns about these powers being introduced by the province 30 months into a municipal government term. City clerk Steph Palmateer read the resolution before the vote, which included some strong wording. “Whereas the province claims that strong mayor powers will get homes and infrastructure built faster, reduce red tape, and accelerate the delivery of key priorities, and whereas there is no evidence to suggest this legislation has any impact on the number of housing starts in municipalities that have been granted the powers,” reads an excerpt. It adds that the strong mayor powers have “blurred the political-administrative authority” and called it “an erosion to the democratic process.” Simply put, the City of Timmins wants to reject the powers, ask the province to repeal the legislation, and offer an opt-out option. Ward 4 Coun. John Curley supported the resolution, which was ultimately passed unanimously. “I think we’re all put here for a reason. The public has voted us in here, and if there is anything that does come up – an emergency meeting, or a special meeting can be called, and we can have a discussion there,” he said, also noting that more and more communities across the province are saying the same thing.“There is no reason for it.” Gvozdanovic asked Palmateer about more details on what exactly the strong mayor powers would entail and what the purpose of it is. “The purpose of the act was to try and get 1.5 million homes built across the province of Ontario. That legislation was very prescriptive, meaning that the strong mayor powers only applied to building those homes and/or providing the services, utilities, road and sewer infrastructure to get those homes built,” said Palmateer, in his self-described Coles Notes version. “There obviously were some strong mayor powers given for administrative, and budgetary, and veto powers for bylaws believed to be opposing the provincial interests.” Mayor Michelle Boileau offered her thoughts on the matter. “From what I understand, this resolution won’t supersede legislation. So this is about sending a message to the province,” she said. “I think that, based on my experiences in this position, and serving on municipal council, we like to have options as municipal councillors.” She said she was in favour of the resolution to request the rejection of the powers, and agreed with Gvozdanovic’s point about the timing of the provincial amendment. “I agree that the timing of this renders it somewhat irrelevant, given where we’re at in our term.” She also offered a blunt assessment of the concept. “I don’t see how this will help speed up housing in the City of Timmins.” Boileau said that she is working on learning about the fine details of the powers, and how, if essentially forced upon the municipality, she could delegate certain authorities back to the CAO and council. TIMMINS - When people take to the street for an annual walk next week it's about more than raising awareness "It should be a reckoning with how far too many women and girls are living isolated and a call to rebuild the community ties that keep people safe before systems ever need to step in,” said Timmins Coun the Timmins Native Friendship Centre is holding a walk for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) Timmins council approved the route at its April 29 meeting.  The walk starts and ends at the Friendship Centre on Kirby Avenue Participants will head north on Cedar Street to Third Avenue west on Third and south on Birch back to Kirby Murray commended the Friendship Centre for staying active and being involved in social issues “This is a day that red dresses are intentionally placed in trees a daughter who didn’t get the chance to grow up a mother whose children are still waiting for her to return Red Dress Day isn’t just about recognizing a problem it’s about refusing to let absence go unnoticed It’s about making space for grief and insisting that the women and girls who never came home are not forgotten It should also move us to act," she said.  TIMMINS - The popular bulky item pickup starts this week The curbside bulky waste item collection runs from May 5 to May 16 a contractor will pick up bigger items that don't fit inside the residential garbage containers or are collected during the regular waste collection.  Residents can also drop off one free load of residential household waste per property at the Deloro landfill on Pine Street South Residents must provide proof of address at the landfill gatehouse to have the tipping fees waived Items should be put out no more than two days before your collection day.  Here's a reminder of what you can put out at the curb The full guidelines and the schedule are available at timmins.ca Fromagerie Kapuskoise was a two-time winner at the 2025 International Cheese Competition hosted by the food innovation network SIAL Canada the competition hosted a panel of 14 judges who evaluated 205 cheeses from 10 countries in 27 categories The Kapuskasing-based cheesemaker, which has been producing artisan-style cheeses since 2015, earned medals in two categories which is made from sheep’s milk and is described as having a “very distinct rich Fromagerie Kapuskoise earned its second medal for its Halloumi cheese the Halloumi cheese is made from sheep’s milk and is a semi-soft cheese distinguished by its mild and salty flavour Halloumi cheese is commonly used for grilling This year’s Grand Champion was Stonetown Artisan Cheese of St which was recognized for its Grand Truck Cheese which also won the medal for the Best Canadian Cow Milk Cheese by Dairy Farmers of Canada SIAL Canada is part of an international network of food-related trade fairs which aims to promote and elevate foods throughout the region The organization’s International Cheese Competition is held biennially From a floor to ceiling mural that brings the forest indoors to a bar made of hockey sticks real estate along Northern Ontario’s the Highway 11 corridor is anything but ordinary and investment properties for buyers looking from Temiskaming Shores to Cochrane In Iroquois Falls, a home with a forest-themed mural, complete with hand-painted deer and ducks is for sale. It’s been on the market less than a week for $354,000 Also in Iroquois Falls, the Lepage Automotive is listed at $325,000 The property includes a duplex and an automotive shop It’s been on the market for 16 days and has $5,198 in annual taxes In Kirkland Lake, an 11-unit apartment building is listed for $750,000 The two-storey property includes six two-bedroom units and five bachelor apartments It’s been listed for just under a month A home on Nellie Lake in Cochrane is on the market for $1.095 million. The house is less than 15 years old and features a bar made of hockey sticks. It’s been listed for 116 days and has $2,055 in yearly taxes For rural living with room to roam, there’s an 80-acre farm property in Timiskaming, listed at $2.195 million It’s been on the market for eight days The Kenogami Bridge Inn, a familiar landmark between Englehart and Matheson, is still for sale at $899,000 The property has been on the market for 296 days The most expensive property along the corridor is a 26-unit apartment complex in Temiskaming Shores, listed for $4.495 million.  It’s been on the market for 115 days On the other end of the market, the cheapest listing is a vacant lot in Kirkland Lake, going for $12,000. With annual property taxes of $112, it’s been listed for 57 days According to the Timmins, Cochrane and Timiskaming Districts Association of Realtors the number of homes sold in the region totalled 86 in March 2025 This was up by 7.5 per cent (five sales) from March 2024 The average price of homes sold in March reached $284,292 marking a 4.2 per cent increase from March 2024 down 5.2 per cent (11 sales) compared to the same period in 2024 New residential listings dropped sharply in March 2025 the lowest March total in more than 35 years New listings in March were 32.9 per cent below the five-year average and 37.5 per cent below the 10-year average for the month There were 332 active residential listings on the market at the end of March down 1.8 per cent (six listings) from the same time last year The average list prices in towns along Highway 11 vary: The flood warning for the Gogama and Mattagami First Nation areas has been extended.  The Ministry of Natural Resources announced today that the advisory is now in place until Thursday "Residents in and around Minisinakwa Lake including Gogama and Mattagami First Nation and stay away from fast-moving rivers and streams Residents are advised that there is a potential risk of flooding in the coming days," reads the advisory RELATED: Photos: Timmins flood warning extended the flood warning has also been extended to May 8.  Kamiskotia Lake and Porcupine River.  Four sandbag-filling stations are available for residents trying to protect their property the corner of Golden Avenue and Crawford Street in South Porcupine and on Bristol Road between Rekela and Ruth in Porcupine.  Last year, the Ford government announced a supposed crackdown on cellphone use in Ontario schools kids in kindergarten to Grade 6 are required to keep phones on silent and out of sight for the entire day while students in Grade 7 and up aren't allowed to use phones during class time This week, another Canadian province went one step further.  Quebec is ushering in a "full ban" starting this September which means the devices won't be allowed during the entire school day sometimes even during class hours," said Bernard Drainville On tonight's 'Closer Look,' we revisit a recent episode of our Inside the Village podcast featuring University of Ottawa education professor Sachin Maharaj a leading researcher on the impact of cellphones in schools "We have pretty definitive evidence at this point that just the presence of phones in classrooms causes distractions and results in lower levels of student learning," he told the podcast.  You can watch the full episode HERE Hosted by Scott Sexsmith and Michael Friscolanti, the Editor-in-Chief of Village Media, Inside the Village is a news and current affairs podcast that provides a weekly window into some of the best local journalism from across our chain of Ontario newsrooms the program also explores bigger-picture issues that impact people across the province Every episode is can be found HERE it is available wherever you find your favourite podcasts Have something to say? You can reach us at [email protected] TIMMINS - While the City of Timmins has rejected the recently expanded strong mayor powers the legislation still took effect on May 1.  Timmins council joined the growing number of municipalities opposed to the sweeping powers being bestowed on heads of council Timmins is asking the province to repeal the legislation or offer an option for municipalities to opt out.  “I also don’t feel like some of the items that are listed in the act that are meant to help stimulate or expedite housing development are relevant to our context I don’t believe that it’s anything related to bureaucracy or lack of political will that we haven’t seen housing development in this area I think that it’s due to many other factors I don’t see how this will help speed up housing in the City of Timmins,” said Mayor Michelle Boileau at the meeting It was the first time she publicly commented on the powers since the proposed changes were announced in April.  The strong mayor legislation was introduced in 2022 as a way to speed up building new housing bringing the total number of municipalities to 216.  Strong mayor powers include appointing a chief administrative officer, hiring certain department heads, reorganizing departments, proposing certain bylaws to potentially advance identified provincial priorities or vetoing certain bylaws if it could interfere with provincial priorities.  Boileau said she's looking into what comes with strong mayor powers and what items she would delegate back to council.  John Curley totally supported the resolution.  “I think we were all put here for a reason The public has voted us in here and if there’s anything that does come up (an) emergency meeting a special meeting can be called and we can have the discussion there We can see more and more communities across the province are saying the same thing that there’s no reason for it,” he said The current council is 2.5 years into its four-year term.  I don’t even understand what the mayor could do at this point If she were to bring an item that would bring housing probably moreso engaged in this city than anywhere in terms of … standing up for what they want their community to be and look like some mayors have also raised concerns about what the expanded authority could mean.  RELATED: In the wrong hands, strong mayor powers 'can be abused', says Northern leader The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) sent a letter to the province on Friday While it notes that the strong mayor powers can be a helpful tool which allows mayors to make law with the support of one-third of council "runs counter to fundamental democratic principles," reads the AMO letter It also argues that the head of council being able to hire and fire department heads and reorganize municipal administration is "at odds with good corporate governance practice." Try searching for your content, or return to the homepage Northern OntarioNewsTimmins city councillor sanctioned for sending inappropriate emails By Darren MacDonaldPublished: April 30, 2025 at 2:13PM EDT Twitter feed ©2025 BellMedia All Rights Reserved MOOSONEE - Nearly two dozen charges have been laid after a gun was allegedly fired indoors.  James Bay OPP received the report of a firearm being discharged inside a residence on Bert Trapper Drive in Moosonee on April 12 around 11:15 a.m.  The suspect left on an ATV before police arrived at the scene.  The investigation led police across the river to Moose Factory where the suspect was connected to a Niska Way Street residence emergency response team and the tactics unit.  A search warrant was executed at the residence at about 2 a.m The accused was held in police custody for a bail hearing yesterday.  The accused was also charged in a Timmins incident last year that closed Sixth Avenue for hours and led to multiple gun-related charges None of the charges have been tested in court and the accused is considered innocent unless proven guilty.  TIMMINS - The flood warning for the Timmins area is extended.  The advisory is in effect for Porcupine Lake the Timmins Flood Advisory Committee said the Upper Mattagami River watershed streamflow information show the water level and flow of area rivers streams and lakes are rising due to the warm weather "Municipalities and individuals should act to deal with flood conditions Residents in flood-prone and low-lying areas should prepare," reads the notice.  Residents with properties that could be impacted should also remove unsecured material and equipment from the shoreline.  The flood warning is in effect until May 8 TIMMINS - Water levels have risen overnight across the city.  the water on Porcupine Lake is creeping up towards Evans Street and the boardwalk is completely underwater.  edging closer to touching the Feldman Road bailey bridge.  A flood warning is in effect across the Timmins area.  The Mattagami Region Conservation Authority advisory was issued on April 28 The Ministry of Natural Resources has also issued a flood warning for residents in and around Minisinakwa Lake Both of the advisories are in effect until May 2.  TIMMINS - A councillor has been removed from the Cochrane District Services Board (CDSB) and his pay suspended for 60 days after the city's Integrity Commissioner investigated a series of inappropriate emails that led to his city email being temporarily disabled Integrity Commissioner Deborah Anschell found that Coun Cory Robin broke three sections of the city's code of conduct in sending emails she says showed "concerning behaviour" to three residents in November 2024 While her suggestion was to suspend his pay for one month Because some of the emails were sent when Robin was supposed to be attending a CDSB meeting he was also removed from that board.  The decision was made in a unanimous recorded vote Councillors Steve Black and Andrew Marks were not at the meeting Robin declared a pecuniary interest on the item and was not in the room when it was discussed That leaves Gvozdanovic as the potential appointee The emails were described by the integrity commissioner as being harassing and having written threats along with Robin making a personal visit to Biemann were inappropriate and "showed a serious lack of decorum" "This cannot be tolerated by council members," she wrote in her report Robin's behaviour did not include actual or threatened physical violence."  While the emails were responded to quickly by CAO Dave Landers — who suspended Robin's access to his city email for several days — and Mayor Michelle Boileau Anschell said they show "concerning behaviour" All three are members of the Voices of Timmins Facebook page. Gvozdanovic is also one complainants for the report Robin acknowledged he had been unprofessional.  "He indicated that he let a moment of intense frustration guide his remarks and he indicated that he regretted those actions," she wrote in the report.  Robin apologized in writing to all three people He told Anschell he has a history of conflict with Biemann and talked about her leadership role in the Voices of Timmins group which he believes "advocates an end to supports for addiction and homeless shelters." "The Councillor advised in his response that he is working with a registered social worker specializing in anxiety and trauma He is also seeking assistance from his family physician but he does not engage or review any complaints directed towards him," reads the report each told the integrity commissioner that Robin didn't take full responsibility for his actions.  telling Anschell that council members shouldn't use personal email address to "harass residents."  "He also explained that the conflict that Coun Robin has engaged in with the four complainants stems from strongly held beliefs about the best location for homeless shelters and addiction centres," said Anschell.  Gvozdanovic's view is that the series of emails and outburst from Coun Robin last fall represent an abuse of power Robin to own up to his improper behaviour." Robin acknowledged the "inappropriate communications" in talking to Anschell.  "He advised me that the outburst was related to anxiety and panic attacks," she wrote "He is working on moderating his behaviour through self-regulation He takes breaks from council when he needs to he takes medication now for his anxiety and is studying other behaviour modification techniques including deep breathing." Anschell took into account that Robin apologized in writing, that the "problematic outbursts" were over a limited period "I also understand that the issues of homelessness and drug addiction are controversial and important issues for residents of Timmins Opinions are strongly held and often lead to conflict between residents holding opposing views with respect to the preferred location for shelters and drug treatment facilities," she wrote.  she noted that councillors must abide by the code of conduct.  "Council members must listen to various points of view and at all times treat members of the public with dignity Robin clearly failed to demonstrate this type of behaviour mandated by the Code," she said TIMMINS - The spring melt is underway across the city.  While the water levels aren't a concern right now the Timmins Flood Advisory Committee says that can change A water safety statement has been issued to warn people about the risks associated with the melt the committee says there may be water safety risks in the area streams and the flood control channels will experience a rise in water levels and flows The committee will continue to monitor the situation on a daily basis and issue updates as more information is known or if the water conditions change," reads the news release "City residents are cautioned against venturing out on lakes rivers and small streams where slippery stream banks dangerous currents and fast-moving cold water will make all waterways very hazardous are urged to warn their children of these dangers." Flooding statements and advisories are available at mattagamiregion.ca TIMMINS - Several guns were seized by police after an anonymous report from a person allegedly confined in the residence.  Timmins Police says it received a report from a person saying they were being confined in the Laidlaw Street area and there were weapons in the residence.  Officers responded and contained the scene seizing a gun in the initial response.  which turned up several long rifles and a handgun from the residence This incident is separate from another ongoing confinement investigation where police say the victim was allegedly confined and assaulted over the course of a week SEE: Person allegedly 'confined and assaulted' in Timmins building No charges have been laid yet in either ongoing investigation.  Anyone with information on the investigation should call police at 705-264-1201 TIMMINS - The Ministry of Natural Resources is asking for the public's help to find out who dumped multiple containers of oil pollutants west of Timmins.  Five-gallon containers of synthetic oil products were dumped alongside Malette Road north of Highway 101 west of Timmins Ministry of Natural Resources photos show about a dozen containers in the waterway and on the shore.  Conservation officers were alerted to the dumping on April 21.  "The containers were all open and some had been left in the waterway that runs alongside the road spilling oil pollutants into the water," said the MNR in a news release "The ministry takes this situation very seriously and is looking to identify those responsible." Anyone with information is asked to call the toll-free tips line at 1-877-847-7667 TIMMINS - Impaired driving charges were laid after a pickup truck hit a house while the driver was allegedly fleeing police. Over the weekend, the Timmins Police Service (TPS) charged a total of three impaired drivers in two incidents. On March 29, at roughly 2 a.m., a driver ran into a house on the corner of Pine Street North and 6th Avenue while fleeing police, said Timmins Police in a news release.  No one was injured in the crash. The front door of the house has been boarded up and there's damage to the bricks on the exterior of the house. The driver, who police have not named or given any other details on, is charged with: In a separate incident on March 30 around 2 a.m., two drivers were charged with operation while impaired (blood alcohol concentration over 80) during a routine traffic stop. Since March 21, TPS has laid five impaired operations charges. Police remind people who are going to drink or take other substances to plan ahead and have a safe way to get home by taking a taxi, calling a friend or family member to pick them up or arranging for a designated driver ahead of time. Suspected impaired drivers can be reported through 911. New Democratic Party candidate Nicole Fortier-Levesque says that if the newly elected Liberals win a minority government should the government fall before its fourth consecutive four-year term is up We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle content“If it’s in two years it’s only the beginning,” said Nicole Fortier at her election night party at L’Armise The retired teacher and former mayor of Moonbeam lost the contest to Conservative Party of Canada candidate Gaétan Malette and Malette took the new riding with 22,053 (49.3 %) votes by the time of writing The new riding is over 20,000 kilometers larger than the riding of Timmins—James Bay that it replaces This was the first federal election in the new riding and Fortier-Levesque was asked what she hoped Malette understands about it we need to make sure that everybody can put food on the table at the end of the day We need to fight the opioids crisis working with the province “We absolutely need to work with Indigenous communities to make sure that their needs are met and that our needs in this riding are met.” Fortier-Levesque accepts the democratic results “I know Donald Trump’s threats made a big difference said it was clear the people wanted change but took a moment to praise her candidate for her dedication and hard work “That woman has a lot of spunk,” said DeMarchi recounting how Fortier-Levesque would turn down opportunities to take a morning off in favour of reaching a town she hadn’t campaigned in yet and would say to everyone ‘I want to know what your issues are and I will fight for you.’ She would but 172 are required to form a majority government The Conservative Party of Canada had won 145 seats and the Bloc Québécois held the balance of power with 23 seats the NDP was leading in seven electoral districts nationally The party requires 12 seats to maintain official party status This marks a loss of 18 seats for Canada’s left-wing party NDP candidates who had secured victory on Monday night include Alexandre Boulerice in Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie Leah Gazan in Winnipeg Centre and Jenny Kwan in Vancouver East In the immediate future, after taking a break, Fortier-Levesque will continue to serve in her roles as president of the Association francophone des municipalités de l’Ontario, and other boards promoting francophone education, health and culture. You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk 2025 federal election live results. Browse live results for all 343 ridings 206 of 206 polls are reporting as of 4:20 p.m. Follow our full coverage of the 2025 federal election 206 of 206 polls are reporting as of 4:20 p.m. Follow our full coverage of the 2025 federal election is projected to win in Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk Malette has 23,083 of 47,157 votes (48.95%) is in second place with 18,376 votes (38.97%) and Nicole Fortier Levesque Angus was first elected to the House of Commons in 2004 Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk used to be named Timmins—James Bay The riding’s boundaries were updated for the 2025 federal election 15,715 voters cast ballots at advance polls Looking for another riding? Here are the full results for the 2025 federal election. The Liberals have 169 races called in their favour They have 8,535,128 votes and 43.69 per cent of the popular vote The Conservatives have 144 races called in their favour They have 8,059,938 votes and 41.26 per cent of the popular vote The Bloc Québécois have 22 races called in their favour They have 1,232,095 votes and 6.31 per cent of the popular vote The New Democrats have seven races called in their favour They have 1,231,198 votes and 6.3 per cent of the popular vote The Greens have one race called in their favour They have 243,471 votes and 1.25 per cent of the popular vote There were three independents and four vacancies in the 338-seat Commons the Commons has grown by five ridings starting with this election This article was automatically generated using data provided by Canadian Press and will update as riding results become available Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account TIMMINS - A flood watch has been issued for the city.  The advisory issued by the Mattagami Region Conservation Authority is for the entire Timmins area, including Porcupine Lake, Mattagami River, Town Creek, Kamiskotia Lake and Porcupine River. With the recent rainfall and continued melting snow, the Timmins Flood Advisory Committee says the water levels and flows of area rivers, streams and lakes are rising across the Upper Mattagami River watershed. A flood watch is notice that there is potential for flooding and that residents in flood-prone and low-lying areas should get ready.  "City residents living near lakes and rivers are reminded to remove unsecured material and equipment from shoreline areas as water elevations continue to rise. They should also be prepared with a household emergency plan should a flood emergency be declared. Parents are again asked to let their children know about the dangers of playing in and around lakes, rivers and streams," reads the notice.  Gaétan Malette of the Conservative Party has become the first member of Parliament for the riding of Kapuskasing-Timmins-Mushkegowuk after Monday’s federal election We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentAfter the early polls reported a neck-and-neck race between Malette and Liberal Party candidate Steve Black the former timber executive pulled away as the evening progressed and emerged with a 49.1 per cent vote share outpacing Black who finished with a 38.8 per cent vote share The results end a 21-year run by the NDP which held the riding with Member of Parliament Charlie Angus Nicole Fortier Levesque of the NDP(10.3 per cent) and Serge Lefebvre of the People’s Party of Canada(1.8 per cent) finished well back in what proved to be a two-party race both locally you did it,” Malette told the crowd of supporters gathered at the Dante Club in downtown Timmins late Monday night Malette remarked on how geographically large the riding is, and how challenging it was for candidates to cover, particularly in a short campaign. “It took an army of volunteers. That’s the only way we were able to do it. We were probably, at any given time, 250 to 300 volunteers,” he said, reeling off contributions from every corner of the riding. “This was done with hard work from everyone.” Malette will now represent the riding which was formerly known as Timmins-James Bay, but also areas from the former riding of Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, namely the Highway 11 corridor. “I now work for every single person in this riding,” he said to a roar of applause. “I know the riding. I know the people in the riding. I’ve listened, and I know what the challenges are.” Before wrapping his formal speech, Malette thanked longtime northern MPs Charlie Angus, and Carol Hughes, both NDP veterans, whose territory now encompasses the Kapuskasing-Timmins-Mushkegowuk riding. “They’ve worked hard, and they gave a great part of their life, and I wish to acknowledge their efforts.” Malette spoke with the Daily Press after the formalities, and was still processing the victory. “Its been a lot of work from a lot of people, that’s what I appreciate the most,” he said. Malette felt that the early start to his campaign, being officially named the riding’s Conservative candidate back in October of 2023, really helped him connect with the diverse communities and people of the riding. “I took a year and a half to prepare myself for the election.” He was asked if during the campaign he heard a variety of concerns from different areas of the riding. “The main concern that touches everyone is cost of living. But if you’re talking to someone in Chapleau, forestry is very important. If you’re talking to someone in Kirkland Lake, its mining. For people along Highway 11, its the safety on the highway. A lot of people in Timmins, its the crime,” said Malette, adding that priority number one on the list right now is getting costs down. TIMMINS - A new group has made its first major donation The 100 Women Who Care Timmins and Area group donated $1,400 to the Ontario Native Women Association (ONWA) for care packages and go-bags on Monday The organization held its first meeting on Jan choosing the ONWA Crisis Worker Courage Program as its first donation. The program provides support to Indigenous women and girls who are escaping human trafficking and sexual exploitation “Because we’re just starting up they hadn’t heard of us yet,” said 100 Women Who Care Timmins and Area chair Kim Hallworth.  The go bags will include essentials for women leaving dangerous places in a hurry “They have bags that they distribute throughout the community that the crisis workers carry those,” she said “But then they have bags like backpacks for women who need to leave a situation.” each member commits to donating $100 four times a year to different charities and organizations voted on by the group.  The next meeting was supposed to be this past Sunday, April 28, but Hallworth said they want to increase their numbers before getting together again. About a dozen people attended the first meeting “We really want to attain a roll of 100 women or more so we’re going to take the next few months to work hard on promoting and getting the word out,” said Hallworth She said the group is still looking for members and sponsors and partnerships with other companies and organizations looking to do some good in the community or a business to sponsor us and that will cover any additional costs we might need,” she said “We’re also looking for people who can offer in-kind support.” The group is also considering setting up tables at events over the summer to help with recruitment “We’re also encouraging our members to spread the word,” said Hallworth The next meeting for 100 Women Who Care Timmins and Area will be held on Sunday at the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre Gaétan Malette is ready to get to work for people in the north Malette is the new Conservative MP-elect for the new riding of Kapuskasing-Timmins-Mushkegowuk Liberal Steve Black conceded the election to Malette.  Malette had about 50 per cent of the vote with 18.436 votes and NDP Nicole Fortier Levesque was at 3,699 Malette said his focus will be on making life affordable in the riding “That’s what we’ll have to work on as a government,” he said The Liberals have been elected in 146 ridings as of 1 a.m and will likely form a minority government with Mark Carney as prime minister Malette said he wasn't ready to make any predictions on how the next session will look "We'll see what happens," he said He said during his speech that he would now represent every citizen in the riding and he acknowledged the varied issues that different communities face “We will take them one at a time and work at them big issue is the cost of living,” he said The challenges that come from having such a large riding were balanced out with Malette’s early start as he was announced as the Conservative candidate in October 2023 “We started a year and a half ago,” he said “It’s been a lot of work from a lot of people That’s what I appreciate the most.” The crowd at the Dante Club watched the numbers closely as early polls favoured Black the crowd got a little more excited with each poll release Malette credits his campaign success to the support of his family and election team “It’s everyone here who has won this,” he said That’s the only way we were able to do it.” He said he’s looking forward to getting to work “I’m ready for this,” said Malette TIMMINS - Renovations are underway to turn a former hotel into seniors' housing, and some residents could begin moving in by fall. During a virtual meeting held on Tuesday (April 8) by Timmins Chamber of Commerce, Cochrane District Services Board (CDSB) CAO Brian Marks provided an update on the project. About 30 people attended the meeting, including business owners and Timmins councillors Cory Robin and Andrew Marks. Renovations are expected to begin this year, with cost estimates finalized in the coming two months, Marks said. The project will be rolled out in phases, with seniors gradually moving into units as they are completed. “We won’t wait until it’s completely done before we start marketing units,” Marks said.  “For example, we were looking to install an elevator, so likely we won’t be moving people into the second floor until that elevator is complete.” Marks said while the goal is to open doors by January 2026, they’d like to house seniors there by the fall. “But we know that a week's delay up front, usually results in about a month delay at the back end. So given current estimates through our current architect, I think realistically we'd be looking at January,” he said. The CDSB bought the Ramada hotel, its furnishings, and two neighbouring properties for $11.45 million in December.  At least $1.25 million in renovations are needed to install an elevator, upgrade the kitchen, and make other minor building improvements.  The building was bought for a Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hub. Funding failed to come through for that, and CDSB is moving forward with plans to develop the building into seniors’ housing.  The 60,000-square-foot facility includes over 100 rooms, a kitchen, meeting spaces, and a ballroom.  Marks said CDSB has already allocated about $600,000 from provincial funding to the project and is advocating for more, particularly for accessibility features like the elevator.  The board is working with TD Commercial on a long-term funding model with a 30-year amortization and a competitive interest rate, Marks said. Marks said 1800 Riverside offered a strong “Plan B” after initial hopes of turning the site into a homelessness hub fell through. “This made sense. We could turn a property that was intended for something else into a useful facility that could actually generate revenue,” he said. Currently 70 per cent of CDSB’s housing portfolio is allocated to seniors, with 431 designated units in Timmins alone, Marks said. More than 850 seniors are on the waitlist across the region, with 420 of them in Timmins. “Turnover only occurs when a resident moves into long-term care or passes away,” said Marks.  “Everyone knows the wait list for long-term care. So it’s vacancy-driven, and that’s why we have such a long wait list.” In addition to addressing seniors housing, the board sees this project as an opportunity to support local employment and training. “We want to create opportunities — culinary, housekeeping, maintenance, personal support workers — and train people who can stay and work in the facility or go elsewhere,” Marks said. The CDSB is committed to using local vendors, Marks said, noting that the board prioritizes sourcing contractors from the community in which the project is located.  If services aren’t available locally, they are sought elsewhere in the district before being sourced provincially or nationally. The site’s long-term adaptability was also highlighted. “Should demographics shift in the future, CDSB is well positioned to repurpose the building,” said Marks.  “We don’t want to be caretakers for empty properties.” In the short term, the building will continue to host temporary contractors and visitors, including those attending the upcoming mining show, to help generate revenue while renovations continue, Marks said. While Chamber president Tom Faught Jr. asked several questions during the session, no business owners posed questions. Faught asked how the project would be integrated into broader city infrastructure planning and how the board would balance seniors housing with other needs like transitional housing. Marks said the city’s sidewalk extensions and transit service have already improved accessibility. While there haven’t been formal conversations with the City of Timmins on further enhancements, the current infrastructure is considered adequate. Voters from Timmins and across Canada cast their ballots in the federal election on Monday Below are the latest results updated for you in real time We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentWhile residents vote for their local members of parliament, it was Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who were vying to become the next prime minister. The majority of polls closed at 9:30 p.m., in Ontario, and at 10:30 p.m. Postmedia’s decision desk projected a Liberal win. The maps and other graphics below show results as they were counted. Zoom in to find your riding, zoom out to see results from across the country. Refresh your browser for the latest updates. The polls are closed in Ontario for the 2025 federal election While the votes for the 45th general election are counted here's a look back on how the results have played out in the region in the past This is the time a Member of Parliament is being elected for the new riding of Kapuskasing-Timmins-Mushkegowuk It's a massive new riding covering from Kirkland Lake to Chapleau across to Hearst and up to Peawanuck it's 12,852 square kilometres bigger than the previous riding of Timmins-James Bay with 75,494 people on the voters' list Timmins-James Bay was held by the NDP since 2004 the Liberals had held the seat for eight years Much of the new parts of the riding are from parts of the previous Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing That seat has been held by the NDP's Carol Hughes since 2008.  Angus and Hughes did not run in this election RELATED: 'Greatest honour of my life': Angus closes up office In advance polls, 15,715 people across the riding voted when 9,484 of the registered 63,041 voters took advantage of advance polls in Timmins-James Bay when the riding boundaries were changed to only include Timmins the NDP's hold ended when PC George Pirie won his first election in 2022 He was re-elected in February after the Premier called a snap election.  the NDP also held onto Timiskaming-Cochrane and Mushkegowuk-James Bay.  The PCs nearly eked out a win in Mushkegowuk-James Bay, though. The vote went to a recount, with incumbent NDP Guy Bourgouin winning by nine votes over PC Dave Plourde There are four people in the running to be the first-ever Kapuskasing-Timmins-Mushkegowuk MP in the 2025 election.  Visit timminstoday.com/2025-canada-votes for more coverage of the federal election Northern OntarioNewsVehicle goes airborne in Timmins, lands on parked carBy Darren MacDonaldPublished: April 22, 2025 at 3:10PM EDT TIMMINS - Four people have officially thrown their hat in the ring to be the next Member of Parliament for the region.  People had until Monday to submit their candidacy to Elections Canada which shared the confirmed the candidates today.  For the new riding of Kapuskasing-Timmins-Mushkegowuk People's Party of Canada Serge Lefebvre and Conservative Gaétan Malette.  you can do so at the Elections Canada offices until April 22 at 6 p.m There's also an office in Kirkland Lake at 90 Government Rd The offices are open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m Advance voting will take place from April 18-21 from 9 a.m Votes can also be cast during election day Elections Canada issued a media release on Friday noting that they’d mailed personalized voter information cards to each registered voter which should begin arriving at households soon These cards have information on such things as polling station locations and acceptable identification Those who don’t receive a card by April 11 can check to see if they are registered by clicking here Address-specific information, including which polling station you can vote at, is available by plugging postal codes into elections.ca The redrawn lines have created a massive riding geographically.  Kapuskasing-Timmins-Mushkegowuk starts in the Kirkland Lake area capturing communities along Highway 11 North and extends up to Peawanuck All of the communities including in the new Kapuskasing-Timmins-Mushkegowuk riding are Timmins The First Nations communities included are Abitibi Moose Factory, New Post and Peawanuck Thornloe and Elk Lake are part of the new Nipissing-Timiskaming riding Timmins-James Bay has been represented by NDP The new boundary absorbs part of the former Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing riding With a new riding and the long-time incumbent not on the ballot there was no clear local front-runner out of the gate.  Right now, 338canada.com says the riding is leaning Liberal, though it's still a very tight race. Ontario abandons natural world'I do not believe Malette will be able to get and deliver what he would like to do in opposition,' a reader writes New MP faces challenge of being in opposition The ridings in the north have been taken for granted by the New Democratic Party for far too long The NDP have this grand belief that everything is free and the rich will pay Those that are wealthy worked for it in business and the middle class need the Conservatives to keep taxes lower and not have the Liberals in their pockets on a regular basis Angus left after doing nothing but speak for all those years When you are not a member of the party in power you can’t even deliver the smallest of issues to assist the north I do not believe that Malette will be able to get and deliver what he would like to do in opposition Malette had a chance to win under the Conservative Party of Canada banner while had Angus run again his party had absolutely no chance of forming government Richard Romain, Toronto (former Timmins resident) Ontario’s conservation act will cause irreversible damage It is May, people in Ontario may now sleep with their windows open at night, allowing birdsong to breeze into the morning bedroom. The Ontario government’s proposed Species Conservation Act may contribute to a silent spring in future generations. “Under the proposed new approach, instead of waiting for the ministry to approve permits, most proponents will be able to begin an activity immediately after registering,” the act states. One can picture backhoes roaring into action blind to the devastation done to flora and fauna. The act also states, “The requirement for the government to develop recovery products for species will be removed from legislation enabling a more flexible approach.” It is the responsibility of the government to protect endangered and threatened species, not relinquish the obligation. The act continues, “We are proposing to remove the concept of ‘harass’ from species protections.” Synonyms for harass include tire, exhaust, debilitate, and weaken. Human activity should live in harmony with wildlife. The proposed Species Conservation Act will cause irreversible damage to the natural world of the Province of Ontario, and in the long-term, toward a silent spring. Does our government want this as its legacy? Northern OntarioNewsAnnual Sportsman Show in Timmins showcases new motorsport vehiclesBy Lydia ChubakPublished: April 25, 2025 at 7:59PM EDT Northern OntarioNewsKashechewan flooding reaches emergency levelsBy Lydia ChubakPublished: May 01, 2025 at 7:18PM EDT What do you think the City with a Heart of Gold will look like in the year 2051? A new Growth Management Study commissioned by Timmins’ Planning Division seeks to answer that question by forecasting future municipal housing “We’ve started to experience residential and commercial development pressures,” Scott Tam Timmins’ director of growth and infrastructure “We’re undertaking this study to help manage the growth properly and get it right.” saw a 4.7 per cent increase in population between 2016 and 2024 causing changes in the landscape of the community that will result in economic expansion “We want to make sure the city has the appropriate land housing needs — any breadcrumb we can use to help us develop and grow this municipality in the region and identify areas that are underutilized,” said Tam The Planning Division hopes the study will help the city to face challenges associated with the current and prospective growth “We’re still trying to identify where we have wiggle room with our current infrastructure,” said Tam “We need to know where our pinch points are and where we need to facilitate growth We’re trying to map this out to make a good plan for the years to come.” The city has retained Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. to provide direction for where and how residential and employment growth should occur to benefit the community’s long-term economic and fiscal growth The city’s Planning Division also hopes to use the study to make policy recommendations on urban land needs and long-range planning forecasts for municipal services that will provide the foundation for the city’s Official Plan Review The Official Plan will be updated to adhere to recent policy framework changes at the provincial level including amendments to the Planning Act and the Provincial Planning Statement In addition to determining residential land needs the study will provide information on whether the city has a sufficient supply of urban lands for agricultural while providing options for expansion and development for lands with active development plans and vacant urban lands that currently have no development applications “We want to see if we’re in line with what’s happening in the world explore our own economic factors and regional development and focus on things that will have an impact,” said Tam such as regional development trends that position Timmins as an important regional centre are also factoring into the municipality’s plans “We’ve been seeing some industrial growth,” said Tam “Mining is one of the key industries in the region We’re trying to be supportive of that It’s the first step in helping tie things together.” A presentation by the city council available on the city’s website notes the prospective growth in the precious metals and critical minerals sectors due to projects such as the Crawford Nickel Project and the Côté Gold Project Canada Nickel’s Crawford Nickel Project open-pit mine will be an estimated $2.5-billion development located 40 kilometres north of Timmins with first production expected in late 2026 operated by IAMGOLD and located halfway between Sudbury and Timmins in Gogama has continued to see positive momentum since opening in 2024 “The critical minerals market is growing,” Tam said “Some of those industries have approached the municipality and have said they want to establish themselves here long term …We’re asking ‘What’s out there how can we help support industry’?” The municipality also hopes to support smaller industrial sectors projected to see subtle growth alongside the mining industry “We’re going to lean into what’s already established but there is opportunity for everyone and anyone — any kind of entrepreneur and business… We’re accepting it with open arms.” The Growth Management Study’s Work Plan involves three phases This phase involves information gathering and research and the development of a community engagement plan designed to receive feedback from the public where decision-makers obtained feedback from community partners and the public “We’re having open consultation periods now,” said Tam “It’s key to include perspectives and input from everyone It’s an opportunity for everyone to help us shape the region Everyone plays a big part in this because it affects everyone’s futures We want to see this municipality grow and be stable going forward.” The city is also holding a survey on its website from March 19 to April 18 in order to determine citizens’ thoughts The city council’s online presentation notes the importance of weighing economic development against citizens’ concerns about the sustainability of the city’s natural heritage system which will take place until September 2025 identifying opportunities for accommodating growth and the development of growth forecasts and land needs Phase Three will see the adoption of the Growth Management Strategy Report The adoption and execution of the strategy should follow shortly afterwards in the fall of 2025 When asked what he hopes to see in Timmins future “What I hope to see is that Timmins becomes sustainable with growth through innovation … the opportunities are endless.” Northern OntarioNewsIndustrial workplace fatality in Timmins under investigationBy Chelsea PapineauUpdated: March 21, 2025 at 6:02PM EDT \n Timmins police at a wrecking yard after a body was found\n Timmins police were called to a wrecking yard on Highway 101 after a body was found and is now investigating it as a workplace fatality.\n Over 60 per cent of the eligible voters cast a ballot in the election for the first-ever Member of Parliament for Kapuskasing-Timmins-Mushkegowuk Timmins has turned blue federally for the first time since the 1980s Conservative Gaétan Malette is the MP-elect for the new riding which covers from Kirkland Lake to Chapleau across to Hearst and up the James Bay coast to Peawanuck It's the first time in 21 years that Timmins and the James Bay areas are not sending an NDP member to Parliament Hill.  Elections Canada is reporting 205 of the 206 polls in the riding the total number of votes cast is 46,666 of the 75,494 registered voters That puts the voter turnout in Kapuskasing-Timmins-Mushkegowuk at 61.81 per cent for the 45th general election.  the voter turnout in Timmins-James Bay was about 52 per cent The unofficial results today have Malette winning the riding with 22,894 votes which is 49.1 per cent of the votes cast.  Liberal Steve Black is second with 18,120 votes or 38.8 per cent of the votes NDP Nicole Fortier Levesque has 4,816 votes (10.3 per cent) and PPC Serge Lefebvre has 836 (1.8 per cent).  After picking up steam in the 2021 election the right-wing vote continued to make gains and win the riding.  Support for the People's Party of Canada The first time that the PPC ran locally was in 2019 which was the first-ever general election for the party and it more than tripled in 2021 to over 4,500 This is the first time in over two decades that the Timmins area is not sending an NDP MP to Parliament Hill.  It's the first time since 1984 that a Conservative is heading to Ottawa for the area.  The last time a Conservative represented the Timmins area was in 1984-88 when Aurèle Gervais served a term as the Timmins-Chapleau representative the vote went between the NDP and Liberals with NDP Charlie Angus having the support for the last 21 years Angus and former Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes both announced their retirements last year the unofficial voter turnout right now is 67.15 per cent which is up from 2021 when 62.6 per cent of eligible voters turned up at the polls The national results available right now have 99.16 per cent of the polls reporting the results translate into 19.1 million of the register 28.5 million people casting a ballot this time with Mark Carney at the helm to serve his first term as the elected Prime Minister (While he won the Liberal leadership earlier this year and was sworn in April 28 was his first time facing the general electorate.) Nationally, there's 43.5 per cent support for the Liberals, who have picked up 168 seats so far, according to preliminary results. Elections Canada paused the counting of special ballots early this morning with a handful of ridings still too close to call The Conservatives have 41.4 per cent of the vote the Bloc Quebecois have 6.4 per cent of the vote and the NDP have 6.3 per cent and seven seats.  the unofficial results have Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre losing his seat in Carleton to Liberal Fanjoy The vote split there with 264 of the 266 polls reporting is 42,374 votes for the Liberals and 38,581 for the Conservatives.  NDP leader Jagmeet Singh also lost his seat in Burnaby Central the Liberal's Wade Chang has 21,136 votes they also fall short of gaining official party status which requires winning at least 12 seats across the country Riding of Kapuskasing-Timmins-Muskegowuk is rich in critical minerals NDP candidate Nicole Fortier Levesque didn’t have a plan to run in this election until she got a call from former NDP MP Carol Hughes and encouraged her to enter the race “I was also the mayor of Moonbeam until 2022 and I have established very good relationships with the people politicians either at the provincial or federal level so I know exactly what our needs are in northern Ontario and the other candidates running in the riding of Kapaskasing-Timmins-Muskegowuk have big shoes to fill who represented the NDP for the past two decades He was a tireless worker for the rights of Indigenous Peoples especially the First Nations in his riding including Attawapiskat and Fort Albany He was a strong supporter of residential school survivors and their drive to be compensated for the harms caused at those schools She said there are a number of issues for First Nations “We need to build houses so it’s not only housing but this is one of the main issues,” she said It is expensive here but for them it’s even more expensive.” Both federal and the province of Ontario are looking at an area of the riding called the Ring of Fire with dollar signs in their eyes The massive area is rich in critical minerals needed for the green energy economy including car batteries and communications Both the Conservatives and Liberals are promising to fast track mining proposals to get work started While some First Nations are on board – others are not Conservative candidate Geatan Malette said he’s been preparing for this election for a year He said he has more than 40 years in the forestry and mining sector and has been involved with First Nations across the country Malette said relationship building with First Nations is key to getting projects approved APTN News asked him how he’d deal with First Nations opposed to mining “Well that becomes a very difficult issue but I guess in a democracy “We’re going to find out on the 28th what Canadians want Not every Canadian will want the government that will be elected Steve Black is the Liberal candidate for the riding and said he has experience in municipal politics and a career in mining that will help him with First Nations “every community has different wants or ways to go about forming those partnerships and the importance that we have a government that respect the rights of the Indigenous people and we are committed to that consultation and hearing what the issues that are that need to be addressed.” Signup to our newsletter and receive this week's top stories every Saturday morning TIMMINS - A new second-hand shopping experience has opened up in the downtown core. Mimi’s New and Used, located at 42 Pine St. S., had its grand opening on April 2. Therese Veniez said it’s the culmination of a lot of work and organizing, and she hopes people appreciate the work that’s gone into the store. “They can walk in, they have room to shop, and everything is easier,” she said.  Veniez, Cindy St-Cartier, Muriel Comtois, and Denise Levesque have been sorting through donations to get them organized by size, priced, and ready for their customers. “It was about a month,” said Veniez. “There were counters, putting all the shelves up, hang up the clothes, unpack boxes.” She said that the location didn’t need much work, which was part of its appeal. “We didn’t have to get in and rip everything up,” she said. The second level of the store is full of donations and there are two racks of clothes that Veniez says they haven’t been able to put out yet. “We’re going through it and to place it, price it, it’s a lot of work,” she said.  Veniez has two years of experience working at St. Vincent de Paul, which taught her a few things about running a business like this. She said she wanted it to be clear how much customers would be spending before they got to the till.  “If you see a sweater, and it’s priced $2.99, and you can decide if you want it,” she said.  The story is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and closed Sunday and Monday. Donations can be dropped off during business hours.  Veniez said the second-hand part of the store lets her keep the prices down on new products too, making it easy for everyone to access clothes they love. “We had a lot of brand names, but right now it’s gone but we’ve sold so many of it,” she said. “We have the used stuff too, and the donations have been very good.” The Timmins Rock is very excited with a new development at The Mac We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle content“We’re thrilled to hear of the city’s announcement of the installation of a brand-new state-of-the-art scoreboard at the McIntyre Arena,” president Ted Gooch he told The Daily Press on Wednesday “This exciting upgrade reflects our ongoing commitment to enhancing the fan experience This new scoreboard will bring more energy We can’t wait for everyone to see it in action.” Watching a game at the McIntyre Arena will have a much different look this upcoming season city clerk Steph Palmateer read a resolution asking for support for the supply and installation of a new four-sided video scoreboard as well as the removal and disposal of the existing scoreboard which hangs from the rafters over centre ice at the historic facility Harris Time Inc, from Oakville, Ontario, was awarded the contract for the amount of $195,870 plus HST. They were the lowest compliant bidder of the four received, coming in with a $181,950 quote. Palmateer explained the discrepancy in numbers. “They had provided a couple of extra options. One of which would allow some extra features such as automated replay system, a replay controller, and two PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) cameras, and a retrofit of the traditional scoreboard,” he said. “With those additional costs, we’re still within the overall budget that was included in the 2025 budget for this item.” Council had approved a $200,000 portion of the 2025 budget for a new scoreboard at “The Mac.” Due to malfunctions and the inability to purchase replacement parts for the existing scoreboard, as the company (VisionTime) no longer exists, the purchase of a new scoreboard was moved forward and budgeted for 2025. Ward 3 Coun. Bill Gvozdanovic inquired if there was any NOHFC funding coming the city’s way relating to the new scoreboard. “No, unfortunately this was not included in any of our funding applications,” replied Palmateer. “Based on the types of applications, it didn’t really fit. We got funding for accessible upgrades, and things like that, but this one, we budgeted it straight-up.” Gvozdanovic wondered why something like this wouldn’t meet the criteria. “Sometimes, you can’t always package items in with your applications. All the components of an application need to tie together somehow. So we just weren’t able to do that with the scoreboard,” said Palmateer. Mayor Michelle Boileau said although the scoreboard isn’t NOHFC funded, there has been previous action taken to cover some of the costs. “Council did pass a resolution during the budget process period, to transfer some funds from the MAT(municipal accommodations tax) fund to go towards some of the renovations at the McIntyre Arena to help reduce any possible impact to the tax increase,” she said. “So this item was considered when determining what amount we’d want to transfer from the MAT for this year.” Dialogue surrounding a new scoreboard has been occurring for years now, as it is well over 15 years old, and there were a few technical issues with the current one throughout the hockey season. “I’ve spoken with city management in the Parks and Recreation department with regards to a new scoreboard or the past few years. When the city added the small digital board along the bottom, I was part of the training and programming to use the board, and at that time expressed my desire to one day have a new scoreboard,” said Gooch. “So to see this upgrade, which is well overdue, it couldn’t come at a better time. We’re super excited to see it in action and enhance the fan experience, providing in-game replays and sponsor advertisements through each of our home games this upcoming season.” The project is expected to be completed by the end of August. While Kapuskasing-Timmins-Mushkegowuk Liberal candidate Steve Black came a distant second place to newly elected Conservative MP Gaetan Malette in Monday’s (April 28) federal election he said it was an honour to canvas across the riding We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle content“It was truly an enjoyable experience; by far in terms of at the door response, it was one of the politest campaigns I have ever been in.  “The opportunity to go up to Kashechewan while they were doing flood evacuations and tour that community and see some of the issues was an educational and rewarding experience for myself.”  He added he was very happy with his team and how the campaign was run. “I am very happy with the support we got from the party, the support we got from the residents across the riding and the phenomenal campaign team that we had.”  Black also said he was, obviously happy the Liberals have come away with a minority victory that enables them to hold onto power in Ottawa.  “We will see what happens over the next few days with negotiations with the other parties.”  With the election now over, he will be back in his seat as a member of Timmins council. “I will continue to serve on council going forward,” he said.  This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 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