Timmins

Five years ago, when Sylvia Stockill started cultivating fruit and vegetable gardens for her own interest, her produce was so plentiful and tasty, friends encouraged her to turn it into a business.

The city of Timmins is adopting a new online procurement service, which will streamline the bidding process while enhancing transparency and accountability.

The Downtown Timmins Business Improvement Area (BIA) is embarking on a campaign to reduce building vacancies and fill storefronts by actively recruiting new businesses and entrepreneurs to the downtown.

Danny Hway vividly remembers the impact McIntyre Powder had on his father, Nicholas, who worked at Timmins’ McIntyre Mine for 47 years. At home, his dad wouldn’t speak of it, but he didn’t need to.

The Town of Kapuskasing is playing the waiting game to hear whether the community and its partner will be approved for a medical marijuana production facility.

A search is on for a new chief administrative officer (CAO) in the City of Timmins . Joe Torlone, who has held the positon for 14 years, has announced his retirement. He has served the city, in various capacities, for 37 years.

The clerk for the City of Timmins has been named president of the provincial body governing municipal managers, clerks and treasurers.

The Bucket Shop is embarking on construction of a $10-million, 65,000-square-foot manufacturing shop

Great Lakes Graphite has appointed Ted Luczak as general manager for its micronization facility in Matheson.

François Nadeau learned art of cheesemaking while studying in France