Timmins

Like its neighbouring communities, Black River-Matheson is reaping the benefits of a booming mining industry, but is feeling the pinch of a housing shortage. “There certainly is a need for more housing,” said Mayor Mike Milinkovitch.

While a report on the Shania Twain Centre (STC) in Timmins suggests spending more money on the revenue-losing attraction, a Timmins city councillor wants another option – closure – to be considered.

Timmins sisters Louise and Lise Cantin started their restaurant business with only a desire to work for themselves – and two tables and four chairs.

It is expected the flow-through funding program will be extended once more when the federal government introduces its budget.

Xstrata's Kidd Metallurgical Site in Timmins is coming down. Built in 1980 and shuttered in early 2010, the last smelter to be built in Canada was initially slated to be razed late this spring.

Goldcorp Inc. is just months away from making a production decision to dig up the literal “heart of gold” a stone’s throw from downtown Timmins.

Though the price of gold is providing it with a financial shot in the arm, the City of Timmins still continues to look for ways to cope with the closure of Xstrata’s Kidd Metallurgical Site a year after it was first announced.

With a growing need for skilled tradespeople, Northern College’s newly unveiled $17.3-million Centre for Excellence in Trades and Technology in Timmins will position it well for “years to come,” says president Fred Gibbons.

When entering the Tweed & Hickory department store in downtown Timmins, it’s easy to miss the simple third-story windows that sit above the shop, quietly peering down onto the busy street.

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