Timmins
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Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
on the Mattagami River
Mattagami River
The Mattagami River is a river in the James Bay drainage basin in Cochrane District, Timiskaming District and Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada....
. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
, Timmins' population was 42,997. At 2961.52 square kilometres (1,143.4 sq mi), Timmins was Canada's largest municipality in land area until 1995, when the regional municipality
Regional municipality
A regional municipality is a type of Canadian municipal government similar to and at the same municipal government level as a county, although the specific structure and servicing responsibilities may vary from place to place...
of Wood Buffalo, Alberta
Wood Buffalo, Alberta
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is a specialized municipality located in northeastern Alberta. Formed as a result of the amalgamation of the City of Fort McMurray and Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995, it is the second largest municipality in Alberta by area...
, was created, although it remained the largest municipality in Ontario until 2001, when it was superseded by the newly amalgamated cities of Kawartha Lakes
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
The city of Kawartha Lakes is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. Although called a city, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontarian county and is mostly rural....
and Greater Sudbury. It is the 69th largest metropolitan area in Canada, although the statistical boundaries for Timmins' metropolitan area coincide with its municipal boundaries.
History
Archaeological and historical studies indicate that the first people to settle in the Timmins area were nomadic tribes such as OjibwaOjibwa
The Ojibwe or Chippewa are among the largest groups of Native Americans–First Nations north of Mexico. They are divided between Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the third-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only by Cree and Inuit...
and Cree
Cree
The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...
dating back to 7000 BC. Timmins was a company town
Company town
A company town is a town or city in which much or all real estate, buildings , utilities, hospitals, small businesses such as grocery stores and gas stations, and other necessities or luxuries of life within its borders are owned by a single company...
founded in 1912. However, South Porcupine and Schumacher were formed in 1911.
During the late 17th century, explorers and fur traders established outposts in the north to capitalize on the fur trade. The Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
and the North West Company
North West Company
The North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson's Bay Company in what was to become Western Canada...
later developed several trading posts along major routes in northern Ontario. The rivalry between these two trading companies resulted in the need to get their furs to market as soon as possible and this led to the development of the Porcupine Trail, a trading route that connected the Abitibi River
Abitibi River
The Abitibi River is a river in northeastern Ontario, Canada, which flows northwest from Lake Abitibi to join the Moose River which empties into James Bay. This river is long.The river was an important fur trading route for the Hudson's Bay Company...
to the Mattagami River
Mattagami River
The Mattagami River is a river in the James Bay drainage basin in Cochrane District, Timiskaming District and Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada....
and passed directly through present day Timmins.
In reaction to favorable provincial Geological Survey reports, construction of the railway northward, and major silver discoveries
Cobalt Silver Rush
The Cobalt Silver Rush started in 1903 when huge veins of silver were discovered by workers on the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway near the Mile 103 post. By 1905 a full-scale silver rush was underway, and the town of Cobalt, Ontario sprang up to serve as its hub. By 1908 Cobalt produced...
in Cobalt
Cobalt, Ontario
Cobalt is a town in the district of Timiskaming, province of Ontario, Canada, with a population of 1,223 In 2001 Cobalt was named "Ontario's Most Historic Town" by a panel of judges on the TV Ontario program Studio 2, and in 2002 the area was designated a National Historic Site.-History:Silver was...
in 1907, the region became a popular destination and home to dozens of prospectors eager to explore the areas around Porcupine Lake. After several false starts, in 1909 two prospectors discovered the "Golden Staircase", a rich vein of gold that led to the Dome Mine. Within days the Porcupine Gold Rush
Porcupine Gold Rush
The Porcupine Gold Rush was a gold rush that took place in Northern Ontario starting in 1909 and developing fully by 1911. A combination of the hard rock of the Canadian Shield and the rapid capitalization of mining meant that smaller companies and single-man operations could not effectively mine...
began, and a huge mining camp formed at Porcupine Lake, a few kilometers east of modern Timmins. The Porcupine Camp is one of the first localities in the world to have its entire history documented by photography. The renowned Harry Peters photographed the Porcupine Camp from the beginning of its inception, and the Great Fire of 1911 was one of his first achievements. Shortly after the completion of a new spur line on the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway, the Great Porcupine Fire
Great Porcupine Fire
The Great Porcupine Fire of 1911 was one of the most devastating forest fires ever to strike the Ontario northland. Spring had come early that year, followed by an abnormally hot dry spell that lasted into the summer...
swept through the camp in 1911 causing a vast amount of destruction and some 200+ deaths.
The Town of Timmins was founded by Noah Timmins
Noah Timmins
Noah Anthony Timmins was a Canadian mining developer and executive who is considered a founding father of Canada's mining industry.-Background and mining achievements:...
in 1912 following gold discoveries in the Porcupine Camp. By 1912 the Hollinger
Hollinger Mines
The Hollinger Gold Mine was founded by Benny Hollinger in Timmins, Ontario, and in 1910 the company was incorporated by Noah Timmins and partners. The main Hollinger Mine operated from 1910 until 1968. During that period 65,778,234 tons were milled, producing 19,327,691 ounces of gold,...
, MacIntyre and Big Dome Mines were founded. The new town had already grown larger than the original mining camps to the east on Porcupine Lake. Shortly after Timmins was founded it experienced it's first general mine strike in November 1912. Mine operators hired gun thugs during the 1912–1913 strike, prompting the intervention of the Ontario Provincial Police (which had been formed only 3 years prior – the same year of the discovery of the Porcupine Goldfields).
Stompin' Tom Connors
Charles Thomas "Stompin' Tom" Connors, OC is one of Canada's most prolific and well-known country and folk singers.He lives in Wellington County, Ontario.- Early life :...
, the famous Canadian singer composed and recorded a song about the events, entitled Fire in the Mine. In 1940 the Porcupine Music Festival de Musique was started for youth to have a chance to participate in music.
In 1973, the provincial government of Ontario amalgamated all the municipal jurisdictions within a 3200 km² (1,235.5 sq mi) area, including the Town of Timmins, South Porcupine, Schumacher (Tisdale Township), Mountjoy Township, Porcupine (Whitney Township) and the many of the other smaller surrounding communities which created the Corporation of the City of Timmins. The new city was the largest city in Canada by area until the incorporation of Wood Buffalo, Alberta in 1995.
The mining of gold was the catalyst (The Big Three, Dome, Hollinger and McIntyre), but during the early 1960s, silver and base metals such as zinc, copper, and nickel were discovered (Texas Gulf Sulphur), breathing new life into the Porcupine economy and to this day mining remains the dominant industry in the area. Forestry
Forestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
is also important to the local economy.
Economy
Timmins' economy is based on a boom-and-bust business cycleBusiness cycle
The term business cycle refers to economy-wide fluctuations in production or economic activity over several months or years...
. The city's economic state is controlled by its major industry, mining. When gold and base-metal prices are high the city's economy explodes, however, when those prices drop the local market historically dips with it.
Despite the current economic crisis and the slump in forestry, the city's economy is relatively healthy thanks to high gold prices. Timmins' other industries include forestry, tourism, recreation, health care, education, commercial and industrial commerce and telecommunications. The community has been undergoing a moderate boom in gold mining, with several new underground mining operations opening up and a large scale surface mining
Surface mining
Surface mining , is a type of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit are removed...
reclamation project currently underway in the east end and another in a more centralized location in the planning stage by Goldcorp Inc.
Goldcorp
Goldcorp Inc. is a gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Goldcorp has 16 operations and development projects in 6 countries across the Americas....
.
The Timmins and District Hospital is a major referral health care centre for northeastern Ontario, particularly the Cochrane District
Cochrane District, Ontario
Cochrane District, Ontario is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming and Thunder Bay districts....
, but like all of Northern Ontario Timmins is still considered medically underserved. The city is serviced by the Victor M. Power Airport. It has scheduled service to numerous southern and northern Ontario locations via Air Canada Jazz
Air Canada Jazz
Jazz Aviation LP is a Canadian regional airline based at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield and Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chorus Aviation....
, Bearskin Airlines
Bearskin Airlines
Bearskin Lake Air Services Ltd., trading as Bearskin Airlines, is a regional airline based in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada. It operates services in northern Ontario and Manitoba...
, Thunder Airlines and Air Creebec
Air Creebec
Air Creebec Inc. is a regional airline based in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada. It operates scheduled and charter services to 16 destinations in Quebec and Ontario. Its main base is Val-d'Or Airport, with a hub at Timmins/Victor M. Power Airport.- History :...
with Porter Airlines
Porter Airlines
Porter Airlines is a regional airline headquartered at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Porter operates regularly scheduled flights between Toronto and locations in Canada and the United States using Canadian-built Bombardier Dash-8 Q 400...
offering direct service to downtown Toronto beginning January 16th 2012. Timmins Transit
Timmins Transit
Timmins Transit provides public transportation services to the City of Timmins in north eastern Ontario, Canada. The system is operated as a department of the City of Timmins, which also owns and operates the Timmins/Victor M. Power Airport...
provides regularly scheduled local bus service and Handy-Transit for those with disabilities. The city is also serviced by Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services
Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services
Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services is a bus service operating in Ontario by the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission.Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services operates inter-city bus and parcel service between Toronto and locations in Central and Northern Ontario.There are two scheduled...
.
Timmins is evolving into a regional governmental, transportation, industrial, commercial medical, and recreational centre for much of Northeastern Ontario
Northeastern Ontario
Northeastern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and east of Lakes Superior and Huron.Northeastern Ontario consists of the districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Cochrane, Timiskaming, Nipissing and Manitoulin; and the single-tier municipality of Greater...
and the James Bay
James Bay
James Bay is a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean. James Bay borders the provinces of Quebec and Ontario; islands within the bay are part of Nunavut...
coast line, Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Nishnawbe Aski Nation is a political organization representing 49 First Nation communities across Treaty 9 and Treaty 5 areas of northern Ontario, Canada...
. The city has a regular annual market draw of 120,000+ people, which has been steadily growing in recent years with the discovery of diamond
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
s in the region. The De Beers
De Beers
De Beers is a family of companies that dominate the diamond, diamond mining, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors. De Beers is active in every category of industrial diamond mining: open-pit, underground, large-scale alluvial, coastal and deep sea...
Victor Project is located near the First Nation James Bay community of Attawapiskat
Attawapiskat First Nation
Attawapiskat First Nation is an isolated First Nation located in Kenora District in northern Ontario, Canada, at the mouth of the Attawapiskat River at James Bay...
, and is Ontario's first diamond mine. In 2007 the city began a new program called "The Lay Roots Program" to attract new business and new residents.
Lasting Impact of Mining
The predominant industry in Timmins has left a lasting impact on the environment around the city. Mine waste rock and mill tailing have been dumped in various locations across the city. Some of these dump sites have seen relatively successful attempts at reclamation while others are still barren after decades of being left fallow. Timmins is also home to Goldcorp's "Dome Super Pit", which is one of the largest man-made craters in the world.Climate
Timmins has very cold winters, being in northern Ontario, but temperatures in late summer and fall tend to be among the coldest for any major city in any Canadian province, although during the spring and summer it can get very hot. Timmins also holds Ontario's record low for September, which is -12.1 °CPolitics
The city's mayor is Tom LaughrenTom Laughren
Tom Laughren is the 17th and current mayor of Timmins, Ontario. He took office on December 7, 2006, succeeding retiring longtime mayor Vic Power....
. He was sworn in on December 8, 2006, succeeding Vic Power
Victor M. Power
Victor M. Power is a Canadian politician who served as Timmins, Ontario's longest-serving mayor.Power attended the University of Windsor and the University of Toronto. He later worked as a teacher and guidance counsellor at Timmins High and Vocational School before entering municipal politics. ...
, the city's longest-serving mayor (who served for a total of 19 years non-consecutively).
Eight councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s serve with the mayor to complete the municipal government. Those eight councillors are elected to one of five areas of the city through a ward electoral system; rural parts of the city elect one councillor each, while the urban core of the city elects four at-large
At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...
councillors. Councillors are elected to a four-year term. The council currently consists of Gary Scripnick (Ward 1, Mountjoy), John Curley (Ward 2, Porcupine), Noella Rinaldo (Ward 3, Schumacher), Pat Bamford (Ward 4, South Porcupine) and Todd Lever, Michael Doody
Michael Doody
Michael Doody is a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Timmins, Ontario from 1977 to 1980.He was subsequently re-elected to Timmins City Council in the 2006 municipal election, and retained this office in the 2010 municipal election....
, Andrew Marks and Steven Black (Ward 5, downtown Timmins).
Provincially and federally, the city is located in the Timmins—James Bay
Timmins—James Bay
Timmins—James Bay is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 84,001....
electoral district. Previously, Timmins had been part of the Timmins
Timmins (electoral district)
Timmins was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1979. It was located around the city of Timmins in the northeastern part of the province of Ontario...
electoral district from 1949 to 1979. It was represented by former Timmins mayor Karl Eyre
Karl Eyre
Karl Arliss Eyre was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Timmins in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1957 as a member of the Liberal Party....
from 1949 to 1957, as a Liberal member in the House of Commons. In 1957, Murdo Martin
Murdo Martin
Murdo William Martin was a Canadian politician.Born in Gould, Quebec, Martin was a firefighter with the town of Timmins when he was elected to the House of Commons for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in the 1957 federal election...
, a Timmins fire fighter was elected under the CCF
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
banner. He was re-elected in 1958, and then as a New Democrat
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
in 1962, 1963 and 1965. Trudeaumania swept through Timmins as well, and Martin was defeated by Timmins businessman Jean Roy
Jean Roy
Jean Robert Roy was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Timmins, Ontario and became a businessman, contractor and quantity surveyor by career....
, who held the Timmins riding from 1968 to 1979. In 1979, the riding was redistributed, adding new areas south to Cartier
Cartier, Ontario
Cartier is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Sudbury District approximately north of the northwestern city limits of Greater Sudbury along Highway 144....
, near Sudbury, and west to Lake Superior
Lake Superior
Lake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
. The new riding of Timmins—Chapleau
Timmins—Chapleau
Timmins—Chapleau was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the northeast part of the province of Ontario...
was represented by Roy's Liberal successor Ray Chénier
Ray Chénier
Jacques Raymond Chénier is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1984...
from 1979 to 1984 and then Aurèle Gervais
Aurèle Gervais
Aurèle Gervais is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party....
, a former mayor of Iroquois Falls, who was swept in to office as a PC in the Mulroney landslide of September 1984. Gervais was defeated by the New Democrats' Cid Samson
Cid Samson
Cyril Samson is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993.Samson was a member of the New Democratic Party....
in 1988. Samson lost to Timmins lawyer, Peter Thalheimer
Peter Thalheimer
Peter Thalheimer was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997. He was a lawyer by career, joining the Ontario bar in 1964 after studying at the University of Ottawa....
, a Liberal in the 1993 federal election. Timmins-James Bay was formed in time for the 1997 federal election. In 2004 and 2006, the NDP candidate, Charlie Angus
Charlie Angus
Charles Joseph Angus MP is a Canadian writer, broadcaster, musician, and politician. Angus entered electoral politics in 2004 as the successful New Democratic Party candidate in the Ontario riding of Timmins—James Bay. He was the NDP parliamentary critic for Canadian Heritage from 2004 to 2007,...
won the seat. He remains in the house of commons as of the 2011 federal election.
Provincially, Timmins had been part of the Cochrane South
Cochrane South
Cochrane South was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1999...
riding, which existed from 1926 to 1999. Since 1943, the riding has alternated between CCF-NDP and Progressive Conservative representatives. Iroquois Falls lawyer Bill Grummett
Bill Grummett
William John Grummett was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cochrane South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1955 as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation ....
held the riding for the CCF from 1943 to 1955, when he was defeated by Timmins mayor Wilf Spooner
Wilf Spooner
Joseph Wilfred Spooner was a Canadian politician. He served as mayor of Timmins, Ontario from 1952 to 1955, and then represented the electoral district of Cochrane South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 to 1967 as a member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party.-External...
. Spooner went on to serve in the cabinets of Premier Leslie Frost
Leslie Frost
Leslie Miscampbell Frost, was a politician in Ontario, Canada, who served as the 16th Premier from May 4, 1949 to November 8, 1961. Due to his lengthy tenure, he gained the nickname "Old Man Ontario".-Early years:...
and John Robarts
John Robarts
John Parmenter Robarts, PC, CC, QC was a Canadian lawyer and statesman, and the 17th Premier of Ontario.-Early life:...
, as Minister of Lands and Forest and Minister of Municipal Affairs. In October, 1967, Spooner was defeated by Rev. Bill Ferrier
Bill Ferrier
William Herman Ferrier was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cochrane South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1977 as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.-Background:...
, a United Church minister, who ran for the NDP. Ferrier successfully defended his seat against Spooner in 1971 and won again in 1975 against Alan Pope
Alan Pope
Alan William Pope is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1990, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller.-Early years:Pope was raised in Northern Ontario, and...
. Pope won the seat in 1977 and held it until 1990. Gilles Bisson
Gilles Bisson
Gilles Bisson is a Franco-Ontarian Canadian politician who has represented the northern riding of Timmins—James Bay in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1990...
won the riding for the NDP in 1990 and served first as MPP for Cochrane South from 1990 to 1999 and then as MPP for Timmins-James Bay, from 1999 to present.
Tourism and culture
Some of the main tourist attractions within the city include: the Shania Twain CentreShania Twain Centre
Opened on June 30, 2001, the Shania Twain Centre is a tourist attraction located in Timmins, Ontario. Since its opening, the Centre has received memorabilia, awards and many other personal items from Shania Twain, the most prominent person to have come from Timmins.-Timeline:September...
, Timmins Underground Gold Mine Tour, The Timmins Museum and National Exhibition Centre, Cedar Meadows Wilderness Tours, Kamiskotia Snow Resort
Kamiskotia Snow Resort
Kamiskotia Snow Resort is an alpine ski resort located outside Timmins, Ontario, Canada. It offers snowmobiling, tubing, skiing and snowboarding. Lessons are taught there. The base lodge has a cafeteria, a bar, and a lounge with fireplace, and can accommodate 280 people. Equipment and lockers are...
, Porcupine Ski Runners Cross-Country Trails and Chalet, Hollinger Golf Club, Spruce Needles Golf Club, the Sandy Falls Golf Club, the McIntyre Community Building
McIntyre Community Building
The McIntyre Community Building was constructed in Timmins, Ontario, Canada in 1938 by McIntyre Mines owner J. P. Bickell. At the time, it was one of the finest recreational centres in Canada outside of a major centre...
and the Timmins Snowmobile Club. Snowmobiling impacts the Timmins economy as tourists from all over North America travel north to explore area trails.
Hollinger Park
Hollinger Park
Hollinger Park is a municipal park in Timmins, Ontario, located at the southeast corner of Algonquin Blvd. and Brunette Road .The park is located on the site of what was once Miller Lake...
is one of the city's main recreational spaces. The park is divided in two sections, the north side being the public park area, with the south side having a regulation sized baseball diamond and two soccer fields for more organized outdoor recreational endeavours. The baseball park has been home to the Timmins Men's Baseball League since 1985. Former Timmins resident Shania Twain
Shania Twain
Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
played a concert at Hollinger Park on July 1, 1999. An estimated 22,000 people attended the outdoor concert.
On the first Sunday in June of each year, Timmins holds a Multicultural Festival at the McIntyre Community Building. It reflects the unique ethnic diversity of the people in Timmins. You can experience the excitement of different cultures, savour the cuisine and the ethnic costumes. The festival brings together many different cultural groups from within the City. Italian, Croatian, Polish, German, Ukrainian, Scottish, English, French, Irish, Austrian, Finnish, Chinese, Filipino, and Native Cultures as well as others to join together and celebrate the diversity of the community. There are local groups who perform traditional music and dances; a parade displaying the different colourful ethnic costumes; and an abundance of food and ethnic art demonstrations.
There are several ethnic clubs in the area representing the various multicultural groups in Timmins, most notably; the French Le Centre Culturel La Ronde, the Italian Porcupine Dante Club, the Croatian Society, the Polish White Eagle Hall, the Irish Canadian Club, the German Culture Club, the Chinese Club, the Ojibway & Cree Cultural Centre, the Timmins Multicultural Society as well as others.
Timmins is also a staging point for wilderness outfitters in the district that offer northern wilderness experiences, such as fishing trips, eco-adventures and Arctic excursions. There's a boat launch located just south of the Mattagami River
Mattagami River
The Mattagami River is a river in the James Bay drainage basin in Cochrane District, Timiskaming District and Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada....
bridge off Algonquin Blvd which provides both summer and winter access to that main water course.
Kettle Lakes Provincial Park, situated just east of the city centre is dotted with 22 deep, spring-fed kettle lakes which are reachable by trails and roads. Popular lakes in the area include Gillies Lake
Gillies Lake
Gillies Lake is a lake in the heart of Timmins, Ontario. It is served by a publicly accessible walking trail. A boardwalk offers wheelchair access avoiding a hill climb and Lakeshore Road. This small lake was named after Alex Gillies, a prominent figure in the history of the city. In 1915, the...
, Papakomeka Lake
Papakomeka Lake
Papakomeka Lake is located about 21 km south of the city of Timmins, Ontario, Canada. The majority of the lake is found in Timiskaming District but the northern part is found in Cochrane District. The lake is located about 10 km north northwest of McArthur Lake. It is 3.84 km in length and 0.8 km...
, McArthur Lake
McArthur Lake
McArthur Lake is located in Northern Ontario, about 40 km south of the city of Timmins. It is located about 10 km south southeast of Papakomeka Lake. The lake consists of 13 islands, three main peninsulas and three main bays. The lake lies in Timiskaming District. Over 20 camps and...
, Bigwater Lake and Hersey Lake. Some of the parks activities in summer include swimming, camping (day and overnight), paddling and fishing. In the winter the park offers cross-country skiing and snowshoe trails.
Communities
Timmins has a very large number of communities. They range from less than a hundred residents to the thousands.Postsecondary education
The main postsecondary institution in Timmins is Northern CollegeNorthern College
Northern College is a college of applied arts and technology in Northern Ontario. The College's catchment area extends across . More than 65 communities within Northeastern Ontario are served by four campuses located in Timmins , Kirkland Lake, Moosonee, and Haileybury. Annual enrolment is...
, a College of Applied Arts and Technology. The city also has satellite campuses of Collège Boréal
Collège Boréal
Collège Boréal is a francophone College of Applied Arts and Technology based and with its principal campus in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The college also has satellite campuses in Hearst, Kapuskasing, Timmins, Temiskaming Shores, Toronto and West Nipissing, as well as a network of access centres...
and Laurentian University
Laurentian University
Laurentian University , was incorporated on March 28, 1960, is a mid-sized bilingual university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada....
's Université de Hearst
Université de Hearst
Université de Hearst is a Canadian postsecondary institution with campuses in Hearst, Timmins and Kapuskasing, Ontario...
. Collège Boréal / Université de Hearst has a new campus between école secondaire catholique Thériault and Timmins High and Vocational School on Thériault Blvd.
School boards
Five school boards serve the City of Timmins.- District School Board Ontario North EastDistrict School Board Ontario North EastDistrict School Board Ontario North East, also known as DSBONE, is an English Public School Board serving Northeastern Ontario from Hearst to Temagami. The school board headquarters are located in Timmins, Ontario...
- Northeastern Catholic District School Board
- Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes-RivièresConseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes-RivièresLe Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes-Rivières is a French Catholic school board situated in northern Ontario. The easternmost region of the school board starts in Haileybury. The board covers much of the northern corridor of Highway 11 reaching as far north as Hearst...
- Conseil scolaire de district du Nord-Est de l'OntarioConseil scolaire de district du Nord-Est de l'OntarioThe Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est de l’Ontario manages the French-language schools in the north-east region of Ontario. The area in which this school board operates covers 46,714 km² of Ontario....
- Timmins Trinity Christian School Society
High schools
- O'Gorman High School
- École Publique RenaissanceÉcole Publique RenaissanceÉcole Publique Renaissance is a French-language public middle school and high school in Timmins, Ontario, Canada, for grades 7 to 12. It consists of two sections, École Publique Pavillon Renaissance, for grades 7&8, and École Secondaire Publique Renaissance, for grades 9 to 12...
- École Secondaire catholique ThériaultÉcole Secondaire catholique ThériaultÉcole secondaire catholique Thériault is a secondary school located in Timmins, Ontario. It is a francophone Catholic school administered by Conseil scolaire catholique du district des Grandes Rivières with some 1000 students. The school is named after Père Charles-Eugène Thériault, one of the...
- Timmins High and Vocational SchoolTimmins High and Vocational SchoolTimmins High and Vocational School is a public English-language high school in Timmins, Ontario. Timmins High and Vocational School includes Grades 9 - 12. It also features a special enriched academic stream; it is the only high school in the City of Timmins to offer Advanced Placement classes. The...
- Roland Michener Secondary SchoolRoland Michener Secondary SchoolRoland Michener Secondary School is an English and French Immersion public high school in South Porcupine, Ontario. It is a small school with an average enrollment of 350-500, and is part of the District School Board Ontario North East...
Media
In 1952, broadcast pioneer J. Conrad LavigneJ. Conrad Lavigne
J. Conrad Lavigne, CM, O.Ont was a pioneering Canadian media proprietor.Born in Chénéville, Quebec, Lavigne was raised in Cochrane, Ontario. He joined the Canadian Forces in 1942 and fought in World War II...
launched CFCL
CHYK-FM
CHYK-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at FM 104.1 in Timmins, Ontario. It broadcasts a francophone hot adult contemporary format for the city's Franco-Ontarian community. It is owned by Le5 Communications, and branded as Le Loup 104.1....
, the first French language radio station in Ontario.
Notable people from Timmins
- Alfred AhoAlfred AhoAlfred Vaino Aho is a Canadian computer scientist.-Career:Aho received a B.A.Sc. in Engineering Physics from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science from Princeton University...
, Award-winning computer scientist, member of US National Academies. Professor at Columbia University. - Charlie AngusCharlie AngusCharles Joseph Angus MP is a Canadian writer, broadcaster, musician, and politician. Angus entered electoral politics in 2004 as the successful New Democratic Party candidate in the Ontario riding of Timmins—James Bay. He was the NDP parliamentary critic for Canadian Heritage from 2004 to 2007,...
, musician and songwriter for the band Grievous AngelsGrievous AngelsGrievous Angels were a Canadian alternative country band, active from 1986 to 2004. The band's primary member was singer-songwriter Charlie Angus, who entered electoral politics in 2004 as the New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Timmins—James Bay....
, now serving as the New Democratic PartyNew Democratic PartyThe New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Timmins—James BayTimmins—James BayTimmins—James Bay is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 84,001.... - Michael BarnesMichael Barnes (Canadian author)Michael Barnes, CM is a Canadian writer who is an authority on the history and folklore of Northern Ontario....
, author - Paul BelliniPaul BelliniPaul Bellini is a Canadian comedy writer and television actor. Bellini is well-known figure in the Canadian television comedy industry due to his work on The Kids in the Hall and This Hour Has 22 Minutes. He has worked on several projects with Josh Levy and PJ DeBoy...
, comedy writer and television actor - Gilles BissonGilles BissonGilles Bisson is a Franco-Ontarian Canadian politician who has represented the northern riding of Timmins—James Bay in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1990...
, Ontario New Democratic PartyOntario New Democratic PartyThe Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
Member of Provincial Parliament for Timmins—James Bay - Michael BoisvertMichael BoisvertMichael "Monkey" Boisvert, born in Timmins, Ontario in 1973, is a Canadian actor and choreographer.Boisvert studied business at university, but left, before graduating, to become a model. He later turned to acting, moving to New York and then California to pursue work opportunities...
, actor notable movies are: Deadly Skies, Celeste in the city, Driven, Exit Wounds - Natalie BrownNatalie Brown (actress)Natalie Brown is a Canadian actress who grew up in Timmins, Ontario. Brown landed her first print campaign for Bonne Bell when she was sixteen and went on to become the Heinz Ketchup girl. She modeled for Noxema and Max Factor. She studied fine arts at York University in Toronto...
, actress currently appearing on SophieSophie (TV series)Sophie is a Canadian television sitcom starring Natalie Brown as Sophie Parker, an unmarried single mother and talent agent. The show is an English-language adaptation of Télévision de Radio-Canada's show Les Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin... - Dave CarrollDave CarrollDavid Francis "Dave" Carroll is a former footballer who spent 14 seasons at Wycombe Wanderers. An attacking midfielder, Carroll played more than 600 first-team games for Wycombe in all competitions, and scored exactly 100 goals...
and Don Carroll, country/pop/folk band Sons of MaxwellSons of MaxwellSons of Maxwell is a Canadian music duo who perform both traditional Celtic folk music and original compositions with a pop-folk sound. The duo consists of brothers Don and Dave Carroll, originally from Timmins, Ontario, now living in Halifax, Nova Scotia... - Carlo CattarelloCarlo CattarelloCarlo Cattarello Sr., CM was a corporal in the Canadian armed forces who served combat duty in the Second World War before playing and coaching minor league hockey. In 2001 he was honoured with membership in the Order of Canada, the highest civilian award in Canada, for his determination to bring...
, Award Winning Sports, Order of Canada, Queen's Jubilee Medal recipient - Brendan Colameco, NEVERESTNeverestNeverest is a Canadian pop-rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band was formed by Spyros “Spee” Chalkiotis and Mike Klose. Chalkiotis and Klose began working with producer Mike ‘MK’ Kiofos of Vic Park Productions...
(percussions) - Patrice Desbiens, poet and musician
- Derek EdwardsDerek EdwardsDerek Edwards is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor from Timmins, Ontario. He went to Timmins High and Vocational School.In 1995, he was the winner of the Vail National Comedy Invitational in Vail, Colorado. He is the only Canadian to date to have won this award. He won the 2004 Canadian...
, comedian - Maurice LaMarcheMaurice LaMarcheMaurice LaMarche is an Emmy Award winning Canadian-American voice actor and former stand up comedian. He is best known for his voicework in Futurama as Kif Kroker, as Egon Spengler in The Real Ghostbusters, Verminous Skumm and Duke Nukem in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Big Bob Pataki in Hey...
, comedian and voice-actor - J. Conrad LavigneJ. Conrad LavigneJ. Conrad Lavigne, CM, O.Ont was a pioneering Canadian media proprietor.Born in Chénéville, Quebec, Lavigne was raised in Cochrane, Ontario. He joined the Canadian Forces in 1942 and fought in World War II...
, broadcasting pioneer - Lights (born Valerie Poxleitner), vocalist, singer-songwriter
- Bruce McCaffrey, Progressive Conservative MPP
- Derek McGrathDerek McGrathDerek McGrath is a Canadian actor.He is known for his roles in Cheers as "Andy-Andy" Schroeder , Dr. Benjamin Jeffcoate in My Secret Identity, Crewman Chell in Star Trek: Voyager, and as Dr. Derek Hebert in Doc...
actor best known as the cherubic murderer "Andy-Andy" Schroeder on CheersCheersCheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC, and was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles...
, and Dr. Benjamin Marion Jeffcoate on My Secret IdentityMy Secret IdentityMy Secret Identity is a Canadian television series starring Jerry O'Connell and Derek McGrath. Originally broadcast from September 1, 1988 to May 1, 1991 on CTV in Canada, the series also aired in syndication in the United States.-Synopsis:... - Alan PopeAlan PopeAlan William Pope is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1990, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller.-Early years:Pope was raised in Northern Ontario, and...
, former Progressive Conservative MPP - Jim PrenticeJim PrenticeJames "Jim" Prentice, PC, QC is a Canadian lawyer, and politician. In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada...
, Conservative Party of CanadaConservative Party of CanadaThe Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
from CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces... - Myron ScholesMyron ScholesMyron Samuel Scholes is a Canadian-born American financial economist who is best known as one of the authors of the Black–Scholes equation. In 1997 he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for a method to determine the value of derivatives...
, Nobel Laureate economist. Prize awarded for discovering a new way to value derivatives. - Gordon ThiessenGordon ThiessenGordon G. Thiessen, OC was the sixth Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1994 to 2001, succeeding John Crow. He was succeeded by David A. Dodge....
, Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1994 to 2001 - Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of FleetRoy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of FleetRoy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet GBE was a Canadian newspaper proprietor and media entrepreneur.-Career:...
, newspaper magnate, started his empire in the 1930s with the Timmins Daily PressTimmins Daily PressThe Timmins Daily Press is a newspaper in Timmins, Ontario, which publishes six days a week. It is notable as the first paper bought by press baron Roy Thomson, who would eventually own more than 200 newspapers including The Times... - Lola Lemire TostevinLola Lemire TostevinLola Lemire Tostevin is a Canadian poet and novelist. Although not widely known among the general public, she is one of Canada's leading feminist writers, and a prominent figure in Canadian literary analysis....
, novelist and poet - Shania TwainShania TwainShania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
, musician - Bruce WatsonBruce Watson (guitarist)Bruce Watson is a Canadian-born Scottish guitarist, best known for being a founding member of the Scottish-based rock band Big Country....
, guitarist with Scottish rock band Big CountryBig CountryBig Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife in 1981. They were most popular in the early to mid-1980s, but they still release material for a cult following...
See also: List of mayors of Timmins, Ontario.
Notable athletes from Timmins
- Steve SullivanSteve SullivanSteve Sullivan is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League . He has also played for the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators....
, NHL player - Alex HenryAlex HenryAlex Henry is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Hamilton Bulldogs in the American Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, NHL player - Frank MahovlichFrank MahovlichFrancis William "The Big M" Mahovlich, CM is a Canadian Senator, and a retired NHL ice hockey player, nicknamed the "Big M." He played on six Stanley Cup-winning teams and is an inductee of the Hockey Hall of Fame.-Playing career:...
, NHL hockey player, Canadian Senator - Gus "Old Hardrock" MortsonGus MortsonJames Angus Gerald "Old Hardrock" Mortson is a former NHL defenceman.-Awards and achievements:*1947 Stanley Cup Championship *1948 Stanley Cup Championship...
, NHL hockey player - Pete Mahovlich, NHL hockey player
- Allan StanleyAllan StanleyAllan Herbert Stanley was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League, and the Western Hockey League version of the Vancouver Canucks.-Playing...
, NHL hockey player - Walter Tkaczuk, NHL hockey player
- Dale RolfeDale RolfeDale Roland Carl Rolfe is a former ice hockey defenceman. He spent his junior career with the Barrie Flyers through the 1956–57 and 1959–60 seasons...
, NHL hockey player - Eric "Doc" PrenticeEric PrenticeEric Dayton "Doc, Splendid Splinter" Prentice was a professional ice hockey left winger who played a total of 5 games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs...
, NHL hockey player - Dean PrenticeDean PrenticeDean Sutherland Prentice is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League for 22 seasons between 1952–53 and 1973–74...
, NHL hockey player - Eric VailEric VailEric "Freight Train" Vail is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played nine seasons in the National Hockey League, mostly with the Atlanta Flames/Calgary Flames organization, and then later in his last season he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings.Vail was drafted 21st overall...
, NHL hockey player, 1975 Calder Trophy winner - Hector MariniHector MariniHector Marini is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward.Marini started his National Hockey League career with the New York Islanders. He would also play with the New Jersey Devils. His career would last from 1979 to 1984. Marini would also play in the 1983 NHL All-Star Game...
, NHL hockey player - Dave PoulinDave PoulinDavid James Poulin is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals.-Playing career:...
, NHL hockey player - Kathy KreinerKathy KreinerKathy Kreiner-Phillips is a former Canadian alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. She won the giant slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria...
, gold medallist, giant slalom, XIIth Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck, Austria, 13 February 1976 - Laurie Kreiner, olympic athlete, XIIth Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck, Austria
- Jason Gervais, XXVII Summer Olympic Games, discus thrower
- Bob NevinBob NevinRobert Frank Nevin is a former professional ice hockey right wing who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1957–58 and 1975–76.-Career:...
, NHL hockey player - Murray CostelloMurray CostelloMurray Costello was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005 as a builder. He was president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association then Hockey Canada...
, Hockey Hall of Famer, president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association - Don LeverDon LeverDonald Richard "Cleaver" Lever is the head coach of the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League and a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1972–73 until 1986–87.-Playing career:Lever was drafted 3rd overall by the...
, NHL hockey player and coach - Pete BabandoPete BabandoPeter Joseph Babando born May 10, 1925 in Braeburn-Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania and raised in South Porcupine, Ontario) is a former National Hockey League player who skated for the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and New York Rangers. During six NHL seasons, Babando scored 86...
, NHL hockey player - Shean DonovanShean DonovanShean Donovan is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey Forward. A veteran of the National Hockey League, he played in 951 games spanning over seven clubs.-Playing career:...
, NHL hockey player - Les CostelloLes CostelloFr. Lester John Thomas Costello was a Canadian ice hockey player and Catholic priest.He was born in South Porcupine, Ontario, a neighbourhood of Timmins, and played hockey as a teenager, eventually joining Toronto's St. Michael's Majors in the 1940s, winning two Memorial Cups with the team in 1945...
, former NHL hockey player with the Toronto Maple LeafsToronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the golden era. Later became a Roman Catholic priest in Timmins while continuing to play hockey for the "Flying FathersFlying FathersThe Flying Fathers are a group of Canadian Roman Catholic priests who regularly tour North America as a hockey team, playing exhibition games against local teams to raise money for charities....
". - Art HodginsArt HodginsArthur "Art" Hodgins , also known as The Timmins Tiger and Husky Hodgins, was a Canadian ice hockey player who was born in Timmins, Ontario, Canada of Irish ancestry...
, Ice Hockey player, inducted in the British Ice Hockey hall of Fame - Bill BarilkoBill BarilkoWilliam "Bashin' Bill" Barilko was a Canadian ice hockey player who played his entire National Hockey League career for the Toronto Maple Leafs.- Personal life :Barilko was of Ukrainian descent and had a brother, Alex, and sister, Anne....
, National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
hockey player and Tragically HipThe Tragically HipThe Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as The Hip, is a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie , Paul Langlois , Rob Baker , Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay . Since their formation in 1983 they have released 12 studio albums, two live albums, and 46 singles...
song subject ("Fifty Mission Cap", from 1992's Fully CompletelyFully CompletelyFully Completely is the third full-length album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It reached #1 on the RPM Top 100 albums chart, their second album to do so. The album is listed at #5 on The Top 100 Canadian Albums by Bob Mersereau and #9 on The Top 102 Modern Rock Albums of All Time by...
) - Jim MairJim MairJames McKay Mair is a retired professional ice hockey player. He played in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, and Vancouver Canucks.-External links:...
, National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
hockey player - Paul HarrisonPaul Harrison (ice hockey)Paul Douglas Harrison is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft...
, National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
hockey player
Demographics
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 974 |
| 1921 | 3,843 |
| 1931 | 14,200 |
| 1941 | 28,544 |
| 1951 | 27,743 |
| 1961 | 29,270 |
| 1971 | 28,542 |
| 1981 | 46,114 |
| 1991 | 47,461 |
| 2001 | 43,686 |
| 2006 | 42,997 |
According to the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
:
- % Change (2001–2006): -1.6
- Dwellings: 18,642
- Density (persons per km².): 14.5
The 2006 census indicated that Timmins was 91.1% White, 7.7% Aboriginal, and 1.2% Visible Minorities. Some evidence suggests that after several years of decline, the city's population has begun to grow again, with an intercensal population estimate of 44,507 in 2008 and a rapid increase in new retail development projects in the city's west end.
Population trend:
- 2006: 42,997 (2001–2006 population change: -1.6 %)
- 2001: 43,686
- 1996: 47,499
- 1991: 47,461
Language
According to the 2006 census, 53% of the population listed EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as their first language
First language
A first language is the language a person has learned from birth or within the critical period, or that a person speaks the best and so is often the basis for sociolinguistic identity...
(Anglophone
English Canadian
An English Canadian is a Canadian of English ancestry; it is used primarily in contrast with French Canadian. Canada is an officially bilingual state, with English and French official language communities. Immigrant cultural groups ostensibly integrate into one or both of these communities, but...
) and 39% listed French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
(Francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
), 2% were listed as learning both at the same time and 6% have neither English nor French as their first language (Allophone
Allophone (disambiguation)
In phonetics an allophone is one of different ways that a single phoneme may be pronounced.Allophone may also refer to:* Allophone , a person whose native language is neither French nor English* 2002 album by the Addison Groove Project...
).
Religion
- 68.7% Catholic
- 20.2% ProtestantProtestantismProtestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
- 8.5% No religion
- 1.8% Other ChristianChristianityChristianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
- 0.8% Other Religions