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Timmins, with a population of 43,686 (2001), is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At 2,961.52 square kilometres, Timmins was Canada's largest municipality in land area until 1995, when the regional municipality of Wood Buffalo was created.

Archaeological and historical studies indicate that the first people to settle in the Timmins area were nomadic tribes dating back to 5,500 BC (Middle Shield Culture).

During the late 1600’s, explorers and fur traders established outposts in the region to capitalize on the fur trade. The Hudson’s Bay Company and the Northwest Company later developed several trading posts along major routes in the area.

In 1907, the region became a popular destination and home to dozens of prospectors eager to explore the areas around Porcupine Lake and the Frederick House River. In 1909, with the discovery of the Dome Mine, the Porcupine Gold Rush began and the area became known as an important mining camp (The Porcupine Camp).

The Town of Timmins was founded by Noah Timmins in 1912 after the Hollinger Gold Mine was discovered in the area (The Big Three, Dome, Hollinger and McIntyre). The mining of gold was the catalyst but during the 1960’s, base metals such as silver, zinc, copper, and nickel were discovered, breathing new life into the Timmins economy and remains the dominant industry in the area. Forestry is also important to the local economy, and Timmins is a regional government and commercial service centre for much of Northeastern Ontario.

The city continues to prosper, with well-established mining, forestry, tourism, and telecommunications industries leading the way into a new era of success. The combination of natural resources, a supportive municipal government, and a highly skilled workforce, ensures that Timmins maintains a favourable climate for investors.

Due to the large network of abandoned mining tunnels under the city, Timmins has had problems in recent years with sinkholes. This began to attract international attention in 2004, with a story on the topic airing on the American Fox News Channel. So far, the city has managed to avoid tragedy as nobody has died in a sinkhole incident.

The community is served by the Timmins Airport, which has scheduled service to Toronto and Sudbury, and acts as a mini hub for many small communities in the northeastern part of the province.

The city is going through a retail boom, as big box stores are being built in the city's west end. This includes a new Walmart, Home Depot and a new larger Canadian Tire. Also, several new small level strip malls have been or are being constructed, i.e. Shoppers Drug Mart.

Some of the main tourist attractions within the community include the Shania Twain Centre, Timmins Underground Gold Mine Tour, The Timmins Museum National Exhibition Centre, Cedar Meadows Wilderness Tours, Kamiskotia Snow Resort, Porcupine Ski Runners Cross-Country Trails and Chalet, Hollinger Golf Club, Spruce Needles Golf Club, the Sandy Falls Golf Club, Timmins Snowmobile Club and the McIntyre Community Building.

The city's longest-serving mayor is Vic Power.

The city's slogan is "The City with a Heart of Gold".

1 External links
2 Communities
3 Schools
- 3.1 Postsecondary education
- 3.2 High schools
4 Attractions
5 Media
6 Notable people from Timmins
7 Demographics
- 7.1 Religion

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[edit] Communities

[edit] Schools

[edit] Postsecondary education

The main postsecondary institution in Timmins is Northern College, a College of Applied Arts and Technology. The city also has satellite campuses of Collège Boréal and Laurentian University's Université de Hearst.

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[edit] Media

[edit] TV

Cable 3: Persona Inc. community channel
Channel 3: CITO-TV, CTV
Channel 6: CBLT-7, CBC (formerly CFCL)
Channel 7: CICA-7, TVOntario
Channel 9: CBLFT-3, SRC
Channel 11: CHCH-7, CH
Channel 13: CIII-13, Global

[edit] Radio

92.1 FM - CJQQ (Q92, active rock)
93.1 FM - CHMT (Moose FM, variety)
94.3 FM - CKTT (tourist information)
96.1 FM - CBCJ (CBC Radio One)
97.1 FM - CBON-25 (La Première Chaîne)
99.3 FM - CKGB (EZRock, adult contemporary)
101.5 FM - CHTI (tourist information)
102.3 FM - CHIM (Christian)
104.1 FM - CHYK (francophone hot adult contemporary)

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[edit] Notable people from Timmins

Shania Twain is the most internationally famous native of Timmins. Other notable figures from the city include:

Charlie Angus, musician and songwriter for the band Grievous Angels, now serving as the New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Timmins—James Bay
Bill Barilko, National Hockey League hockey player and Tragically Hip song subject ("Fifty Mission Cap", from 1992's Fully Completely)
Paul Bellini, comedy writer and television actor
Gilles Bisson, Ontario New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament for Timmins—James Bay
Dave Carroll and Don Carroll, country/pop/folk band Sons of Maxwell
Stompin' Tom Connors, musician and songwriter was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, but lived and worked in the mines in Timmins long enough to get his big break singing at the Maple Leaf Hotel there in the 1960s.
Les Costello, former NHL hockey player with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the golden era. Later became a Roman Catholic priest in Timmins while continuing to play hockey for the "Flying Fathers".
Patrice Desbiens, French poet and percussionist
Shean Donovan, NHL hockey player
Derek Edwards, Award Winning Comedian
Matt Humphreys,singer/songwriter
J. Conrad Lavigne, broadcasting pioneer
Jamie Lim, current president & CEO of the Ontario Forestry Industries Association; former Timmins mayor
Frank Mahovlich, former NHL hockey player and now Canadian Senator
Derek McGrath actor best known as the cherubic murderer "Andy-Andy" Schroeder on Cheers, and Dr. Benjamin Marion Jeffcoate on My Secret Identity
Alan Pope, former Progressive Conservative MPP
Jim Prentice, Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament from Calgary, Alberta
Jody Racicot, actor
Myron Scholes, award-winning economist
Steve Sullivan, NHL player
Alex Henry, NHL player
Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, newspaper magnate, started his empire in the 1930's with the Timmins Daily Press
Lola Lemire Tostevin, novelist and poet
John Monaghan Award Winning Environmentalist

Canadian author Michael Barnes has written of Timmins: Great Northern Ontario Mines, 2001, Great Northern Characters, 1995, Gold in Ontario, 1995, Timmins: The Porcupine Country, 1995, Fortunes in the Ground, 1993, Gold in the Porcupine, 1976.

[edit] Demographics

According to the Canada 2001 Census:

% Change (1996]-2001): -8.0
Dwellings: 18,806
Density (persons per km².): 14.8

[edit] Religion

68.7% Catholic
20.2% Protestant
1.8% other Christian
0.8% other religions
8.5% no religion

	North: Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part
West: Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part	Timmins	East: Black River-Matheson
	South: Timiskaming, Unorganized North West, Ontario