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When the Mine Goes Where Do We? As Timmins lost it's ability to sustain being an exclusively gold mining town and other types of mining supported the local economy, the cultural impact of gold mining lasted.
Sep 14, 2020 · Bachmann estimates that since the camp was first begun, 130 or 140 producing mines have come, gone, or been absorbed by bigger companies.
It is supported by industries related to lumbering, and to the mining of gold, zinc, copper, nickel, and silver. Timmins serves as a regional service and distribution centre. The city has a large Francophone community, with more than 50% of the residents bilingual in French and English. [5]
Feb 3, 2013 · Timmins was officially incorporated as a town on 1 January 1912. It took its name from Noah Timmins, a merchant from Mattawa, Ontario. Noah Timmins had made a fortune in the Cobalt silver rush before moving north and helping found the company town.
Sep 27, 2021 · Museum director-curator Karen Bachmann says beginning in 1912, there were boards of trade in Timmins, South Porcupine and Porcupine to give merchants and business owners a stake in how the communities developed. They ran parallel to municipal councils, dealing with similar or the same issues.
Jul 16, 2012 · While Timmins marks its 100th anniversary this year and celebrates its past, its future is being guided by current needs and challenges. In 2011, a strategic plan – Timmins 2020 – was conceived to provide long-term direction for the city's economic and community development.
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Apr 29, 2024 · We’re sticking with the topic of early houses in Timmins, this week in our local history feature. Arguably the most iconic are the red or green tarpaper houses built by the Hollinger Mine for its employees.
