Elena De Luigi
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Côté Gold shares good news with business audience
Construction on new open pit mine set to begin this year → Read More
$16.3K raised for Lydia's fight
Tyler Allard accepts a cheque for $16,300 from members of the Timmins Hard Rock chapter of Warriors Kanata Monday afternoon outside J&B Cycle and Marine. The motorcycle club raised the money by riding their motorcycles this past weekend in honour of Allard’s daughter Lydia, 5, who is fighting against a rare muscular disorder called nemaline […] → Read More
Const. Rick achieved superhero status with youngsters
Lemieux takes on new role as Police Foundations coordinator at Northern College → Read More
Fewer collisions in 2020 attributed to pandemic
Intersections where collisions occurred could fluctuate → Read More
City has several options to fill vacant seat on council
Report expected at next meeting for councillors to consider → Read More
Small forest fire near Timmins 'being held'
A 1.5-hectare forest fire burning near Timmins is ‘being held.’ This is the third blaze to spark up this week. This one began burning early Wednesday evening just before 5:30 p.m. and is located west of Timmins near Dana-Jowsey Lakes Provincial Park. The province’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is alerting northerners to watch out for “a haze and the smell of smoke” over the next… → Read More
Timmins gets $3.1 million in COVID relief
Funding to pay for critical public services and transit needs → Read More
Ontario’s autism program offers ‘no relief’ to angered parents
Parents of children with autism are angry at the Doug Ford government for not bringing back previously slashed therapy programs for their children. That’s what Member of Provincial Parliament Gilles Bisson (NDP – Timmins) told The Daily Press in a phone call Friday afternoon. “This has angered parents. This is not relief,” he explained. “They’re not even upset they’re just angered because it was… → Read More
Timmins students returning to in-person classes
Mandatory masks for students in Grades 4 to 12 and all staff → Read More
Timmins snags a slice of province's bailout package
Each community will receive a different amount based on need → Read More
DSBONE rolls out revised school year calendar
English public school students in Timmins will be returning to some form of learning Sept. 3. Whether it will be conventional, adapted or distance learning is still to be decided by the province. The announcement is expected to be made Aug. 4. In a special board meeting held Tuesday, District School Board Ontario North East approved a modified calendar for the upcoming year. According to a… → Read More
DSBONE tables re-entry plans for students
Timmins’ English public school board has tabled a draft of its re-entry plans for the upcoming school year. At a special board meeting held Tuesday, District School Board Ontario North East discussed the plan, which includes three forms of learning: conventional, adapted and distance. Director of education Lesleigh Dye spoke to the board about the three ways of learning, noting the conventional… → Read More
Widow searching for answers in husband's sudden death
Husband was the victim of a fatal motor vehicle collision → Read More
Dam trespassers putting themselves at risk, OPG warns
"Extremely dangerous as our stations are remotely controlled, and they could start and stop at any time" → Read More
Farm to Fork program returns
Market dollars can be used from now until the end of the season at both farmers' markets → Read More
Project Love set to reopen in August
Project Love has announced it is reopening its doors for take-out beginning next month. In a Facebook notice posted Wednesday, Lynda Geddes, chairperson and secretary for the project, wrote that Monday, Aug. 3 would be their opening day. “After taking stock of our volunteer strength and financial resources, the decision was unanimous at (a) meeting of the operations committee to get back to our… → Read More
PHU mandatory mask policy rolls out
Masks and face coverings are now (effective Thursday) mandatory for residents to wear in all indoor public spaces. The Porcupine Health Unit made the announcement last week, saying businesses in the area will require all members of the public and employees who enter or remain in an enclosed public space of the business or organization to wear a mask or face covering that goes over their mouth,… → Read More
NPI's train service report derailed as 'flawed and counterproductive'
Critics say province was ‘never sincere’ in vow to reinstate rail service → Read More
Summer Concert Series 'adapting to the current world'
The livestreams will begin at 7 p.m. and will go up every weekday between Aug. 3 to 28 → Read More
Incoming executive says TADH has 'important role to play'
Timmins and District Hospital’s incoming president and chief executive officer wants the hospital to focus on improved outcomes and health status. Kathleen Fyfe, who is replacing the hospital’s current executive Blaise MacNeil, told The Daily Press COVID-19 is a “great example” of how the actions people take can influence the outcomes. “I think it starts individually. We all have a role to play… → Read More