Looking to take in a little local history and learn something new?

The Timmins Chamber of Commerce 2010 Industrial Summer Tours are the perfect way to spend an afternoon.

For the summer of 2010, the Timmins Chamber of Commerce has again partnered with Goldcorp Porcupine Gold Mines, who will allow the public to gain a unique glimpse into their Timmins operation. This free outing explores active mining areas, a reclaimed mine site and offers a look at past, present and future mining activities in the area.

This coming weekend promises to be fun-filled and action-packed. The South Porcupine SummerFest '10 starts Friday, July 16 and runs right through to Sunday evening, July 18.


This annual event is a favourite for the many residents and visitors looking for family fun. From scavenger hunts, Baking Competition, Pet Contest, to children activities and free inflatables. Summerfest ’10 has something for everyone.

The Downtown Timmins annual Summer Street Festival is scheduled to take place on Thursday July 8th to Saturday July 10th. Four city blocks will be closed to traffic and transformed into an outdoor shopping court complete with live entertainment, community information booths and children activities. On July 10th, horse drawn wagon rides will be available for a small fee. The ride departs from the corner of Third Ave. and Spruce St. South and travels behind the ONR bus depot and follows the old railway path to Lakeshore Road where it returns to the departure point. Rides will be available from 11am to 5pm.

Did you know "O Canada" was proclaimed Canada's national anthem on July 1, 1980, 100 years after it was first sung on June 24, 1880?

This Thursday, our great country celebrates its 143rd birthday and to celebrate Positively Timmins encourages residents of Timmins to participate in some of the traditional and new activities going on in our City.

On Saturday, June 26,2010, The Porcupine Handweavers and Spinners Guild (founded in 1976) will celebrate fiber week by having a OPEN HOUSE hosted by Dream Acres Alpaca Farm located at 5590 hwy 101 – ½ hr. drive towards Matheson. Please come and join us from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for some informative displays in the process in the making of fiber . We will take raw fiber from a sheared alpaca and show the process of Carding, Spinning and Weaving just like it was done by our forefathers.

The third annual Festival de la St-Jean is only days away and soon hundreds of individuals from near and far will assemble at the Mountjoy arena to celebrate 100 years of Francophone heritage in the city with the heart of gold.

In line with the City of Timmins’ centennial celebrations and to celebrate St-Jean-Baptiste Day, the Centre culturel La Ronde, in collaboration with the Caisse populaire de Timmins, are offering a fun-filled day of song, dance and activities for all ages on June 19th.

Many community events are taking shape for this summer, and many are being themed to support the City’s second anniversary celebration, 100 years of Mining Production. Also, many groups are organizing reunions that coincide with the City’s anniversary celebrations and many of these will attract thousands of visitors to our community.

On May 19, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., the City of Timmins will be celebrating the diversity of our community. This event is intended to commemorate the cultural diversity of our City while establishing connections with existing newcomers and celebrating their contributions to the community. The Diversity Day event is part of a two-fold awareness strategy that will build understanding about the role and objectives of the Timmins Local Immigration Partnerships and the socio-economic need for an enhanced settlement strategy to assist newcomers fully integrate into their new community.

Tickets for the Diversity Day networking and information session are free and can be obtained from the Timmins Economic Development Corporation. For more information, contact John Okonmah 360-2600 ext 7080 or john.okonmah@timmins.ca

Media partners such as the Timmins Daily Press have played an important role to ensure the success of the Positively Timmins initiative. Our vision was simple, and communicating the vision, very important. This would ensure that residents would be proud, knowledgeable, and engaged in our community.

Last week's thought focused on the contribution that media partners make regularly to our community. One such partner is CTV. Early this year, CTV aired five 1 minute vignettes that were produced by Positively Timmins in partnership with many local businesses.