Fire broke out in the Attic nightclub in downtown Timmins over the noon hour today. Firefighters from Timmins, Schumacher and Mountjoy responded quickly and were able to control the fire. The Attic is located in the old Victory Theatre building on Cedar Street.
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The City of Timmins pled guilty to 11 of 22 Ministry of Environment charges today, according to Mayor Tom Laughren.
The remaining 11 charges were dropped and the city was charged $84,000 for the guilty plea.
Laughren said the infractions occurred between 2003 and October 2006, with eight of the 11 charges being at the McDonald Lake and Shaw Wells sites, which are now closed.
Laughren also noted that the charges revolve around equipment malfunction and technical requirements.
“There’s nothing wrong with the quality of water in Timmins,” said Laughren.
The cost of the infractions will come out of the water account. Laughren does not know if or how the charges could affect the water rates.
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The fire knowns at Timmins No. 3 is still being fought and is up to 58 hectares in size. The status of this fire is not as urgent as first considered Wednesday, but it is still a serious fire. It resulted in the closure of Highway 67 for several hours.
The other big fire near Timmins is called Sudbury No. 46, south of the city. It too continues to burn but not as seriously as on Wednesday. It is approaching 1,000 hectares in size. Highway 144 was closed for a time between Timmins and Sudbury, but that highway is now open.
Highway 67 is closed and scores of cottages and campers in the area of Barbers Bay and Kettle Lakes Provincial Park have been evacuated as the result of a forest fire in the east end of Timmins. The initial call went out shortly after 2 p.m. today with response from municipal firefighters and Ministry of Natural Resources water bombers. It is expected the fire will be under control within the next 24 hours.
A Timmins man is facing drug possession and drug trafficking charges after Ontario Provincial Police pulled a vehicle over for an alleged traffic violation on Highway 101, in the city early Tuesday morning.
Police say they searched the vehicle and found a stash of 8 pounds of marijuana and more than $15 thousand in cash.
Police say 23 year-old David Serge Daigle is charged with trafficking in a controlled substance and possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Daigle was initially held in custody for a bail hearing and then released. He is due to appear in court again on May 29 to face the charges.
Traffic was diverted for awhile on Algonquin Boulevard this weekend at work crews filled some old mining stopes below the roadway. It seems the sand backfill in the old mine workings is subsiding. Over the weekend, a fleet of concrete trucks poured "several thousand tons" of a sand & water backfill mixture into the stopes to ensure there are no unnecessary cave-ins. PJV spokesman David Bucar says the backfill is part of an ongoing program to ensure the safety and stability of old underground workings below the streets of Timmins.For more community news about Timmins and area be sure to check your latest copy of the Timmins Times.
Emergency services in Timmins joined forces today to work on a search-and-rescue exercise in the city over the next few days. The exact location of the similated event is a secret for now, but it didn't stop Canadian Forces personnel from training. Several SAR Tech rescue jumpers parachuted over the airport from a Lockheed C130 aircraft. The 424 (Tiger) Squadron has set up shop at the Timmins airport and will be coordinating their rescue efforts from there.For more community news about Timmins and area be sure to check your latest copy of the Timmins Times.
The newest OPP cruiser is in town already. On Friday, the Ontario Provincial Police will be unveiling it's newest cruiser with the new / old black and white paint scheme that was so familiar to Ontario motorists 25 years ago. We snapped this photo of the cruiser when it stopped at the lights by Highway 655 and Algonquin Boulevard in Timmins this afternoon.
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