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"Last week, we had the highest number of high-risk contacts on average compared to other health units" Author of the article: Ron Grech Publishing date: Apr 20, 2021  •  6 days ago  •  2 minute read  •  Article content If there wasn’t already a province-wide stay-at-home order, Porcupine Health Unit district would likely be in Grey lockdown status due to the recent surge in local cases combined with the number of high-risk contacts associated with each case, according to Dr....

Article content Presently, there are eight health unit districts in Ontario that are under less-restrictive COVID-19 response measures than the Porcupine Health Unit area. Yet, all eight currently have more active cases than PHU. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. PHU in Orange despite fewer active cases Back to video Seven of the eight also surpass PHU in total number of cases over the past year. The lone exception is Algoma District which as of Fri...

Article content The Ontario government’s decision to close 26 youth custody centres as a cost-saving measure could result in a significant expense to the Timmins Police Service. The two youth detention centres nearest to Timmins — the MeeQuam Youth Residence in Cochrane and the Pinegar Youth Centre in Kirkland Lake — are among those slated for closure as of April 30th. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Provinces cost-saving measure could prove ...

Presentation for International Womens Day hosted by Timmins Chamber

Presentation for International Womens Day hosted by Timmins Chamber

Article content Man charged with drugs, weapons offenses A Timmins man has been charged with a number of weapons and drug possession offences stemming from an incident that occurred during Saturday afternoon in the downtown core of Timmins. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. BRIEFS: Drugs and weapons offenses; Woman charged with assault; 3 arrested on warrants Back to video While completing patrols of an assigned patrol zone, a Timmins Police Servic...

Article content While the Porcupine Health Unit is still waiting for final test results on two suspected “variant” cases of COVID-19, there is a degree of certainty both of these will turn out to be positive cases. “We do expect these to be positive because they are related to a variant of concern outbreak in another community,” Dr. Lianne Catton, medical officer of health for the Porcupine Health Unit. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. The su...

Article content A three-year pilot project aimed at bringing skilled immigrants to Timmins to help fill labour shortages hit a bump in the road during its first year of implementation. In 2019, Timmins was selected as one of 11 communities from across Canada to participate in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). The pilot is designed to spread the benefits of economic immigration to smaller communities by creating a path to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers who want to...

Article content The idea of ending chronic homelessness in Timmins by 2025 may seem like a pipe dream. Brian Marks, chief administrative officer of the Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board, doesn’t think so. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Collaborative effort key to ending homelessness: Marks Back to video Marks, who was speaking to a business audience about the Economics of Homelessness during an online event hosted by the Ti...