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After five weeks on the picket lines, a tentative agreement was announced Wednesday that would bring Ontario’s college support staff back to work. The deal, reached between the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), which represents more than 10,000 full-time college support workers, and the College Employer Council (CEC), follows a weekend of private talks […]

A loud, proud parade of striking workers filled downtown Timmins Wednesday morning – whistles blasting, chants ringing out, and passing drivers honking in support. More than 70 people from three unions – transit, postal and college support staff – marched together from Spruce Street to City Hall and back, calling for fair contracts and showing […]

Transit drivers and support staff in Timmins are preparing for a strike that could begin Saturday unless talks with the City of Timmins produce what they call “fair wages.” The union returns to the bargaining table Friday morning, and members say the rising cost of living has pushed them to the brink. “We’re paying rent, […]

Support workers at Collège Boréal and Northern College have been on the picket line since midnight Thursday, pressing for stronger job security as negotiations with employers stall. In Timmins and across campuses, classes are still running, but picket lines now stand outside Northern’s Second Avenue office and Collège Boréal’s Thériault Boulevard campus – a visible […]

Timmins weathers trade storm as gold and mining firms find opportunity When global trade tensions spike, Timmins’ business community feels the ripple – but local experts say the city is showing its resilience. The recent U.S.- Canada tariff dispute has pushed investors toward perceived safe havens, and gold has been one of the biggest beneficiaries. […]

Why the temporary foreign worker program is suddenly at the centre of Canada’s jobs debate When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called this week for the federal government to shut down the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), he framed it as a straightforward argument: Canadian youth are struggling to find work, and employers are hiring temporary […]

OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal government to shut down the temporary foreign worker program, arguing it’s partly responsible for the growing number of young Canadians out of work. Standing in Mississauga with Calgary MP Michelle Rempel Garner – his party’s immigration critic, who has recently been publicly naming companies […]

Librarian Melanie Lemieux had the crowd in stitches as she begged a mischievous puppet monkey – brought to life by Francine Denis, the library’s child & youth services librarian – to help her hunt for lost treasure in “Yo-Ho-Ho: A Pirate Tale,” a lively bilingual play and puppet show at the Timmins Public Library on […]

Cory Robin, the director of Downtown Timmins BIA, is on a mission to show everyone there’s nothing scary about our main streets. If you’ve been hesitating to visit downtown because of scary headlines about break-ins or shootings, give Cory a call—he’ll gladly walk you around himself. He’s overseen upgrades to lighting and security, and he’s […]

https://indocaot.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/WhatsApp-Video-2025-06-30-at-7.22.16-AM.mp4 On June 28, 2025, Timmins came alive in a vibrant display of faith, culture, and community spirit as hundreds gathered for the Annual Khalsa Day Parade hosted by the Gurdwara Sikh Sangat of Timmins. From the moment the program began at 9 AM with soul‑stirring kirtan in the Gurdwara foyer to the closing notes of […]