MUNICIPAL MINUTE WINTER PARKING BAN COMING SOON This seasonal newsletter is Please be reminded that the winter parking ban is in produced by the City of effect from November 1 to April 30. Any vehicle parked Timmins’ Communications on the street between the hours of 11:30 pm and 7:30 am will be subject to a $50 fine and the vehicle may be Department for the benefit towed at the expense of the owner (unless you are in of the public. Our goal is to an areas exempt from the winter parking ban, in which produce a quarterly case, signs would be posted stating such). bulletin, providing our Additionally, during winter months, Public Works residents with information regularly performs snow removal and it is important that you ensure your vehicle is not on the street when we feel is relevant and of winter road maintenance signs are posted. Any vehicle interest based on the found interfering with snow removal will be subject to a current season. $50 fine and the vehicle may be towed at the expense of the owner. We hope you will find value in reading this newsletter IMPORTANT: Please do not expect a knock at your and learn more about our door to advise of winter road maintenance. The signs posted will be considered sufficient notice. operations and our valued Look for signs posted on your street to ensure employees, who work hard parking has not been restricted in your area. Fines to provide you with city and towing are costly and avoidable. services. If there are municipal LAMARCHE HONOURED matters you would like to learn more about, we FOR LIFETIME encourage you to contact us with any questions, ACHIEVEMENT comments and suggestions. Tourism Timmins’ own Guy Lamarche will be honoured on October 29 during Heather Duhn the 2019 Ontario Tourism Summit. [email protected] The Tourism Industry of Ontario (TIAO) announced that Lamarche and Ian Should you have questions McMillan (international marketing or concerns regarding your specialist for Destination Northern services, we encourage Ontario) will be recipients of the 2019 Tourism Industry Award of Excellence’s you to contact Service Lifetime Achievement Award. Timmins, and one of our According to the TIAO, Lamarche’s Customer Service strategic marketing plan and programs Representatives will be have not only led to an increased happy to help you. ridership on Northlander, Little Bear and Polar Bear Express, but his success with Online: service.timmins.ca the Kayak Festival in Timmins has set a goal for others to use in the development Email: of similar events around the region. [email protected] In his current role as Manager of Phone: 705-264-1331. Tourism and Events, he has promoted the City of Timmins as a must-see After-hours emergencies: outdoor adventure destination, causing 705-264-1201 four new national brand hotels to open their locations in the city. MUNICIPAL MINUTE Keeping your Head Above the Waters Timmins’ own Collections and Distribution While educating others at the seminar Supervisor, Noel Belair, recently travelled about our challenges, Noel also brought south to the Ontario Water Works forth solutions in hopes of helping other Association’s Fall Distribution Seminar to communities who might be facing the same challenges. discuss ‘Keeping your Head Above the Waters’ when facing system challenges He highlighted the corporate commitment presented in Northern Ontario. of the City of Timmins to plan and prepare by undertaking a review of the Water Noel, who has been with the City of Master Plan and making a big investment Timmins for 30 years, is familiar with the into asset condition assessments. He also challenges presented by aging spoke to the investigation and use of new infrastructure, limited resources, technologies, such as trenchless challenging weather conditions, and technologies and watermain relining, and geographic locations – but it is impossible of course, the importance of working with to dampen this man’s spirit. other municipalities. The more pressing priority repairs to the McIntyre Headframe have been completed—all loose metal cladding on the facility has been securely fastened. A draft funding application has been completed and we hope to receive funding approval for this important project. Installation of geotextile and fill over the Hollinger Park site has been completed; main drainage infrastructure (piping and catch basins) is done; all light standard bases are in place (around the skating path and parking lot); installation of all electrical conduits have been completed; the installation of the skating loop is complete; work on the central plaza (sundial/headframe) is well underway; and topsoil and paving stones have been delivered to the site. Paving of the main parking area is slated for the last week of October. The contractor’s portion of the Hollinger Grandstands Project is near complete. The only remaining item is to reinstall protective fencing in front of the structure. The City will be replacing the exterior boards on the rear of the grandstands. .