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The Timmins Daily Press is a newspaper in Timmins, Ontario, which publishes six days a week.It is notable as the first paper founded by press baron Roy Thomson in the 1930s, who would eventually own more than 200 newspapers including The Times (London).
Victor M. Power, 89, Canadian politician, mayor of Timmins, Ontario (1980–1988, 1991–2000, 2003–2006). [ 94 ] Patricio Ricketts , 99, Peruvian journalist and politician, minister of labor and social promotion (1983) and education (1983–1984).
Victor Michael Power CM (February 22, 1934 – February 3, 2024) was a Canadian politician and the longest-serving mayor of Timmins, Ontario.He served as mayor from 1980 to 1988, 1991 to 2000 and 2003 to 2006. [1]
Pamela Jayne Holopainen (born 1 August 1981) was a young Inuk woman who disappeared in Timmins, Ontario, in 2003. As of 2022, her whereabouts and the circumstances of her disappearance remain unknown.
Established radio station CFCH (1931), acquired Timmins Daily Press (1934), successful newspaper and other media entrepreneur. Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet , GBE (5 June 1894 – 4 August 1976) was a Canadian-born British newspaper proprietor who became one of the moguls of Fleet Street in London .
He represents the riding of Timmins as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. [1] He defeated Gilles Bisson who was first elected in 1990, taking the seat from the Ontario New Democratic Party for the first time in 32 years. [2] At the time of his election as MPP, Pirie had been Mayor of Timmins since 2018.
The station was launched in late 1933 by young Northern Ontario media entrepreneur Roy Thomson, who would later become the owner of The Times of London.Thomson acquired the Timmins Daily Press in 1934, and the newspaper and radio station shared a building and ownership for many years.
Prentice was born to a large, blue-collar family in South Porcupine, near Timmins, Ontario. The family then moved to Alberta in 1969. [ 6 ] He was the son of Wilma Lyle Marea (Mawhiney) and Eric Prentice , a professional hockey player who played five games in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1940s.