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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).
Timmins (/ ˈ t ɪ m ɪ n s / TIM-ins) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River.The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 at the 2021 Canadian census and an estimated population of 44,819 in 2023.
40,000 watts. HAAT. 162 meters (531 ft) Links. Website. kisstimmins.com. CKGB-FM (99.3 MHz) is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format in Timmins, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand KiSS 99.3 and is owned by Rogers Radio, a division of Rogers Sports & Media.
Known for. 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. [2]
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] Between 1991 and 2006, he worked to diversify the city's economy beyond mining, erased its debenture and highlighted its connection ...
Area code. 705. Website. www.kapuskasing.ca. Kapuskasing (/ ˌkæpəsˈkeɪsɪŋ / KAP-əss-KAY-sing) is a town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada, approximately 92 kilometres (57 mi) east of Hearst and 130 kilometres (81 mi) northwest of Timmins.
Timmins was born Noé-Antoine, in Mattawa, Ontario, to Henriette Miner (1830 - 1894) and Noël Timmins (1828 - 1887), a merchant who had emigrated from England with his parents, Joseph Timmins (1795 - 1835) and Marguerite Hirschbeck (aka Aspeck, died 1805), the latter being of German and French descent — her mother, Louise-Amable Morin, was a direct descendant of 17th-century settlers Noël ...
Ontario Mine Rescue was born out of the tragedy of the Hollinger Mine fire that claimed the lives of 39 miners in Timmins in 1928. Neither the mine, the town or even the province had the expertise or the resources to respond to save their lives or adequately fight the fire. Mine rescue teams from Pittsburgh had to be called in to extinguish the ...