Timmins, Ontario Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Timmins, with a population of 43,686 (2001), is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At 2,961.52 square kilometres, Timmins was Canada's largest city in land area until 2001, when the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario was created.The city was founded in 1912 after three gold mines were discovered in the area. Mining, of gold and other metals such as silver, zinc, copper, and nickel, is the dominant industry in the area. Forestry is also important to the local economy, and Timmins is a regional government and commercial service centre for much of Northeastern Ontario.
Timmins natives include country singer Shania Twain (b. 1965), former NHL hockey player and now Canadian Senator Frank Mahovlich, NHL player Steve Sullivan, award-winning economist Myron Scholes, hockey player (and The Tragically Hip song subject) Bill Barilko, lawyer and 2003 Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidate Jim Prentice, and Raymond Yee, Ph.D. (b. 1967), technology architect of the Interactive University Project at UC Berkeley.
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
Communities
- Dome
- Gold Centre
- Hoyle
- Porcupine
- Schumacher
- South Porcupine
- Timmins
| North: Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part | |||||
| West: Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part |
Timmins | East: Black River-Matheson | |||
| South: Timiskaming, Unorganized North West, Ontario |
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