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Timmins’s grade for hazard risk: an A

Wildfire is rare near Timmins: 0.3% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.008% a year. Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 1% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently by Mattagami Region Conservation Authority.

Winter nights bite in Timmins: January lows of −22.3°C, colder than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

Most of the snow comes in December, about 64 cm. Frost comes on 207 days a year, above both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 91 frost-free days, from 7 June to 7 September. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 24.4°C in Timmins.

Timmins has 12 French-language schools among its 27

On results, 20 of its 22 tested schools sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. English and French, public and Catholic boards all run schools here. Its elementary schools are small, 211 students on average, against 365 in Ontario. Counting a 3 km margin, Timmins has 21 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, for 6,290 students.

Timmins’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 170, runs above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 51.3 per 1,000 residents a year. Violent incidents came to 27 per 1,000 residents a year, above Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike.

Life expectancy around Timmins is 77.3 years, 4.2 less than for the typical Canadian town

Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 48%, below both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 16% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. What sets Timmins apart within its region is distance, and at 3.6 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical). Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Porcupine Health Unit, with Timmins one part of it.

Trips to work from Timmins are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 20 min on average

Driving is how 87% of commuters got to work at the census.

Expect November days around 1°C in Timmins, nights around −7°C

ECCC’s forecast for Timmins is on the Weather page, hour by hour. Expect around 51 cm of snow in November. Precipitation in November averages 69 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −22°C.

Each seat on Timmins’ council stands for 5,060 residents, more than in 83% of Ontario municipalities

Gaétan Malette (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Timmins.

Timmins public library lends 2.2 items per person served, fewer than 89% of Ontario’s town libraries

Timmins public library serves 41,145 people from 2 branches.

More of Timmins’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 15%

Visible minorities make up 4.4% of the population, lower than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%. 18% of residents are 65 or over.

Home ownership in Timmins, 67%, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Timmins metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 16% of households, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Rent took nearly a fifth of household income, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Dana-Jowsey Lakes Provincial Park begins where Timmins ends

Within 100 km there is no national park. The largest is Northern Claybelt Forest Complex Conservation Reserve: 68,128 ha, 1.9 km from the edge of town. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 7, above both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4).

Older housing stands out in Timmins: 36% predates 1961