Just in time for the holidays, and with the city’s centennial just weeks away, the Timmins Chamber of Commerce has officially released a new ornament celebrating Timmins’ 100th anniversary.
Cast in pewter, this festive version of the Timmins centennial logo is a unique, timely holiday reminder of the community’s many years of memories and strength.
“This is an incredibly important year for Timmins and anyone who’s ever called it home,” said Timmins Mayor Tom Laughren. “It’s the ideal time to look back on our rich century of history, and to focus on how the community can make the next 100 years as remarkable as the first.”
The New Year will mark an important point in Timmins’ history, rounding out four years of centennial celebrations. It began in 2009, which marked a century since the discovery of gold in the Porcupine camp. The celebration continued in 2010 with the anniversary of production from the Hollinger, McIntyre and Dome mines, and the incorporation of the townships of Whitney and Tisdale. By 2011, a century had passed since the Great Porcupine Fire. With the arrival of 2012, the City of Timmins will have hit its 100-year anniversary, with celebrations due to take place throughout the year, including a week-long series of official events in August.
Available at the Timmins Chamber of Commerce and the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre, this special centennial ornament sells for $12.95 plus HST. Ornaments issued over the previous nine years, which also include depictions of the McIntyre Arena and the Saint Anthony of Padua Cathedral, are available for $10.95 plus HST.
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For more information contact:
Nick Stewart
Policy and Communications Director
Timmins Chamber of Commerce
pcdirector@timminschamber.on.ca | (705) 360-1900
About the Timmins Chamber of Commerce
With over 840 members, the Timmins Chamber of Commerce is the largest accredited chamber of commerce with distinction in northeastern Ontario. As the “Voice of Business in Timmins” since 1949, our advocacy and policy initiatives focus on ensuring a positive business climate in the City of Timmins.
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Our municipality owes its existence to the initiative and efforts of prospectors by the names of Harry Preston, Sandy McIntyre and Benny Hollinger, who in the early 1900′s discovered gold. Financiers Noah and Henry Timmins were responsible for the development of the Hollinger Mine and, thus, the name Timmins came to the forefront and has been our proud designation ever since. 
