Timmins is a community with four distinct seasons, each creates a natural playground for our residents.
The area is not prone to significant weather occurrences that are disruptive. There are fewer thunderstorms in our city than most other Canadian cities. Most thunderstorms we experience are fairly weak and short-lived, meaning less possibility of power outages.
Fortunately, because of our location and colder climate we do not experience damaging ice storms, which are very costly to businesses and residents. Timmins does receive one of the highest snowfall averages of any Canadian city, creating a winter playground for residents, but we do not experience lake-effect snowfalls that close roads and cause transportation problems. Our City is well equipped with snow removal equipment.
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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. 
