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TIMMINS, ON – The Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) Subcommittee led by the Timmins Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) is pleased to present the Canadian Snowcross Racing Association (CSRA) with a check for $25,000 to support the Timmins Pro Snowcross 2022 Event taking place this weekend.
“The Mat Fund was implemented to support events that draw tourism to Timmins,” said Audrey Penner, chair of the TEDC board. “The Snowcross races promote Timmins as a winter destination for tourism and showcases our northern lifestyle to visitors,” Penner added.
The welcomed return of the Snowcross races is an encouraging step for tourism activities as pandemic restrictions relax. Over 100 racing teams with 4-5 people per team and spectators will fill the city with tourism dollars. “Our hotels and restaurants are anticipating the return of patrons, and the TEDC and MAT Subcommittee are pleased to support an event that will encourage tourism in the city,” said Penner.
Angela Vacchino the event’s coordinator for the Canadian Snowcross Racing Association is grateful that the MAT Fund exists to support tourism activities, saying “We’re thankful to the TEDC and the MAT Subcommittee for supporting the Snowcross event and encouraging tourism again,” said Vacchino. She thanks the City of Timmins, and all of the local businesses for their continued support along with new corporate sponsors such as Timmins Financial and JP Legault Group.
Some of Canada’s best pro racers will battle for the Triple Crown Title at the return of the Timmins Pro Snowcross. Gates open at 8am on March 12th and 13th with two full days of racing from all ages.
Tickets are sold at the event and kids enter for free on Saturday. Food and beverage and onsite washrooms will be available. Attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to support the local food bank.
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For more information, please contact Kelsey Luxton at kelsey.luxton@timmins.ca or (705) 360-2600 x7083.
About the TEDC
The TEDC is the city’s non-profit community economic development team. We facilitate and support economic and social activity that creates jobs, diversifies the economy and improves quality of life.
TIMMINS, ON – The Timmins Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) is launching an online community for nonprofits in Timmins. Moderated by the TEDC, the Facebook group will be open to nonprofit leaders and board members as a place to network, collaborate, and strengthen the local nonprofit community.
“This launch coincides with the start of the newly proclaimed Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week in Ontario, recognizing the vital role nonprofits play in our communities,” said Dr. Audrey Penner, Chair of the TEDC Board of Directors. Recently, the Ontario legislature unanimously passed Bill 9 proclaiming the third week in February each year as Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week, a week to recognize and honour the remarkable contributions of individuals and organizations working to transform the lives of people across the province. The inaugural week will take place from February 14-20, 2022.
“Beyond service delivery, nonprofits are integral to the social fabric of our community and contribute to a healthy and growing economy,” said Christy Marinig, Chief Executive Officer of the TEDC. “Nonprofits provide meaningful employment opportunities, mobilize volunteers, and leverage funding and donations in order to create real impact,” Marinig added.
According to Statistics Canada, there are 58,000 nonprofits and charities operating in communities across Ontario, employing 844,000 people, most of whom (77%) are women. Ontario’s nonprofit sector contributes 7.9% to the province’s GDP, accounting for $65.4 billion in economic impact. In Timmins there are over 150 nonprofits providing essential services across a variety of fields, including mental health and addictions, food security, sports and recreation, and childcare. The TEDC itself is a nonprofit organization.
The Timmins Nonprofit Community Facebook group will provide an opportunity for those working in the nonprofit sector in Timmins to ask questions, learn from each other, share important information, and discuss – and conquer – challenges that are facing those in the nonprofit sector. Those who are interested can request to join by searching “Timmins Nonprofit Community” on Facebook or clicking here.
The TEDC’s Community Economic Development team works with nonprofits, social enterprises, and other organizations to help build capacity, access funding, and achieve their mission. All services provided by the TEDC are free. For more information, contact the TEDC.
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For more information, please contact Kelsey Luxton at kelsey.luxton@timmins.ca or (705) 360-2656.
About the TEDC
The TEDC is the city’s non-profit community economic development team. We facilitate and support economic and social activity that creates jobs, diversifies the economy and improves quality of life.
The TEDC is pleased to announce that it has released funds to five organizations for events that will increase overnight tourist visit, enhance and develop tourist experiences.
To enhance Sports tourism four organizations were recipients of funds.
The 2022 Timmins Bowling Invitational will receive funds to $7500.00 to assist with their event being held in Timmins February 18/19/20 2022.This is the largest 5 pin bowling tournament in Ontario with approx… 125-150 entries. The event has been ongoing for 30 years and approached the Mat tax for assistance with the limited sponsorship due to COVID.
The Northern Ontario Darts Association (NODA) with the Connaught Community Mixed Darts League will receive $6450.00 for the 2022 NODA Provincial Championships to be held for the first time in Timmins April 14-17 2022. The event is attended by 100+ competitors to determine which 8 ladies and which 8 men will represent the province at the National Championship.
Avann Racing for the Timmins Pro Snowcross 2022 event will receive $25,000. The event will attract over 150 race teams with over 750 rooms in the city. The event takes place March 12/13 2022.
The Mushkegowuk Cup 2023 Committee will receive $27,000. Due to COVID restrictions the event will take place Feb 18/19/20 in 2023. The Indigenous Minor Hockey, which before COVID was in its 14 year, attracts approx. 60 teams with 900 players plus their families.
The TEDC was also pleased to award Canadian Trade EX $30,000 for the Canadian Mining Expo known as The Big Event, hosted annually in Timmins for over 15 years. With over 5600 registered delegates attending the event and over 320 exhibitors, the event has had to adjust its marketing campaign due to COVID cancelling the event for two years.
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Please note media is encouraged to attend.
There will be a check presentation on Thursday, February 10 at 12:30 at the Timmins Museum with a representative for the 2022 Timmins Bowling Invitational.
The check presentation will take place outside for COVID restrictions.
For more information, please contact Noella Rinaldo at noella.rinaldo@timmins.ca or (705)360-2656
About the TEDC
The TEDC is the city’s non-profit community economic development team. We facilitate and support economic and social activity that creates jobs, diversifies the economy and improves the quality of life.
A PDF version of this media release is available here.
TIMMINS, ON – There are countless reasons why Timmins, ON is a great place to live, learn, work and play, but we’ve highlighted the top 10 on our new website: MovetoTimmins.ca.
MovetoTimmins.ca aims to attract young professionals and families from the region and throughout the province. If you’re looking for work, look here! Right now, Timmins has opportunities in mining, forestry, retail, social services and administration, health and many other industries and sectors. A lower cost of living and more disposable income means getting ahead faster and enjoying yourself along the way. Housing costs are lower here than most cities in the province of Ontario which means your cost of living is reduced.
Our tagline “Time for Timmins”, to be shared in our upcoming marketing plan, signifies to our audience that living in Timmins gives you more time to spend with family and friends. We’re capitalizing on our plentiful recreational features including a downhill ski resort, several golf courses, a cross-country skiing facility, 55km of trails and multiple provincial parks and campgrounds within an hour of the city centre.
“It’s our aim that this website and the marketing plan will help to attract young professionals who are either struggling to tap into the housing market or advance in their careers,” said Dr. Audrey Penner, Chair of the TEDC Board of Directors.
“We have experienced an increase in newcomers settling in Timmins in recent years, and as a result of the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot, we’ve had great success in filling labour gaps,” said Christy Marinig, CEO at the TEDC. “Our effort to promote the city as a great location to find meaningful employment, tap into the housing marketing and establish a family has never been more timely,” she added.
The new site was launched in January 2022, and a forthcoming marketing plan will promote the city to neighbourhing communities and the province.
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For more information, please contact Madison Mizzau at madison.mizzau@timmins.ca or (705) 360-2600 x 7099.
About the TEDC
The TEDC is the city’s non-profit community economic development team. We facilitate and support economic and social activity that creates jobs, diversifies the economy and improves quality of life.
TIMMINS, ON – The second year of the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) in Timmins is complete. In 2021, the Timmins Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) received over 120 applications and issued 106 community recommendations to candidates. This is up from 2020, which saw over 60 applications and 41 community recommendations.
“This was our first full year of the Pilot and we saw more than double the applications and recommendations, which is just wonderful,” said Dr. Audrey Penner, Chair of the TEDC Board of Directors. “The word is out and employers and job-seekers alike are eager to use the Pilot to fill employment gaps within the city,” Dr. Penner added.
The recommendations issued to candidates span a variety of occupations and industry sectors. In 2021, 33% of candidates held occupations in social, community and government services and 29% in sales and service occupations, which mirrors the local job demand seen on JobsinTimmins.com. Since the launch of the Pilot at the end of April 2020, the majority of candidates have been employed in the health care and social assistance sector (37%), followed by the accommodation and food services sector (22%), and the retail trade sector (18%).
The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot is designed to spread the benefits of economic immigration to smaller communities by creating a path to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers who want to work and live in Timmins. The TEDC is assisting employers using the Pilot to address labour demands and fill positions that they have been struggling to fill with Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
“Being a small business, we don’t have a lot of time nor the expertise to navigate through arduous processes associated with typical immigration programs,” shared Sylvie McPhail, Operations Manager at SurveyTECH Instruments & Services, a Timmins-based industry leader in borehole instrumentation. “The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot program couldn’t be further from this. The RNIP process is simple, straightforward and light in terms of required time and documentation needed to participate,” said McPhail.
In the third year of the pilot, the TEDC has a total of 150 recommendations that can be issued in 2022. Employers interested in learning more or participating in the pilot can contact the TEDC.
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For more information, please contact Kelsey Luxton at kelsey.luxton@timmins.ca or (705) 360-2656.
About the TEDC
The TEDC is the city’s non-profit community economic development team. We facilitate and support economic and social activity that creates jobs, diversifies the economy and improves quality of life.
TIMMINS, ON – The Timmins Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Facebook page aimed at promoting film projects in Timmins. TEDC Film Projects, as the page is called, is dedicated to sharing news of upcoming film projects, location scouting, casting calls release dates and more.
The TEDC hopes that the Facebook page will help promote the needs of the film, television and commercial producers to residents who might be able to fill those needs.
“We’re currently location scouting for an empty barn or warehouse, and casting of two twin boys aged 10-14 for a shoot in February and March,” said Noella Rinaldo, Director of Community Economic Development at the TEDC.
The TEDC has previously helped attract film and television projects to Timmins including Two Lovers and a Bear, Pop Whiz, Couleurs du Nord, and numerous car commercials.
“Attracting film production to the north takes the whole community to embrace the industry,” according to Fred Gibbons, chair of the TEDC. “We hope that the residents of Timmins not only support but also participate in this and future productions,” he added.
The TEDC works with the entertainment industry to attract film, television and commercial production shoots to the city. The impact of these projects to a community can be considerable, including supporting local job opportunities, increased economic activity and investment, and contributions to local business associations.
The TEDC is asking residents to like the page and share it with their networks to help spread the word.
Visit the Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/tedcfilmprojects
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For more information, please contact Kelsey Luxton at kelsey.luxton@timmins.ca or (705) 360-2656.
About the TEDC
The TEDC is the city’s non-profit community economic development team. We facilitate and support economic and social activity that creates jobs, diversifies the economy and improves quality of life.
TIMMINS, ON – The Timmins Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) is pleased to announce the launch of our new website: TimminsEDC.com. Users can quickly and easily identify supports for their product or service based on the needs of their business. The home page links to the various organizations co-located with the TEDC.
The new site allows users to find business expertise for every stage of growth, with brief descriptions including “Start, expand or purchase a business,” “Set your business apart,” and “Bring your business to Timmins,” which correspond to the Business Enterprise Centre, Link North-Nord and Invest Timmins, respectively.
The new site streamlines our services and supports for businesses and clearly defines which operating vertical will best suit entrepreneurs, business owners and investors.
The new site highlights the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot project, which is designed to spread the benefits of economic immigration to smaller communities by creating a path to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers who want to work and live in Timmins.
Fred Gibbons, Chair of the TEDC Board said of the new site “It’s a resourceful tool for clients seeking support, but also highlights some of the projects the TEDC is working on to bolster quality of life and solve labour shortage issues among the workforce.”
Visitors to the site can also learn about the Municipal Accommodations Tax Fund, which aims to promote and grow the tourism industry in Timmins.
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For more information, please contact Kelsey Luxton at kelsey.luxton@timmins.ca or (705) 360-2656.
About the TEDC
The TEDC is the city’s non-profit community economic development team. We facilitate and support economic and social activity that creates jobs, diversifies the economy and improves quality of life.
TIMMINS, ON – The Timmins Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) is thrilled to announce the launch of their new Invest Timmins website, which is designed to be a dedicated repository of key resources and information sourced by investors and site selectors.
The new website is a powerful tool commonly used in economic development by communities and their economic development agencies to assist with business development and investment attraction initiatives. Invest Timmins helps modernize the TEDC’s activities and will help position and promote the community as a location of opportunity worth investing.
The user-friendly site allows visitors to learn why Timmins is an ideal location for investment; explore available residential, commercial and industrial real estate; source key data points (i.e. demographics) for Timmins and the region that outline economic climate; promote the benefits of living in Timmins; highlight the community’s available and skilled workforce; and directly contact a member of the TEDC team.
Fred Gibbons, chair of the Timmins Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) said, “The Invest Timmins website is a centralized location that houses critical information typically sought by key decision makers exploring investment opportunities in a community. This website will improve Timmins’ position, competitiveness and inclusion in site selection process, and will better equip the TEDC to rapidly respond to inquiries.”
Visit the Invest Timmins website at www.Investintimmins.com to see the opportunities that await!
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For more information, contact Jeremy Elomaa at Jeremy.Elomaa@timmins.ca or (705) 360-2600 ext. 7085.
About the TEDC
The TEDC is the city’s non-profit community economic development team. We facilitate and support economic and social activity that creates jobs, diversifies the economy and improves quality of life.
TIMMINS, ON – The Business Enterprise Centre is thrilled to announce the launch of their new website, which is designed to help users navigate services with ease, discover and register for upcoming events, book a consultation online, and more.
The Business Enterprise Centre provides access to numerous tools and resources to help entrepreneurs, SME’s (small-medium-sized enterprises) and startups launch, expand and grow.
The new website helps distinguish and modernize The Business Enterprise Centre’s online presence. The user-friendly site allows visitors to book free one-on-one consultations with staff, directly access tools and resources that assist in building successful businesses, and learn about upcoming workshops and programming like Starter Company Plus and Summer Company.
Fred Gibbons, chair of the Timmins Economic Development Corporation (TEDC), the hosting organization of the Business Enterprise Centre said, “The new website was created both out of necessity to create a strong and independent presence to distinguish their brand from the other organizations at the TEDC, and to better serve their clients; creating a centralized location to access tools and resources.”
Visit our new website at www.northeastbec.com and start your journey to entrepreneurial success.
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For more information, contact Kelsey Luxton at kelsey.luxton@timms.ca or (705) 360-2600 ext 7083.
About the Business Enterprise Centre
The Business Enterprise Centre is hosted by the Timmins Economic Development Corporation and funded by the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. The Business Enterprise Centre serves a region which extends along the Hwy 11 Corridor and includes communities from Hornepayne to Iroquois Falls as well as Timmins and the James Bay Coast.
Projects supported by the TEDC include:
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