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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 CanadaProgressive Conservative Party of Canada Founded July 1, 1867 (nation's founding) Dissolved December 7, 2003Merged with CA into the Conservative Party Colours Blue (usu. w/ Red detailing) The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian po leadership candidate Jim PrenticeJim Prentice is a lawyer from Calgary, Alberta, who was elected in 2004 as a Canadian Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party of Canada. Prentice first gained some level of prominence as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the spring 2002 by, and Raymond Yee , Ph.D. (b. 1967), technology architect of the Interactive University Project at UC Berkeley.
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| North: Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part | ||
| West: Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part |
Timmins | East: Black River-Matheson |
| South: Timiskaming, Unorganized North West, Ontario |