Contacts and Resources for Further Information

The Timmins Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information Centre
Address: 76 McIntyre Rd., Schumacher, ON
Phone: 705 360-1900
Email: tcocmgr@ntl.sympatico.ca

The City of Timmins
Address: 220 Algonquin Blvd. East
Phone: 705 264-1331
Website: www.city.timmins.on.ca

The Porcupine Health Unit
Timmins Healthy Heart
Contact: Helen Labine

The Timmins Naturalists
Contact: Mark Joron
Email: gofor @nt.net

The Mattagami Region Conservation Authority
Contact: Kees Pols
Address:220 Algonquin Blvd. East
Phone: 705 360-1382
Email:mrca@city.timmins.on.ca

The Wintergreen Fund for Conservation
Contact: Kees Pols
Address:220 Algonquin Blvd East
Phone: 705 360-1382
Email:mrca@city.timmins.on.ca

The Timmins Naturalists
Contact: Mark Joron
Email: gofor @nt.net

The Ministry of Natural Resources
Contact: Ben Legouffe
Address: Hwy 101 East,
South Porcupine, ON P0N 1H0
Phone: 705 235-1300

The Timmins Local Citizens Committee
Contact: Bill Russell
Email:russdee@ntl.sympatico.ca

The Timmins Cyclist Club
Contact: Lino Durante
Phone: 705 268-3902

Database Developer: Grant Tunnicliffe
Address: P.O. Box 1928, South Porcupine, ON
P0N 1H0
Phone: 705 235-8437
Email: grantt@vianet.on.ca

Resource Books

The following books are recommended sources for more information on the natural history of Timmins:

The Mattagami Region Conservation Authority through the Wintergreen Foundation sells an excellent booklet called the Natural History of the Timmins Area. It describes the plants and wildlife found in the vicinity of Timmins. Outdoor Adventure Maps of Timmins and the Gogama area are also available. Contact the Mattagami Regional Conservation Authority in Timmins (see address in left-hand column).

They also sell a print guide to the trails called A Guide to the Recreational Trails in the City of Timmins as well as free guides for specific walking trails.

An excellent publication was written by authors who work for Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources entitled Forest Plants of Northeastern Ontario. The publisher is Lone Star Publishing. It can be purchased in bookstores across Ontario. Try the Timmins Museum and National Exhibition bookstore.

A booklet called Field Guide for the Porcupine Demonstration Forest is available from the MNR in Timmins. It describes forestry practices in Timmins using the Gibson Lake Road and Ice Chest Lake Road as examples of how forestry can be done responsibly.