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The Sunday Seven: TimminsToday's top stories of the week

A proposed treatment centre was back in the news, and local municipalities continue to lobby for the province to take back a highway
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Ward 1 Coun. Rock Whissell at the Sept. 17 council meeting during a discussion on the Timmins Wellness Centre of Excellence.

Life is busy and you may miss some of the action happening in and around the city. 

Here's a look at what people are talking about around town this week.

There will be nobody ... monitoring the land': Grand chief urges Ontario to meet

Mushkegowuk Council is calling on the province to come to the table and talk about their conservation efforts before it's too late. Read the full story here.

'No good news': Timmins road could turn to gravel without provincial help

Local municipalities continue to lobby the province to help maintain a highway downloaded in the late '90s. Read the full story here.

Mines dig up $750K to keep Kirkland Lake museum open

A newly formed not-for-profit has secured $750,000 in funding to help save a museum located inside a historic château of a legendary eccentric prospector. Read the full story here.

Timmins council wants more after 'botched' roll out of treatment centre plans

Council wants clear explanation from project partners on plans for mental health and addiction service hub. Read the full story here.

Busy Algonquin intersection saw most number of crashes in Timmins last year

Timmins Police has released its 2023 annual report, read all about it here.

Trucker hauling 36,000 kilograms of toxic chemical charged with impaired

Local police and ministry staff staged a five-day enforcement blitz that captured transport trucks travelling "dangerously close" on area roads and multiple impaired drivers. Read the full story here.

Help fill new South Porcupine rock garden with uplifting messages

Quilts for Survivors is getting creative to spruce up its new space. Read the full story here.

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