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Twain centre interim site for TM:NEC
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Posted By KEITH LACEY, THE DAILY PRESS The Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre is moving into the Shania Twain Centre/Timmins Gold Mine Tour facility in early 2009. After a long debate by city council Monday night, it was also decided that if a permanent arts heritage and museum is ever built...
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Council confirms McIntyre site for arts and heritage centre
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It wont be built for many years, but city council confirmed Monday when the Timmins Arts and Heritage Centre project becomes a reality, its new home will be on the property adjacent to the McIntyre Arena. With councillors Pat Bamford and John Curley again stating their opposition both believing the...
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Neat story on the Shania Twain Centre on Ctv, Timmins Tonight.
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there was a stor on ctv timmins this evening on how shania has shaped timmins, and timmins is on the map because of her, and it talks about all the hundreds of letters and gifts the centre recieves each and ever year. the story will re-air, on good morning canada, for those are in canada and recieve ctv. no...
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The Fight for Global Warming
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Global warming may be unpopular in some places, but in Timmins Ontario it's got quite a few fans. Best known as the hometown of Shania Twain, it is 700 km (430 miles) north of Toronto, so it gets pretty cold. Residents wouldn't mind a bit more heat. The chilly weather may be the reason why Timmins has beco...
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Artsy gift ideas on display
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Museum hosts 20th-annual arts, craft sale Posted By CHELSEY ROMAIN, THE DAILY PRESS For the public it was a chance to gather up some homemade Christmas gifts, for local artists it was a chance to display their work and hopefully make a few sales. The Timmins Museum once again acted as host for its 20th-...
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Happy Birthday, Tracy
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Hope Tracy from the STC has a great birthday!
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Twain Centre Halloween was just 'spooktacular'
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I would like to congratulate the staff and many volunteers who participated in the "spooktacular experience" at the Shania Twain Centre prior to Halloween. So successful was the event and so many people attended, the event was allowed to stay open two hours longer to accommodate the li...
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Book focuses on Timmins legend
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Proceeds of Larche biography to benefit TDH FoundationJohn Larche subject of biography by award-winning local writerPosted By CHELSEY ROMAIN THE DAILY PRESS John Larche's contribution to Timmins is legendary. His stories are many and it was only a matter of time before the rest of the world got to...
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Twain Centre hosts frighteningly fun event
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Posted By JESSICA YOUNG, THE DAILY PRESS Wait in line with a construction worker, body builder, cheerleader and a hippie. They are a diverse group of characters but only a small example of the many costumes that could be seen waiting in line at the Shania Twain Centre on Saturday afternoon. No longer t...
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Checking in with Steve Sullivan and Chris Chelios
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I've had a few readers ask me to update the condition of Steve Sullivan, so I will do just that. After all, Sullivan is a fellow northern Ontario native, so how can I not? (He's from a place called Timmins, which is also the hometown of country music star Shania Twain. "Canadian trivia for $500, Ale...
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Venters air met site strike beefs
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Every week I see both Timmins and OPP police fly by me -- often in Community Safety Zones -- with no lights on and definitely not doing the speed limit. Who polices the police? Aren't they supposed to set the example? * * * Ironic how a new box store has a big truck driving around to advertise its opening. Wh...
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Timmins is tricky for large concerts
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Posted By JOHN EMMS Before the Rock Report: It has been on the back burner for a few weeks now, but as I was about to send in this column, the lineup for Blues & Brews 3 Maximum Hot November Nite was finally confirmed late Tuesday. It may get cold outside but get on the dance floor Saturday, Nov. 15 when S...
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New Contest
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Posted by Ren on the STC board:
I think it's time for a new contest... I think Tracy and I will have to get together and chat about it.. it's been a while.
I actually threw an idea at her last week and she didn't cringe... so maybe things will start to fly.... who knows....
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Goldcorp reveals plans on how to bring the Hollinger back to life
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Company has identified more than four million ounces of gold There is enough leftover gold ore from the old Hollinger Gold Mine, to bring it back to life. Goldcorp Porcupine Gold Mines has revealed that it intends to create three new open pit mining operations at the old Hollinger Gold Mine property....
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Welcome" to Timmins?
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Posted By Alison Monette Having returned to live in Timmins after living away for 25 years, I decided to bring my out of town visitors to the Shania Twain Centre, Timmins' only tourist attraction. As soon as we entered the driveway to the Centre, we were greeted with danger signs, keep away signs, a war...
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'Eilleen' Twain got her start at country resort
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'Eilleen' Twain got her start at country resortPosted: August 19, 2008, 1:35 PM by Jeremy Barker HUNTSVILLE -- It's not often that three adjacent tables at a live music event include the following: a group of women wearing head scarves and drinking herbal tea; a teen celebrating his 19th birthday wi...
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Shania Twain Centre set for 12-hour rock concert
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Shania Twain Centre set for 12-hour rock concertPosted By JOHN EMMSBefore we dig into the great new rock album by Alejandro Escovedo: I can't say if Shania Twain will be wearing a Shaftmen T-shirt this weekend, but I can make one available, if she decides to drop into the Timmins Parties gig on Saturda...
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Timmins gets chance to strut its stuff
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City gets chance to strut its stuffThis is the weekend so many people have been looking forward to. Timmins plays host to a number of big events this weekend enabling its residents and visitors the chance to let their hair down for hours of great fun. One of the three events is the sixth-annual World Wid...
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Shania Twain fan issues challenge to community
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Shania Twain fan issues challenge to community My first visit to Timmins was August of 2003. I was aware of your community many years before that due to the publicity associated with Shania Twain. Until the Shania Twain Centre started sponsoring an annual fan convention, I never justified the expen...
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PRESSURE MOUNTING TO CLOSE SHANIA TWAIN CENTRE
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Pressure is mounting in Timmins from the public to have the "money losing" Shania Twain Centre closed down. Timmins town council has heard this before during deputations by the public at council meetings. Needless to say the longer Shania is absent the more it will grow. Lately there h...
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Shania fan convention
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Do any of you think Shania might go to this years fan convention. Reason i am thinking that she might because she is in Canada. I hope that she will be there for Christina. I will not be there because we wil be harvesting in aug.
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If we are going to put this together for a little over 2 months from now we really need to get our butts in gear..There are a ton of things that need to be put in place before we can even begin...If we are trying to do this just simply as an individual thing then no big deal but if we are trying to do this together...
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2008 STC Convention
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The 2008 Fan Con dates are up! They're August 7th - 11th. Anyone going?
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A Look Back
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One Year Ago - Shania Twain Centre staff announced a marked drop in visitors in 2006-2007, but the facility was still able to cover its $255,000 portion of costs due to increased renting of space over the year. Timmins Daily Press http://www.timminspress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=983032
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S.T.C. to begin concert series
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Starting this spring and into the summer the centre is running a series of concerts.. For anyone thinking is visiting the centre, tickets to the concerts are $15 per person(must be 19 yr)... Don't quite understand that unless booze is being offered. Not really household names but still some good tal...
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WOW... HIGH SPEED INTERNET COMING TO STC??
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If any of you wondered what life is like in Timmins this might help... The big excitment at town council is the fact that high speed internet might be offered at no charge to visitors at the STC. So... Bring your laptop if you plan on a visit... PS..I would suggest phoning ahead to confirm as something t...
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