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Timmins, with a population of 43,686 (2001), is a City in northeastern Ontario , Canada on the Mattagami River . At 2,961.52 square kilometres, Timmins was Canada's Largest City In Land Area until 2001, when the city of Greater Sudbury was created. 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 . Due to the large network of abandoned mining tunnels under the city, Timmins has had problems in recent years with Sinkhole s. This began to attract international attention in 2004, with a story on the topic airing on the American Fox News Channel . So far, the city has managed to avoid tragedy as nobody has died in a sinkhole incident. The community is served by the Timmins Airport , which has scheduled service to Toronto and Sudbury , and acts as a mini hub for many small communities in the north-central part of the province. The city's current mayor is Vic Power . The city's slogan is "the city with a heart of gold". COMMUNITIES SCHOOLS Postsecondary education The main postsecondary institution in Timmins is Northern College , a College Of Applied Arts And Technology . The city also has satellite campuses of Collège Boréal and Laurentian University 's Université De Hearst . High schools
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The city's main daily newspaper is the '' Timmins Daily Press '', owned by Osprey Media . NOTABLE PEOPLE FROM TIMMINS Shania Twain is the most internationally famous native of Timmins. Other notable figures from the city include:
''See also'': List Of Mayors Of Timmins, Ontario . DEMOGRAPHICS According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
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