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A three-year pilot project aimed at bringing skilled immigrants to Timmins to help fill labour shortages hit a bump in the road during its first year of implementation.
In 2019, Timmins was selected as one of 11 communities from across Canada to participate in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). The pilot is designed to spread the benefits of economic immigration to smaller communities by creating a path to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers who want to work and live in Timmins.
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The idea of ending chronic homelessness in Timmins by 2025 may seem like a pipe dream.
Brian Marks, chief administrative officer of the Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board, doesn’t think so.
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Marks, who was speaking to a business audience about the Economics of Homelessness during an online event hosted by the Timmins Chamber Wednesday night, said ending homelessness in Timmins is an achievable goal.
But it can’t be accomplished through the efforts of one organization working alone.