Timmins: The Porcupine Country

by Michael Barnes

Travel back in time to Northern Ontario's mining heyday and the liveliest of the frontier towns, Timmins. This is the story of the few who became rich, the many who were sorely disappointed, and the many more who settled the area and built the vibrant northern community of Timmins-Porcupine.

Hardcover

First published September 1, 1991

About the author

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Michael Barnes received a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario in 1964 and an M.Ed. from the University of Toronto in 1971.Hon. Inspector OPP 1991. Presiding Officer Canadian Citizenship Ceremonies 1995.

He has been a teacher and school principal, a correspondent for the Globe and Mail, a CBC freelancer, newspaper columnist for Southam and Thomson and an author of books on Canadian resources, particularly mining, northern communities and police work, mostly involving the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

Some of his books on the mining industry include The Scholarly Prospector: Don McKinnon, Looking Back COBALT, Looking Back KIRKLAND LAKE, Great Northern Ontario Mines, Gold in Ontario, Great Northern Characters, Kirkland Lake on the Mile of Gold, Timmins: The Porcupine Country and Fortunes in the Ground. An early book for children was Monster from the Slimes.

He lives in Haliburton, Ontario.
More details of his work may be found in the Members pages of the Writers Union of Canada website.

Michael Barnes may be contacted at michaelbarnes53@hotmail.com.