**TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE NEWS RELEASE**

The Timmins Police Service is aware that a local group is organizing a demonstration set to take place today that may affect regular traffic flows in the downtown core area of Timmins.

The organizers of this demonstration indicate that they intend on forming into an organized group in the area of the Participark in Timmins at 12:00 noon today.

The size of the group in terms of the number of attendees has yet to be confirmed, but the group is going to march from the Participark and proceed in an orderly fashion eastbound on Algonquin Blvd with City Hall being their intended destination.

Once the group has reached City Hall, a set of speeches will be made and the group is expected to disperse afterward in a peaceful manner.

The Timmins Police is collaborating with the organizers so that the safety of the attendees is enhanced and so that traffic flows in the affected area are mitigated.

Depending on the number of persons marching in this demonstration, the Timmins Police Service may find it necessary to limit, restrict, or halt traffic in the immediate area surrounding City Hall for public safety reasons between the hours of noon and 2:00 p.m. today.

With the above in mind, the Timmins Police urge that regular commuter traffic and commercial motor vehicle traffic consider using alternate routes in order to avoid traffic delays or interruptions.

The Timmins Police Service respects any group’s right to gather for the purposes of peaceful demonstration to draw public attention to any legitimate cause.

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