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In 1917, only about 10 per cent of the men in town were permanent residents

Mr. J. Callun played the first round of golf of the season and stores were marking weekly half-holidays

In 1922, the river reached record-high levels

This week's column takes a look at music and dancing events in the Porcupine

The site is now home to a dance studio

In the early years, they built a church, established clubs and halls, and were renowned for their dancers and dancing performances

Infamous prospector Johnny Jones was responsible for inviting the experts

It wasn't until the 1920s that the first public hospital opened in Timmins

In 1938, TH&VS held an entire Sadie Hawkins Week to give the boys 'a break' and allow the girls to do the dating 'for a change'

'In the wintertime everybody with a back yard used to wet it and make skating rinks for the children,' said Beatrice Libby in a 1976 interview