The Downtown Timmins BIA had another successful presentation of the Downtown Timmins Urban Park with the Timmins District Humane Society making a strong showing with Paws In The Park and their Human Walking Program.
Paws In The Park brings a variety of pets that are in need of a forever home into the Downtown Timmins Urban Park every Friday at lunch so that people who may have room in their homes and in their hearts can meet a new furry friend and possibly start the adoption process.
With a variety of dogs, cats and even a pair of ferrets available for adoption, The Timmins District Humane Society has a number of staff and volunteers on hand to help with the paperwork and to answer any questions that people might have with regards to the adoption of a new pet.
Although each animal wants to find a forever home as quickly as possible the adoptions are reasonably quick but not instant.
Chelsey Romain of the Timmins District Humane Society explains that each adoption takes about a day to process but to ensure the right fit between the adopted pet and their prospective new home; there are a number of questions that must be answered and then the adoption application will be reviewed by the adoption board, with approval being given to the most suitable application.
In addition to Paws In The Park, the Timmins District Humane Society also had a number of adoption dogs on hand who were willing to help a human that may have otherwise been trapped in an office or chained to a desk through their lunch hour.
The Human Walking Program runs every Friday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Downtown Timmins Urban Park and local office staff (or anyone who’s interested) can come by and let a helpful and caring adoption dog take them for a lunchtime walk.
Both Sally and Coffman, two of the adoption dogs who donated their time this Friday, agreed that being able to walk these otherwise confined humans in a public setting was a great way to get to know their personalities and social traits as they interacted with other humans, the sounds of live music and nearby traffic and the many other distractions offered by the Downtown Timmins Urban Park.
The Human Walking Program is a great opportunity to pair adoption dogs with their potential forever homes, with Chelsey Romain saying that: “The Timmins District Humane Society is incredibly grateful and appreciative of the Downtown Timmins BIA for their support with this program.”
On the topic of live music, every Friday, the Downtown Timmins Urban Park presents Tunes At Noon with this week’s feature performer, Corey Moulton putting on a solid performance of both current and classic country.
The Downtown Timmins BIA would like to remind us that there are still a number of open bookings for Tunes At Noon.
If you would like to be featured as a performer, please call 705-264-8733 to make the arrangements.
For those who might want to show their talent but aren’t comfortable with being featured, every Tunes At Noon includes an open mike session after the feature performance.
Don’t be shy! Warm up your vocal chords, pick your music and let’s hear what you’ve got.
The Downtown Timmins Urban Park which, is located along 3rd Avenue between Cedar and Pine, will be running every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday until the end of August.
Wednesdays feature Art In The Park, an event which provides an opportunity for artisans from Timmins and the surrounding area to show and sell their work.
The Urban Park Market will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursdays and will feature local produce as well as a variety of farm products from nearby producers.
Fridays bring Paws In The Park, the Human Walking Program and Tunes At Noon as well as a number of other community participants.
The Downtown Timmins BIA explains: “The idea of the Urban Park is to encourage the 3000 plus people who work downtown to come out of their buildings and start a natural environment for people to congregate on the streets.”
So come out, enjoy the summer and take advantage of the offerings of the Downtown Timmins Urban Park.
Pictured: Sally makes sure Mayor Tom Laughren is on his leash for his lunch time walk with the Human Walking Program. They are joined by Chelsey Romain of the Timmins District Humane Society
