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The Porcupine Advance was the first newspaper to serve the area that would become the municipality of Timmins, Ontario, then referred to as the Porcupine mining camp.

History
In 1909, the Porcupine Gold Rush began in the area around Porcupine Lake, Ontario.

Paper

George Lake and W.G. Ferguson 1912

First issue headline: "The Birth Of Porcupine: Canadian Gold-Mining History Made In A Day."

Publication run
1912-1950

An estimated 2,000 issues

In the January 10th, 1946 issue, the masthead switches from "Geo. Lake, publisher" to "M. W. Lake, publisher."

The last issue was July 27th, 1950. Merton W. Lake published a statement saying that the paper was ceasing publication "after thirty-eight years of continuous service to the North Country" but that the "Porcupine Advance, Printers & Publishers" would continue offering printing and design services to the public.

Issues were held at the Timmins Museum

several original plates destroyed for issues in 1913, 1914, and June of 1915