The
City of Timmins, Hometown to Shania, has decided to dedicate an $11 million
permanent exhibition in honor to the city's most known former resident.
The Centre has a vast collection of memorabilia donated by Shania herself,
together with many interesting and fun activities, such as a recording
studio, where fans could play and create a video with Shania's music! Speaking
as a Shania fan, I can only say ther are no better words to thank Timmins
for giving this wonderful present to all Shania fans in the world! Thank
you and be sure to travel there to visit the exhibition, that has opened
on June 30th 2001! If you would like to see photos of the Grand Opening
2001, click HERE, and enjoy your visit
as the Members from the Shania Twain North American
Online Fan Club did! to download a special screensaver for your computer
to celebrate the First Anniversary of the Shania Centre, click HERE!
For all information regarding opening hours at the Shania Twain Centre
you can also check their official website: www.shaniatwaincentre.com!
 Aug.
21, 2005: Shania Fans Meet Randall, JD and See Stage, Tourbus and
Memorabilia at Third World Wide Fan Convention! The
Shania Twain Centre's Third Shania Fan Convention in Timmins, Ontario,
took place Aug. 18 to 21, 2005. Shania fans from all over the world visited
the Shania Twain Centre, participated in a dinner with Trivia, memorabilia
auctions and karaoke contests, and in a dance show. Fans got to meet and
spend some time with Randall Waller, one of Shania's guitar players and
JD Blair, Shania's tour drummer. To read their stories and see photos from
the daily events during the Convention, make sure you check out the
Timmins
section of the Shania Boards! See you next year at the 2006 Fan Convention!
Aug.
10, 2004: Shania Fans See Stage, Tourbus and Memorabilia at Second
World Wide Fan Convention! The Second Annual Shania
Fan Convention at the Shania Twain Centre in Timmins, Ontario ended on
August 8 with many Shania fans thrilled by the incredible surprises from
the weekend. Fans got to see new exhibits of Shania's outfits, awards,
and memorabilia at the Shania Centre and were treated to two fantastic
surprises. Shania sent in the stage from her last world tour and donated
her tourbus, so that fans could see how she lives when on the road.
In
addition, Shania fans got to have fun with two of Shania's band members:
Cory Churko, fiddler, and JD Blair, drummer, who participated to the Fan
Convention. JD Blair also gave a drum clinic to share his knowledge about
drumming and life as a musician.
To read the participants' posts and comments about the
convention, and to see the many fantastic photos, go HERE!
THANK YOU TIMMINS, THE SHANIA CENTRE AND CORY AND JD for a GREAT weekend!
See you next year at the 2005 Fan Convention!
July 31, 2004: Second Shania
Fan Convention - Aug. 5-8, 2004! The
Shania Twain Centre is getting ready for the Second World Wide Shania Fan
Convention that will take place in Timmins from Aug. 5 till Aug. 8. In
addition to a series of events that include visits of the Shania Twain
Centre and the Gold Mine Tour, a special auction with Shania memorabilia
and the special visit to the
stage Shania has just sent in after the end of her world tour, Shania
fans will have a chance to meet two members from Shania's band: Cory Churko
(fiddle and guitar player) and JD Blair, drummer. For more information
and to register for this year's convention, go HERE!
See you all there!
July 31, 2004: Shania Donates
Stage to Timmins! Shania's hometown of Timmins and the Shania Twain
Centre have now a new Shania memorabilia to show the fans: Shania's tour
stage from her 2003/2004 tour. As announced at her last concert in Sunrise,
FL the stage has now arrived in Timmins ready to be assembled by Shania's
crew so that fans going to the Shania
Fan Convention this August will be able to step on it. According to
an article posted at True North
News.com, "Singing sensation Shania Twain has donated the stage she
used during her Up Tour to the City of Timmins.
The 78x48 foot stage arrived in
Timmins Thursday night all the way from Florida where Shania ended her
tour. Covered in purple and white tissue confetti from the Office Depot
Centre in Sunrise, it is now stored in a Timmins-owned facility. Maintenance
and Parks Operations Manager Norm Beaudry says the stage, along with many
other items from the tour arrived in two 45 foot closed-in trailers. Beaudry
estimates the value of the stage is around a quarter of a million dollars.
"It blows my mind," exclaimed Beaudry. "Shania's also sending up her stage
crew to show us how to put it together and take it apart." To read the
full article, go HERE!
Nov. 28, 2003: More Shania Dresses
at the Shania Centre! New
Shania outfits have arrived to the
Shania Twain Centre in Timmins! According to Tracy Hautanen, as posted
on True
North News, Shania has already sent in "the lace, sequined dress Shania
wore to the Canadian Country Music Awards; The black leather pantsuit is
on the right and the white evening gown from the CMA awards is on the left.
" To read more about the outfits and to see photos, click HERE!
Nov. 28, 2003: Shania Centre
Float at the Parade! The
Shania Twain Centre entered the 2003 Santa's Parade (like
they did last year) with a Shania-theme oriented float! Ren of Timmis gave
this description of the new "UP!" Shania float: "The people of Timmins
really outdid themselves. The artistry of the floats was incredible. There
was a float with a Shania lookalike lip-synching to Shania's tunes from
the UP CD. The float was actually towards the end of the parade and really
pumped people UP! for the guest of honour who was bringing up the rear
of the parade. All in all, it was a fantastic evening." To read more about
the float, click HERE!
To see the photos of the float and the people who built it, go HERE!
Aug.
15, 2003: Shania Fan Convention: A lot of FUN! From Aug. 7 till Aug.
10 Shania fans from all over the world were treated like superstars at
the First Worldwide Shania Fan Convention held in Timmins, Ontario at the
Shania Twain Centre! Tour of the Shania Centre with new Shania outfits
from all her recent appearances. Shania memorabilia and new Shania merchandise,
as well as trivia and a Much More Music video party made the weekend a
memorable one! To read all the fans' comments and see great photos from
the convention, go HERE!
A HUGE Thanks to all the fans! Don't forget to see the photos posted at
the Shania
Twain Centre website! THANK YOU SHANIA CENTRE and TIMMINS!
May 2, 2003: Shania Centre Fan
Convention - Pre-Registration Starts! The Shania Twain Centre has posted
information on its official
website on the first Shania Twain Centre Worldwide Fan convention scheduled
from Aug. 7 until Aug. 10, 2003! You can now pre-register
to take part in the convention which will feature: memorabilia swap, trivia
games, tours of the Shania Twain Centre, guided nature walk, tour of sawmill,
music music video social party, and more!
Go HERE
for more information and to pre-register! See you all in Timmins this August!
www.shaniatwaincentre.com

Mar. 21, 2003-Shania Centre Fans
Convention-Aug.7-10! It's now official! The First Shania Fans Convention
organized at the Shania Twain
Centre in Timmins will take place between Aug. 7 to Aug. 10! The Timmins
Daily Press has published today an article on the Convention titled "Shania
likely to return home this summer," the newspaper talks about the plans
for the convention: "The first-ever Shania Twain fan convention set tentatively
for Aug. 7, may have the superstar herself attending.
Timmins Tourism and Attractions
manager Will Saari revealed negotiations are ongoing with Twain’s managers
for a date to visit her hometown before her concert tour begins in the
fall.
We’re having a tough time planning
the convention until we know when she’s available,” Saari said. “She has
said she’s coming for a visit in 2003." To read the full article, go HERE!
For updated information on the Fan Convention, be sure to read the Shania
Centre website!
Mar. 11, 2003-Details on Shania
Fans Convention! The
Shania
Twain Centre in Timmins has released the first details regarding the
First Shania Fans Convention that will take place in Timmins this summer.
Among the first ideas there are: "Memorabilia Swap, Dance and Social, Nature
Walk, Trivia Game / Tour of Timmins High School, Tour of City, Gold Mine
Tour, Shania Twain Centre Tour, Shania Twain Amateur Night/Lip-Sync Contest/Fashion
Show, Tree Planting on Site. "To read more about the Fans Convention and
to make suggestions to the Centre, go HERE!
Feb. 20, 2003-NEW Shania Centre's
Merchandise! "The Shania Twain Centre's official website is now offering
new Shania merchandise: "Shania's Waltz Sheet Music composed by Geoffrey
J. Lee, Commissioned by the City of Timmins, (Only 62 available - collector's
item)." You need to hurry UP!: they have a limited number of copies! Get
it HERE!
The Shania Centre has also introduced
the "Shania Twain Centre VIP Card" for All Super Shania Fans: "Value -
$25.00 Canadian. This card entitles you to the following discounts on regular
priced items only. Valid for 1 year from date of purchase. Thank you for
supporting the Shania Twain Centre.
- Free Shania Twain Centre Tours
- 10% discount on Gold Mine Tour
- 10% store discount on non-consignment
items
- Reduced rates on hall rentals
Call 705-360-8500 for more details."
For more information, go HERE!
Thank YOU Shania Twain Centre!
Shania Waltz Music Sheet
Shania Centre VIP card

Jan. 27, 2003-First Shania Fans
World Convention! The Shania
Twain Centre and the city of Timmins have announced the very first
Shania Fans Convention in Timmins for August 2003! "- By the time the My
Hometown Campaign gains full momentum, people the world over will have
even more reasons to visit Timmins - including the first ever convention
for Shania Twain fans from around the world." To read the full article
from the Timmins Daily Press, go HERE!
The Shania Twain Centre is asking
for your ideas! "The Shania Twain Centre Fan Convention Committee is looking
for suggestions. Please let us know about any ideas for events/displays
that you would like to see for the convention." For more information and
to let them know what ideas you have for the First Shania Fans Convention,
go HERE!

Dec. 30, 2002-The Success of
UP! Shania Twain's new album UP! is doing very well in Canada according
to an article in the Timmins Daily Press "Shania Twain’s CD Up! is the
hottest thing going right now." Joyce Hunter talked with Will Saari of
the Shania Twain Centre in Timmins about the success of UP!: "“Her CD was
released with both pop and country versions as a single-priced package,”
he said. “It takes a couple of days to track sales, but she hit No. 1 virtually
as soon as her CD came out and has been first for the last three weeks
that I’m aware of.” Click HERE
to read the full article!
Photo from the Timmins Daily
Press Website.

Dec.
14, 2002-Shania Twain Centre Postcards! The
Shania
Twain Centre in Timmins is now selling a set of 8 exclusive postcards
(click on the image to the right to enlarge) : "8 Postcards - $5.75 + shipping
Call Toll Free 1-800-387-8466 or 1-705-360-8500 for more info email info@shaniatwaincentre.com"!
Add them to your 5 Shania collection!
Also, do not miss the opportunity
to buy the "Timmins
On Board" game with questions on Timmins and the Shania Twain Centre:
this version of the monopoly is a MUST for every Shania fan! Get to know
Shania and Timmins better with the Centre's postcards and the Timmins Board
Game!
Nov.
20, 2002-UP! Release Party at Shania Centre! The
Shania
Twain Centre had an official release party for Shania's new album on
November 18: Timmins radio station EZRock has organized a CD release party
at the Shania Centre on Monday night where 99 lucky winners got a free
copy of "Up!", a free tour of the centre, and were treated to some refreshments!
But the lucky people were also the first ones to see a new outfit on display
in the lobby of the Shania Twain Centre...guess which outfit...yep the
2002 CMAs Outfit is already there on display as shown here on the left!
Thanks Corinna and Dave! Congrats to those 99 winners! For more photos
of the release party, check out the Shania
Twain Centre website!
The Shania Centre was again the
Shania Place to be in Timmins on November 19: EZRock aired from the Centre
all day long, and over 400 copies of the new CD were sold in one day! The
Timmins Daily Press website has posted an article on the release day at
the Centre: "Timmins getting Shania good. By Debbie Pell Local News - Shania
mania is the only way to describe the pace of sales for Shania’s new CD
Up!, released Tuesday.
While sales were well over the
300 mark by day’s end at the Shania Twain Centre, and more than 100 at
AVE Entertainment in the Timmins Square, both Zellers and Wal-Mart sold
out their entire stock. Diane Lapointe, store manager for AVE entertainment,
described sales as unprecedented. “I’ve never seen a big seller like this
in one day and I’ve been here for 22 years,” said Lapointe." Click HERE
to read the full article!

Nov. 16, 2002-Single on Sale
in Timmins!
The
Timmins Daily
Press has posted an article on Shania's new single "I'm Gonna Getcha
(Good)" being for sale in Timmins: the Shania
Twain Centre has also been selling the new single: "It's here! And
it's red hot! International country music superstar Shania Twain launched
her single Tuesday, and it can now be found at select locations throughout
Timmins. "This CD is really worth listening to because of Shania's very
unique and catchy style," said Tracy Hautanen, customer service manager
for the Shania Twain Centre. "It carries a fresh new sound and is not available
in the United States." Read the full article HERE!
Oct.
26, 2002-Shania's Performance on Fame Academy! The
Timmins
Daily Press website has posted an article on Shania Twain's participation
in the BBC1 Show Fame Academy: "Shania Twain performs on BBC program. Timmins'
sweetheart is serving more notice to the world she is back. Friday, one
more significant step was taken in quest to top the music charts once again.
Twain was special guest of the
BBC's Fame Academy TV Show and early reports indicate she was a smash hit.
Twain's new album, UP!, expected
to be available in mid-November, is the much anticipated follow-up to Come
On Over, which is the most successful female solo artist album ever with
world-wide sales exceeding 35 million. Twain also plans to start pre-production
for a new tour early next year." Click HERE
to read the full article!
Oct. 5, 2002-Shania's New Single
& Timmins! The
Timmins Daily
Press website has posted an article on Shania's new single: "Shania's
new tune getting lots of attention. It appears Shania Twain's new tune
is one of significant note. Employees at Timmins radio stations and the
Shania Twain Centre were busy Friday fielding calls about "I'm Gonna Getcha
Good," Twain's first new tune in five years. Both Tim Matheson, program
director for Moose FM, and Dave McLaughlan, director of promotions for
EZ-Rock/Q92, said the local stations were inundated with calls about the
new release. The consensus from the two radio station officials is listeners
love the new release." Click HERE
to read the full article! Let's them know how we like the song, instead
of bombarding them with calls, leave messages in the STC
guestbook!
Oct.
3, 2002-Shania Twain Centre Website: New Info! The official website
of the Shania Twain Centre
in Timmins has just updated its intro image (seen here to the left) as
well as the news info! Check out Shania's schedule from the Centre's website
news
page!
Sep. 1, 2002-New Fall Hours for
Shania Centre! The
Shania
Twain Centre and the Timmins GoldMine will switch to Fall opening hours
as of September 3, 2002.
"For the benefit of the travelling
public, the Timmins Gold Mine Tour and Shania Twain Centre will be open
Labour Day, Monday September 2nd, from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. with Gold Mine
Tours scheduled at 10:30 A.M. & 1:30 P.M.
Both facilities will be closed
on Tuesday September 3d, so that we may switch to our Fall and Winter schedule.
As of that date the Gold Mine Tour
will be offered from Wednesday to Sunday at 10:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M.
The Gold Mine Tour will be closed
Mondays and Tuesdays. Final date of operation for the Gold Mine Tour for
the 2002 season will be October 31st.
Hours of operation for the Shania
Twain Centre will also be Wednesday to Sunday 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Closed
Monday and Tuesday.
Group Tours of both facilities
are available at any time by prior arrangement.
For more information please call
the Timmins Underground Gold Mine Tour or the Shania Twain Centre at (705)
360-8500."
In addition, the city of Timmins
has just opened the new official
website: with a new design and more information available to plan your
visit to Timmins, Shania's Hometown!
Aug.
28, 2002-Shania Centre Celebrates!! On Aug. 28, 2002 the Shania Twain
Centre in Timmins has celebrated Shania's birthday with a party at the
Centre. A birthday cake with the Centre logo, a huge birthday card for
Shania and games have been prepared for the guests. Here below you can
view some of the photos posted at the Shania Centre
website,
where you can view all the other photos of the event! Thank YOU Shania
Centre and Timmins!
Click on the images to download
a larger version!
All photos taken from the Shania
Twain Centre website!
Aug. 17, 2002-Shania's New CD
News Hits Timmins! The website of the Timmins
Daily Press has reported the news on the announcement made by Mercury
Records official website on Aug, 12 (later retracted) that Shania's new
CD will be released on Nov. 12.
"Shania's new CD promises to be
a sound investment. Shania's new CD promises to be a sound investment to
boost tourism figures She's still Timmins' country sweetheart. And should
Shania Twain go on a concert tour to support her new album Up!, she would
be welcome to perform in Timmins, said Coun. Tom Laughren. "I would think
Shania would always be welcomed to perform in Timmins," Laughren said,
adding no special invitation has been made recently. "If it was her wish
to perform in Timmins during a possible tour, we'd love to have her stop
here. We'd be crazy not to." The last time Twain performed in Timmins —
a Canada Day show in 1999 — more than 20,000 fans packed Hollinger Park
to hear her belt out her countless hit singles." To read the full article,
go HERE!
July
24, 2002-Shania Center Gets Makeover! The Shania Twain Centre in Timmins
has now added new exhibits to the Centre. Among the many dresses worn by
Shania the fans can see the ones used for her videos, her last public appearance
at the 2000 CMA and her wedding dress! The Timmins Daily Press had this
article on the new exhibits: "The Shania Twain Centre has had a make-over
dedicated to matrimony. "We have an entire display devoted to (Twain's)
wedding, with the actual wedding dress, some wedding photos, and all the
accouterments -— like the earrings, shoes, and gloves," said Will Saari,
Tourism and Events co-ordinator. Since the centre opened July1, 2001, visitors
have relayed one main message — stock up on "Shania memorabilia," Saari
said. And that is exactly what the centre employees did. Other developments
include an exhibit highlighting the album cover of Twain's first big CD
shot in Timmins." Click HERE
to read the full article and click HERE
to read a detailed description of the new exhibits written by fans who
have visited the Centre recently!
SHANIA CENTRE ARCHIVE
NEWS
(Aug. 2001-Aug. 2002)
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