Tim Horton Memorial Camp
LocationMcDougall, Ontario
Operated byTim Hortons
Established1975

Tim Horton Memorial Camp (also known as Tim Hortons Memorial Camp and Tim Horton's Memorial Camp) is a campsite operated by Canadian fast food chain Tim Hortons located in McDougall, Ontario, on Lorimer Lake Road.[1][2][3] The camp was founded in 1975 and was Tim Hortons' first camp.[1]

In July 2018, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Tim Horton Memorial Camp.[3] In 2020, Tim Horton began offering online camp due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.[4]

On March 3, 2021, at around 7:30 am, the McDougall Fire Department responded to a call that the "Jill building" dormitory in Tim Horton Memorial Camp had exploded.[2][5] The explosion resulted in a fire, which destroyed the building.[2] At around 4 pm, the fire was extinguished.[5] Zero people were in the building at the time of the explosion and none of the maintenance staff on the campsite nor anyone else was injured.[2] The Ontario Fire Marshal's office was called in to investigate the incident.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tim Horton Memorial Camp". Tim Hortons. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cooke, Sarah (2021-03-03). "Building explodes at Tim Horton's Memorial Camp in McDougall". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  3. 1 2 Dunning, Jenni (2018-07-20). "Prime Minister Justin Trudeau drops into Webers on trip through region". Orillia Matters. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  4. ↑ Casalino, Mackenzie (2020-06-23). "Tim Horton offers online camp". North Bay Nugget. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  5. 1 2 3 MacDonald, Darren (2021-03-03). "Explosion levels empty dormitory north of Parry Sound; no injuries". CTV News. Retrieved 2021-03-16.

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