Timmins residents are known for being some of the most generous people around.

The proof is in the numbers.

Timmins ranks 8th in all of Ontario for registered organ donors at 48%.

That’s well above the Ontario average of 26%.

According to beadonor.ca, Timmins has 13,873 people registered to be an organ donor, out of the 28,948 that hold a Health Card.

Connaught, Porcupine, Porquis Junction, Schumacher, South Porcupine and Tunis make up the “Timmins Region” on the map, and come in at 47% and 12th overall in the province.

Find out more stats at THIS LINK.