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Microtel Inn & Suites - Pool

1960 Riverside Drive, Timmins ON P4R 0A2 · Indoor Pool Class B

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Inspection summary

Microtel Inn & Suites - Pool has been inspected 33 times by Porcupine Health Unit since June 29, 2022. The most recent inspection, on March 27, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.

12 of 33 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 7 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Pool and spa water quality, Chemicals and toxic substances and Food temperature control.

The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for the people using the facility. Higher-risk findings are the ones that could directly cause illness or injury, such as water that is not properly treated.

  • Pool and spa water qualityHigher risk

    For pools, spas and splash pads, inspectors test disinfectant levels, pH and water clarity, and check safety equipment. Water that is not properly treated can spread skin, ear and stomach infections.

    Recorded 11 times across 10 separate inspections, most recently on March 27, 2026. For example: The pH value is within the range of 7.2 to 7.8.

  • Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk

    Pool chemicals such as chlorine and acid must be labelled, stored apart from each other and handled safely. Mixing them by mistake can release toxic gas, so storage and handling problems are treated seriously.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on February 27, 2023. For example: Safe storage and handling of all chemicals

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Inspectors check that anything that has to be kept at a set temperature, such as chilled or hot food, or equipment like sterilizers, stays in its safe range and that accurate thermometers are on hand. With food, temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning.

    Recorded once on November 24, 2025. For example: Pool chemistry, water clarity, and water temperature (if applicable) are checked, tested, and recorded at least 30 minutes prior to opening and as required throughout the daily use period.

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food and supplies are stored and handled: kept covered, off the floor, and away from anything that could contaminate them. Where food is served, raw meat must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on September 20, 2022. For example: Water is maintained free from visible matter and contamination

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, water-test logs, posted bather rules and emergency procedures. Daily test logs are how operators show the water was checked and treated between inspections.

    Recorded 14 times across 10 separate inspections, most recently on October 17, 2024. For example: Daily records completed and signed

About this data

These results come from Porcupine Health Unit, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

33 inspections

  1. Reinspection

    3 infractions

    • Make-up water requirements are met.
    • The pH value is within the range of 7.2 to 7.8.
      • CLOSE POOL
      • Every owner and every operator of a public pool or public spa shall ensure that the pool or spa water is treated with chlorine, a chlorine compound or a bromine compound by means of a chemical feeder, and is maintained so that in every part of the pool or spa, at all times during the daily use period, the pH value is within the range of 7.2 to 7.8. O. Reg. 565, s. 7(8)(b).
    • Emergency telephone requirements are met.
  2. Required

    2 infractions

    • Water clarity and black disc requirements are met.
      • CLOSE POOL
      • Black disc requirements: In the case of a public pool, every owner and every operator, other than an owner and operator of a modified pool or a wave action pool, shall ensure that the pool water is of a clarity to permit a black disc 150 millimetres in diameter on a white background located on the bottom of the pool at its deepest point to be clearly visible from a point on the deck nine metres away from the disc. O. Reg. 565, s. 7(4).
    • Free available chlorine is maintained as required.
      • CLOSE POOL
      • Indoor public pool (not floatation or cold plunge pools): Every owner and every operator of a public pool or public spa shall ensure that the pool or spa water is treated with chlorine, a chlorine compound or a bromine compound by means of a chemical feeder, and is maintained so that in every part of the pool or spa, at all times during the daily use period, there is a residual of free available chlorine in every part of a public pool, other than a public floatation pool or a public cold plunge pool, of at least 0.5 ppm but not more than 10 ppm... O. Reg. 565, s. 7(8)(c).
  3. Required

    2 infractions

    • Make-up water requirements are met.
      • Every operator of a public pool shall add make-up water to the pool during each operating day in a minimum amount of 15 litres per bather a determined by a water meter installed for the purpose. O. Reg. 565, s. 7(13).
    • Pool chemistry, water clarity, and water temperature (if applicable) are checked, tested, and recorded at least 30 minutes prior to opening and as required throughout the daily use period.
      • Automatic sensing device: Where the pool or spa has an automatic sensing device, the requirements provided for in subsection (11) must be further checked and recorded at least every four hours until the daily use period has ended. O. Reg. 565, s. 7(12).
  4. Required

    0 infractions

  5. Required

    1 infraction

    • Total alkalinity is maintained in the range of 60 ppm to 180 ppm.
      • Every owner and every operator of a public pool or public spa shall ensure that the pool or spa water is treated with chlorine, a chlorine compound or a bromine compound by means of a chemical feeder, and is maintained so that in every part of the pool or spa, at all times during the daily use period, the total alkalinity is maintained in the range of 60 ppm to 180 ppm. O. Reg. 565, s. 7(8)(a).
  6. Required

    0 infractions

  7. Reinspection

    0 infractions

  8. Reinspection

    1 infraction

    • Every designated operator is trained
      • Ensure operator is trained in operation and maintenance, filtration systems, water chemistry, and all relevant safety and emergency procedures
  9. Reinspection

    4 infractions

    • Make-up water requirements met
      • Ensure minimum 15L/bather of make-up water is added to the pool daily
    • Every designated operator is trained
      • Ensure operator is trained in operation and maintenance, filtration systems, water chemistry, and all relevant safety and emergency procedures
    • Manual tests while in operation
      • Where the pool or spa has an automatic sensing device, the requirements provided for in subsection (11) must be further checked and recorded at least every four hours until the daily use period has ended. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 565, s. 7(12)
    • Daily records completed and signed
      • Complete and sign records daily
  10. Required

    4 infractions

    • Make-up water requirements met
      • Ensure minimum 15L/bather of make-up water is added to the pool daily
    • Manual tests while in operation
      • Where the pool or spa has an automatic sensing device, the requirements provided for in subsection (11) must be further checked and recorded at least every four hours until the daily use period has ended. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 565, s. 7(12)
    • Daily records completed and signed
    • Safety equipment available and in good repair
      • Provide a first-aid box with at least one roll-up splint
      • Provide a first-aid box with at least two rolls of splint padding
      • Provide all safety equipment in places conveniently located for emergency use
  11. Required

    0 infractions

  12. Demand*

    0 infractions

  13. Required

    2 infractions

    • Water clarity satisfactory/black disk clearly visible 9 m away
      • CLOSE POOL
      • Ensure black disc is clearly visible 9 m away
    • Free available chlorine (FAC) at a minimum of 0.5mg/L (0.5ppm) and no more than 10 mg/L (10 ppm) (for indoor pool).
      • Maintain FAC at a minimum of 0.5mg/L (0.5ppm)
  14. Reinspection

    0 infractions

  15. Required

    3 infractions

    • Water clarity satisfactory/black disk clearly visible 9 m away
      • CLOSE POOL
      • Ensure black disc is clearly visible 9 m away
    • pH is within range of 7.2 to 7.8
      • CLOSE POOL
      • Maintain pH between 7.2 to 7.8
    • Safety equipment available and in good repair
      • CLOSE POOL
      • Provide a first-aid box with at least four rolls of fifty millimetre gauze bandage
      • Provide a first-aid box with at least six triangular bandages
      • Provide a first-aid box with at least twelve sterile gauze pads, each seventy-five millimetres square
      • Provide a first-aid box with at least twenty-four adhesive dressings individually wrapped
  16. Reinspection

    0 infractions

  17. Required

    1 infraction

    • Water clarity satisfactory/black disk clearly visible 9 m away
      • CLOSE POOL
      • Ensure black disc is clearly visible 9 m away
  18. Required

    0 infractions

  19. Reinspection

    1 infraction

    • Make-up water requirements met
      • Ensure minimum 15L/bather of make-up water is added to the pool daily
  20. Required

    3 infractions

    • Make-up water requirements met
      • Ensure minimum 15L/bather of make-up water is added to the pool daily
    • Manual tests while in operation
      • Where the pool or spa is without an automatic sensing device, the requirements provided for in subsection (11) must be manually checked and recorded at least every two hours until the daily use period has ended. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 565, s. 7(12)
    • Daily records completed and signed
      • Complete and sign records daily
  21. Demand*

    0 infractions

  22. Demand*

    0 infractions

  23. Required

    0 infractions

  24. Reinspection

    0 infractions

  25. Required

    1 infraction

    • Total alkalinity at a minimum of 80.0mg/L (80.0ppm) and no more than 120.0mg/L (120.0ppm).
      • Maintain total alkalinity at a minimum of 80mg/L (80ppm)
  26. Complaint

    2 infractions

    • Safe storage and handling of all chemicals
    • Daily records completed and signed
      • Complete and sign records daily
  27. Required

    1 infraction

    • Safety equipment available and in good repair
  28. Required

    5 infractions

    • Make-up water requirements met
      • Ensure minimum 15L/bather of make-up water is added to the pool daily
    • Total alkalinity at a minimum of 80.0mg/L (80.0ppm) and no more than 120.0mg/L (120.0ppm).
      • Maintain total alkalinity at a minimum of 80mg/L (80ppm)
    • Daily records completed and signed
      • Complete and sign records daily
      • Record time of day for testing of ground fault detector
      • Record total number of bathers admitted to pool each day
    • Other records signed and completed
      • Ensure water outlet covers are inspected and recorded (at least once every 30 operating days) along with time of day test was completed
    • Safety equipment available and in good repair
      • Provide a first-aid box with at least twenty-four adhesive dressings individually wrapped
  29. Required

    1 infraction

    • Daily records completed and signed
  30. Required

    7 infractions

    • Water is maintained free from visible matter and contamination
    • Sufficient supply of chemicals and testing devices
      • Ensure supply of chemicals are sufficient to operate the pool
    • Free available chlorine (FAC) at a minimum of 0.5mg/L (0.5ppm) and no more than 10 mg/L (10 ppm) (for indoor pool).
      • CLOSE POOL
    • Daily records completed and signed
    • Other records signed and completed
      • Ensure water outlet covers are inspected and recorded (at least once every 30 operating days) along with time of day test was completed
    • Outlet covers are inspected at least once every 30 operating days.
      • Every owner and every operator of a public pool or public spa shall ensure that, all of the water, gravity and suction outlet covers are inspected at least once within each period of 30 operating days. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 565, s. 16.1(a)
    • Safety equipment available and in good repair
  31. Required

    1 infraction

    • Daily records completed and signed
  32. Required

    5 infractions

    • Water clarity satisfactory/black disk clearly visible 9 m away
    • Safe storage and handling of all chemicals
    • Written emergency, and operational procedures & instructions available at the pool
    • Safety equipment available and in good repair
    • Emergency telephone sign posted with complete list of emergency contacts
  33. Required

    7 infractions

    • Total alkalinity at a minimum of 80.0mg/L (80.0ppm) and no more than 120.0mg/L (120.0ppm).
      • Maintain total alkalinity at a minimum of 80mg/L (80ppm)
    • Daily records completed and signed
      • Complete and sign records daily
    • Emergency telephone is present and operational
    • Written emergency, and operational procedures & instructions available at the pool
    • Notice posted for water depth < 2.50 metres (CAUTION – AVOID DEEP DIVES or SHALLOW WATER – NO DIVING)
      • Every owner and every operator of a public pool or public spa shall ensure that, at a minimum, the following notices and markings are displayed in the indicated places: 7. In a conspicuous location, where a pool has a maximum water depth of less than 2.50 metres, in letters not less than 150 millimetres high, the words CAUTION – AVOID DEEP DIVES or the words SHALLOW WATER – NO DIVING. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 565, s. 19 7
    • Safety equipment available and in good repair
    • Emergency telephone sign posted with complete list of emergency contacts

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