Temiskaming Shores
Temiskaming Shores | |
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City of Temiskaming Shores | |
705, and 249 | |
Website | www.temiskamingshores.ca |
Temiskaming Shores is a city in the
The constituent communities, alongside the neighbouring town of Cobalt, have been collectively referred to as "Tri-Towns" since before amalgamation. Cobalt was also part of the original Temiskaming Shores amalgamation plan, but rejected the merger.
In the
Geography
The city is located within the Timiskaming Graben, a smaller branch of the Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben. A large escarpment, known as Devil's Rock, is located near Haileybury.
Communities
The city includes the communities of New Liskeard, Haileybury, Dymond, and North Cobalt.
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Haileybury
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New Liskeard
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North Cobalt
History
The Ottawa River, which drains into and out of Lake Timiskaming, has been a well-travelled route from the earliest times, including by Native peoples. It also served as the initial point of access to the Temiskaming area. Fort Temiscamingue was established in 1695 by French explorers. In 1794 George Gladman of the Hudson's Bay Company established Abitibi House on Lake Abitibi, to the north. In 1886, Alexander H. Telfer led a survey trip up Lake Timiskaming and gave a report to the Temiskaming Settlers' Association.[6] By this time, the Quebec side of Lake Timiskaming was also being settled, and steamboats, the primary mode of transportation in the area, were ferrying new settlers into the area.
Before more settlements could be established, the Quebec-Ontario boundary north of Lake Timiskaming had to be accurately surveyed. Earlier surveys by Quebec and Ontario resulted in a boundary dispute, so the Canadian government sent a survey team to resolve the issue in 1890. William Ogilvie, who had recently distinguished himself by accurately surveying the Canada – Alaska boundary, led the expedition. A benchmark near Mattawa was used to establish an accurate benchmark north of Lake Timiskaming, using astronomical methods. From the head of Lake Timiskaming, they proceeded north to James Bay, fixing accurate positions of the provincial boundary at regular intervals using geodesy data derived from star transits. Ogilvie's journal describe conditions in this area and the early settlers he met. His report on this expedition describes the details of this expedition.[7]
William Murray (1840–1906) and Irvin Heard (1871–1956) were the first European settlers in the New Liskeard area, arriving in 1891. Some years later Crown Lands Agent John Armstrong was dispatched to the area to oversee formal land settlement. The settlers founded a prosperous agricultural center, taking advantage of the rich soil in the Little Claybelt region. New Liskeard was founded soon after settlers began to arrive in Dymond, and the two towns were soon incorporated, in 1903 and 1901, respectively. John Armstrong served as New Liskeard's first mayor. His descendants still live in the area today. New Liskeard was named after Liskeard in Cornwall, England.
Haileybury was founded in 1889 by Charles Cobbold Farr, who named the newly founded town after the
The region was affected by the
In 1971, the Township Municipality of Bucke (that included North Cobalt) was amalgamated with Haileybury.[8]
In more recent history, Dymond still functions largely as an agricultural centre, while the commercial and industrial interests in the area have mostly shifted operations to the former town of New Liskeard. Haileybury maintains its status as a judicial seat, and is also home to the new city hall.[10] A strong link to agriculture means that Temiskaming Shores has largely avoided the boom-and-bust cycle typical of most mining- and forestry-dependent small towns in Northern Ontario. Temiskaming Shores has also become a popular retirement and recreational destination, with small retirement communities like the Bayport Village being developed in the former town of Haileybury.
A 65,000-square-foot (6,000 m2) building in Haileybury, built by area businessman Peter Grant as a combination home and office for his now-defunct company Grant Forest Products, was promoted as the largest house in Canada when Grant put it on the real estate market in 2010 for an asking price of $25 million.[11]
In 2013, Temiskaming Shores was the main filming location for the movie Skating to New York.[12]
Amalgamation issues
Initially, as none of the old municipal office buildings were large enough to accommodate the expanded municipal staff of a single city, all three remained in use to house different city departments. A new city hall, located on Farr Drive in Haileybury, was completed in 2007.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Temiskaming Shores had a population of 9,634 living in 4,263 of its 4,539 total private dwellings, a change of -2.9% from its 2016 population of 9,920. With a land area of 176.67 km2 (68.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 54.5/km2 (141.2/sq mi) in 2021.[13] English was the mother language of 66.4% of Temiskaming Shore's population, while 28.4% of the city's residents spoke French as a mother language.[14]
Census | Population |
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New Liskeard | |
1911 | 2,108 |
1921 | 2,268 |
1931 | 2,880 |
1941 | 3,019 |
1951 | 4,215 |
1961 | 4,896 |
1971 | 5,488 |
1981 | 5,551 |
1991 | 5,431 |
2001 | 4,906 |
Temiskaming Shores | |
2006 | 10,442 |
2011 | 10,400 |
2016 | 9,980 |
2021 | 9,634 |
2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 9,920 (-4.6% from 2011) | 10,400 (-0.4% from 2006) |
Land area | 178.11 km2 (68.77 sq mi) | 177.91 km2 (68.69 sq mi) |
Population density | 55.7/km2 (144/sq mi) | 58.5/km2 (152/sq mi) |
Median age | 46.5 (M: 44.6, F: 48.2) | |
Private dwellings | 4379 (total) | 4621 (total) |
Median household income |
Transportation
Highway 11 and Highway 65 pass through the city. The primary arterial route through Haileybury and New Liskeard also formerly held the business route designation Highway 11B.
Temiskaming Shores and Cobalt share a small
The Ontario Northland bus service makes scheduled stops in Dymond and Haileybury.
Retail
The city is the economic and service hub to a population of approximately 32,500 from small communities in the surrounding region. Professional services and large retailers continue to open in the community to service regional customers from both Ontario and Quebec.
The city's one enclosed shopping mall, Timiskaming Square, is located in the Dymond area at 883303 Highway 65 (47.51 N, 79.67 W). Owned by Plaza REIT, it opened in 1977 and has 21 stores,
Many of the mall's customers are from Quebec, which is a short drive away on Highway 65.
During the Sunday shopping debate, the shopping centre was cited as one of the primary reasons the local representative voted in favour of the bill.[20]
Education
Separate schools
- Ecole catholique Sainte-Croix, Ecole catholique St-Michel, Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie (administered by Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes-Rivières)
- English Catholic Central School and in neighbouring Cobalt, St. Patrick Catholic School (administered by Northeastern Catholic District School Board)
Public schools
- New Liskeard Public School, Temiskaming District Secondary School (administered by District School Board Ontario North East)
- Ecole publique des Navigateurs (administered by Conseil scolaire de district du Nord-Est de l'Ontario)
Colleges
Haileybury in Temiskaming Shores is home to the Haileybury Campus of the English-language Northern College.[21] The Haileybury Campus is home to Northern College's Veterinary Technology programs, including advanced diplomas in Wildlife Rehabilitation and in Companion Animal Physical Rehabilitation that were the first of their kind in Canada.[22]
Media
Radio
- 99.7 FM – Première Chaîne
- 102.3 FM – CBCY, CBC Radio One
- 103.1 FM – CJBB, country (from nearby Englehart, Ontario)
- 104.5 FM – adult contemporary
Newspapers
Weekly community newspapers include The Temiskaming Speaker,[23] Le Reflet[24] and The Temiskaming Speaker Weekender[25] and the biweekly The Voice of the Shores.[26]
See also
References
- Queen's Printer for Ontario. Archived from the originalon 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
- ^ a b c "2021 Community Profiles: Temiskaming Shores". Statistics Canada.
- ^ Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profiles: New Liskeard
- ^ Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profiles: Haileybury
- ^ Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profiles: Dymond
- ^ "A. H. Telfer, Worth Travelling Miles to See: Diary of a Survey Trip to Lake Temiskaming 1886".
- ^ "Report of exploratory survey to Hudson's Bay, William Ogilvie 1891"
- ^ a b "About". www.temiskamingshores.ca. City of Temiskaming Shores. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Rail, No 479, November-December 2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ Bray, Matt. "Haileybury". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ "Canada's largest home hits the market". The Globe and Mail, April 12, 2010.
- ^ Hollywood Reporter: Skating to New York, accessed February 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Temiskaming Shores, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021.
- 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ "Timiskaming Plaza – Plaza Reit".
- ^ "Official Records for June 15, 1993". ontla.on.ca. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1993-06-15. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ "Haileybury Campus | Northern College".
- ^ "School of Veterinary Sciences | Northern College".
- ^ The Temiskaming Speaker
- ^ Le Reflet
- ^ The Temiskaming Speaker weekender
- ^ The Voice of the Shores
External links
- Temiskaming Shores travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Official website