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Temiskaming Shores, Ontario is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada.It was created by the amalgamation of New Liskeard, Haileybury, and the Township of Dymond. It is located near the Quebec border on the shores of Lake Timiskaming. With a population of slightly over 10,000, Temiskaming Shores was granted city status in 2004. Haileybury is the seat of Timiskaming District.
History of Haileybury
Haileybury is the southern-most region, district, or borough of Temiskaming Shores and has a population of approximately 4,500.
- 1889 - Settled by Charles Cobbold Farr. The town was named for his former school in England.
- 1904 - Haileybury incorporated as a town with Farr as mayor.
- 1909 - The Haileybury Hockey Club plays its first and only season in the NHA. The club was taken over and moved by Montreal's Club Antique-Canadien for the following season and became the Montreal Canadiens.
- 1910 - 7 year-old Leslie McFarlane, first author of the Hardy Boys series of books, moves to Haileybury. He lived there until 1920, and again from 1927-1936. He wrote 10 Hardy Boys books while living in Haileybury.
- 1922 - Great Fire of 1922 (October 4th)
- 1971 - Haileybury annexes North Cobalt
History of New Liskeard
New Liskeard is the central region/district/borough of Temiskaming Shores and has a population of approximately 4,800.
- 1891 - First settled by Europeans (The settlement of the indigenous First Nations people had already been abandoned)
- 1922 - Great Fire of 1922 (October 4th)
History of Dymond
Dymond Township is the northern-most region, district, or borough of Temiskaming Shores. It contains most of the large commercial enterprises (such as Walmart and a line of fast food restaurants) and the city's single shopping mall.
- 1891 - First Settled by Europeans
- 1901 - Dymond incorporated as a township
- 1922 - Great Fire of 1922 (October 4th)
Government
The current mayor of Temiskaming Shores is Jamie Hawken who previously was the mayor of New Liskeard, and there are 6 city councillors. The city is represented at the provincial level by David Ramsay (Liberal, Timiskaming-Cochrane) and at the federal level by Anthony Rota (Liberal, Nipissing-Timiskaming.)
Education
Separate schools
- Ecole catholique Sainte-Croix, Ecole catholique Sacré-Coeur, Ecole catholique St-Michel, Ecole catholique secondaire Sainte-Marie (administered by Conseil scolaire catholique de District des Grandes-Rivières)
- English Central Catholic School (administered by Northeastern Catholic District School Board)
Public schools
- New Liskeard Public School, Haileybury Public School, Temiskaming District Secondary School (administered by District School Board Ontario North East)
- Ecole publique Témiskaming-Sud (administered by Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario)
Colleges
Media
Radio
- 99.7 FM CBON-2, La Première Chaîne
- 102.3 FM CBCY, CBC Radio One
- 103.5 FM CHIM-4, religious
- 104.5 FM CJTT, adult contemporary
Newspapers
- The Temiskaming Speaker (published weekly)
- Le Reflet (published weekly)
See also
- Cobalt, Ontario (population 1,200) - With Haileybury and New Liskeard it was considered as one of the members of the unnofficial conglomerate known as the Tri-Towns. Cobalt was originally proposed to be included in the amalgamated city, however they rejected the plan.
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External links
- Official Website of the City of Temiskaming Shores
- Tembrella - promoting the growth of businesses and ideas in the area
- Temiskaming Shores Annual Bikers Reunion
- Ontario Plaques - Founding of New Liskeard
- Ontario Plaques - Great Fire of 1922
- Official website of the Haileybury 54's Juvenile AAA/Junior A Hockey club
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