Temiskaming Shores | |
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City (single-tier) | |
City of Temiskaming Shores | |
Location in Ontario | |
Coordinates: 47°31′N 79°41′W / 47.517°N 79.683°WCoordinates: 47°31′N 79°41′W / 47.517°N 79.683°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Timiskaming |
Established | January 1, 2004 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carman Kidd |
• Governing Body | Temiskaming Shores City Council |
• MPs | Anthony Rota (LPC) |
• MPPs | John Vanthof, NDP |
Area | |
• Land | 177.91 km2 (68.69 sq mi) |
• Metro | 581.43 km2 (224.49 sq mi) |
Elevation | 347.5 m (1,140.1 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• City (single-tier) | 10,400 |
• Density | 58.5/km2 (152/sq mi) |
• Metro | 13,566 |
• Metro density | 23.3/km2 (60/sq mi) |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code | P0J |
Area code(s) | Area codes 705 and 249 |
Website | www.temiskamingshores.ca |
Temiskaming Shores is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It was created by the amalgamation of the town of New Liskeard, the town of Haileybury, and the township of Dymond in 2004. The city had a total population of 9,920 in the Canada 2016 Census. Temiskaming Shores is Ontario's second-smallest city, in terms of population, after Dryden. Haileybury is the seat of Timiskaming District.
Prior to the amalgamation of Temiskaming Shores, the region was commonly nicknamed The Tri-Towns, a designation that also encompassed the neighbouring town of Cobalt. Cobalt was also part of the original Temiskaming Shores amalgamation plan, but rejected the merger. The Tri-Towns designation may still be used on occasion, but has become significantly less common since the municipal amalgamation.
In the Canada 2001 Census, the last Canadian census before the amalgamated city came into effect, New Liskeard had a population of 4,906, Haileybury had a population of 4,543 and Dymond had a population of 1,181.
Temiskaming Shores is located along the southern edge of the Clay Belt area, near the Quebec border on the shores of Lake Timiskaming's Wabi Bay. The separate township municipality of Harris separates the city from the Ontario-Quebec border. The nearest town on the Quebec side of the border is Notre-Dame-du-Nord.
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.