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52-455: 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 Canada 2001 Census , the last Canadian census before the amalgamated city came into effect, New Liskeard had a population of 4,906, Haileybury had

104-410: A few other neighborhoods intact. The mass destruction is partially attributable to strong wind on the day of the fire. Approximately 3500 people were left homeless by the fire. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), with many retired street cars in its yards, sent many old car bodies to serve as houses during the reconstruction. Some of these cars remained for years, and one has recently been restored and

156-568: 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 m) 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

208-462: A population density of 477.8/km (1,237.4/sq mi) in 2021. The mining activities in Cobalt have left a significant environmental legacy. Millions of tons of mine waste rock and mill tailings were dumped on the land and in local lakes. In cobalt ores, silver was associated with arsenic minerals . Some of it ended up in the tailings and waste rock. Today this arsenic contaminates surface water in

260-604: 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

312-717: A proposed culinary school. Passenger rail service continued to be provided from the Cobalt railway station on the Ontario Northland Railway 's Northlander train (it was during the building of this line that silver had been discovered in Cobalt) until it was discontinued on September 28, 2012. A notable tourist attraction in the area in the 20th century was the Highway Book Shop , which closed in 2011. Haileybury Hockey Club The Haileybury Hockey Club (also known as

364-519: A rich vein on the east side of Cobalt Lake and began a business with hotel owner Arthur Ferland. The silver from both sites was consistently high-grade. The subsequent Cobalt silver rush led to the development of the McKinley Darragh, La Rose, Nipissing , and O'Brien silver mines. In 1904, Willet Miller , on a visit to Mile 104 on the T&;NO, along with brothers Noah and Henry Timmins, named

416-533: A tour of an old underground mine. Tours start at the Mining Museum, and are guided by museum staff. The narrow damp tunnels of the mine give a real appreciation for the conditions under which miners worked, and tour guides sprinkle the tour with many stories to help bring the past to life. On February 14, 2008, plans were announced to convert the vacant Fraser Hotel building into a complex which will include The Bunker museum, housing units, tourist accommodations, and

468-490: A trip to the U.S., Europe, Australia and Asia: "We've got some of the biggest resource companies in the world interested". In October, the company was planning to prospect the Caswell, Ophir and Silver Banner areas, as well as mines around Kerr Lake and Maiden Lake, via the staff of Bjorkman Prospecting of Whiskey Jack, Ontario. At the time, First Cobalt was negotiating a merger with two other companies, Cobalt One and CobalTech. If

520-409: Is a byproduct of silver mining and was not of significant interest as a mineral until recently; in fact, many considered it to be a "nuisance". Today, however, it is a critical component in the types of rechargeable lithium battery used in millions of mobile devices and in electric cars, and demand is expected to increase. This application for the mineral was not yet possible in the mid-1980s when

572-474: Is also laced with many miles of underground mine workings, surface trenches, pits and shaft openings. As a result, there are risks of collapse, or subsidence of underground mine workings, and many areas have been fenced off to prevent entry. Visitors to Cobalt can visit the Cobalt Mining Museum, which boasts the world's largest display of locally mined silver, as well as "The Bunker" military museum and

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624-559: Is in the museum at Haileybury. As well, the area was affected by the 1935 Timiskaming earthquake , which had its epicentre at Lac Kipawa in Quebec, approximately halfway between the Haileybury/New Liskeard area and North Bay . In 1971, the Township Municipality of Bucke (that included North Cobalt) was amalgamated with Haileybury. In more recent history, Dymond still functions largely as an agricultural centre, while

676-561: 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. The city includes the communities of New Liskeard, Haileybury, Dymond, and North Cobalt. 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

728-531: Is mined in the Congo, much of it using child labour in very poor working conditions. Major companies that require this mineral for their batteries were searching for ethically-sourced product. The shortage of such cobalt is a primary reason for the 300% increase in the price of this commodity since 2015. Stock prices of First Cobalt Corp. and Cobalt 27 Capital Corp. had soared in 2017 based on this prospect. The CEO of First Cobalt made this comment after returning from

780-595: 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, anchored by Food Basics . The mall has 164,142 sq. ft. (15,249 m) of space. Its popularity in

832-695: The Haileybury Comets or Haileybury Miners ) were an ice hockey based in Haileybury, Ontario , which existed from 1906 to 1915. The team is notable for being a founding member of the National Hockey Association (NHA), the predecessor to the National Hockey League (NHL). Established to capitalize on the then-current mining boom in northern Ontario , it became clear that the town was too small to support major professional ice hockey, and

884-520: The Montreal Wanderers , Les Canadiens and Renfrew, which he had to buy so as to enter the team in the NHA. In 1910, Haileybury's one season in the NHA, their record was four wins and eight losses, scoring 77 goals for and 83 goals against. Notable players included Alex Currie , Art Ross , Paddy Moran and Skene Ronan . Haileybury's leading scorer was Horace Gaul with 22 goals, good for seventh in

936-421: The real estate market in 2010 for an asking price of $ 25 million. In 2013, Temiskaming Shores was the main filming location for the movie Skating to New York . 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,

988-490: The 1930s, then slowed to a trickle. Activity renewed in the 1950s then slowly dropped off, and since the 1980s, there have been no operating mines in the area. By the 1960s, the area had produced over 420 million ounces of silver. One mill still operated in the area in 2017, and exploration for diamonds and other minerals was ongoing. The silver mines of Cobalt, and the prospectors and miners who discovered them and worked them, left an indelible mark on Canadian history, and

1040-414: The 1980s contributed to the decline of the downtown businesses of Haileybury and to a lesser extent New Liskeard . Since then, large Walmart and Canadian Tire stores have been built nearby, resulting in a decline in mall business. As of 2021, the mall only has 7 stores and services left: Food Basics , Dollarama , Giant Tiger , Pet Valu , TD Canada Trust , DriveTest , and Pop's Cannabis. Many of

1092-742: The 34 mines produced over 30 million ounces (937.5 tons) of silver. The town's population soared to 10,000 by 1909. During 1914 the main mines in operation were the City of Cobalt Mining Company, Combat Comet Mine, Cobalt Lake (who owned the bed and edge of the lake), Cobalt Townsite, Colonial Silver Mine, Coniagas Mine, Crown Reserve Mine, the Drummon Fraction Could, Hargrave, Hudson Bay, Kerr Lake, La Rose Consolidated, Lumsden, McKinley-Darragh-Savage, Meteor, Nipissing, O'Brien, Penn-Canadian, Peterson Lake, Provincial, Seneca-Superior, Silver Bar, Temiskaming, Trethewey, and York-Ontario. Mining continued until

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1144-427: 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

1196-562: The NHA that season. After the 1910 season, the club's owner, Renfrew mining tycoon Ambrose O'Brien withdrew Haileybury from the NHA. The TPHL was resurrected and Haileybury resumed play in the TPHL for the 1910–11 season, the final season of the TPHL, afterwards continuing in the Timiskaming Senior League until 1915. The Haileybury NHA franchise itself was transferred to Montreal wrestler and sports promoter George Kennedy , owner of

1248-603: The Northern Ontario Firefighters Museum. The Heritage Silver Trail is a self-guided driving tour of several mine and mill sites in the area. The trail is well marked, guiding visitors around the backroads of Cobalt. At each site, signs are posted, identifying the site, and providing a brief description of the site. The trail guides visitors to many of the remaining mine headframes in the Cobalt area, some of which are quite picturesque, and stand as an important reminder of Cobalt's past. Visitors can also take

1300-655: The area among mining companies. W.E. Logan discovered cobalt in 1884 at the future site of the Agaunico Mine, one mile south of Haileybury . Silver was discovered in the area during the construction of the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway (T&NO) from North Bay to the communities of Haileybury and New Liskeard , north of Cobalt. The discovery was made in 1903, near Long Lake (later called Cobalt Lake), by Ernest Darragh and James McKinley, who were supplying railway ties. Later that year, Tom Hébert found

1352-429: The area and is believed to pose risks to the environment. Sediment samples from surrounding lakes showed elevated concentration levels of nickel, copper and arsenic while water samples exceeded the provincial water quality guideline for cobalt and arsenic. Fish from five of the lakes around Cobalt had mercury concentration which exceeded the consumption limit as well as elevated concentration for arsenic. The Cobalt area

1404-495: The city of Temiskaming Shores in 2004, Cobalt decided to remain a separate town. However, the two municipalities continue to have a close relationship, including the operation of a shared public transit system. In 2001 Cobalt was named "Ontario's Most Historic Town" by a in panel of judges on the TV Ontario program Studio 2 , and in 2002 the "Cobalt Mining District" was designated a National Historic Site of Canada . Cobalt

1456-495: The city's residents spoke French as a mother language. 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 public transit system, Tri-Town Transit. The Ontario Northland bus service makes scheduled stops in New Liskeard, Dymond and Haileybury. The city

1508-487: 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. 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

1560-597: The construction of the row of stately homes, nicknamed 'Millionaire's Row' that stretched along the waterfront on what is now Lakeshore Road, many of which still stand today. In 1909, the Haileybury Hockey Club played 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 . By 1912, Haileybury had been named

1612-468: The early settlers he met. His report on this expedition describes the details of this expedition. 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

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1664-513: The first of their kind in Canada. Weekly community newspapers include The Temiskaming Speaker , Le Reflet and The Temiskaming Speaker Weekender and the biweekly The Voice of the Shores . Cobalt, Ontario Cobalt is a town in Timiskaming District , Ontario , Canada. It had a population of 989 at the 2021 Census. In the early 1900s, the area was heavily mined for silver ;

1716-471: The future town Cobalt. The Timmins brothers bought the remaining claims from Fred La Rose , and erected some cabins. Speculation over mining stocks on Wall Street in New York City required mounted police to control the crowds. The town was incorporated in 1906. By 1908, the camp was considered the world's largest producer of silver and of the cobalt which is a byproduct of the process. In 1911,

1768-571: 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. By this time, the Quebec side of Lake Timiskaming

1820-524: The judicial seat for the Temiskaming Region, a title it retains to this day. The town of Haileybury annexed the neighbouring community of North Cobalt in 1971. The region was affected by the Great Fire of 1922 , considered one of the worst disasters ever to befall the area. Haileybury suffered the worst damage, and approximately ninety percent of the town was destroyed, leaving only Millionaire's Row and

1872-400: The last mining company, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited , ceased operations in the area. Cobalt is always mixed not only with silver but also with copper, nickel and other metals. By 2017, several cobalt exploration companies were focusing on the area around Cobalt, as one alternative to cobalt mining in the politically-unstable Democratic Republic of Congo . Roughly 60% of the world's cobalt

1924-940: 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. Haileybury in Temiskaming Shores is home to the Haileybury Campus of the English-language Northern College . 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

1976-422: The merger is completed, the group expected to control about 45% of the potential mining properties in the Cobalt area including 50 mines that previously produced cobalt and silver; a competitor, Agnico Eagle, controls approximately 21%. However the latter ceased production there in the 1980s. Silver was selling for US$ 17 per ounce in late November 2017, down significantly from its peak of US$ 50 in 2012, but cobalt

2028-594: The miners in the remote towns of northern Ontario, the teams playthings for the owners to bet extravagantly on. In 1909, Haileybury earned notoriety in ice hockey circles, luring professional players such as Con Corbeau , Skene Ronan and Harry Smith away from teams in the Ontario Professional Hockey League (OPHL) and the Eastern Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (ECHA). At the time, mine owners made large wagers on

2080-574: The newly founded town after the Haileybury and Imperial Service College , his former school in England. In 1901, Dymond Township was incorporated, and two years later in 1903, the Town of New Liskeard was established, with John Armstrong as its first mayor. Haileybury was formally incorporated as a town in 1904. Farr encouraged settlement in the area, penning his own promotional pamphlet, entitled "The Lake Temiskamingue District", in an effort to attract new settlers to

2132-604: The play of the teams in the league and O'Brien could afford to entice players to break contracts and join Haileybury. When the Federal League Renfrew Creamery Kings team failed to join the new Canadian Hockey Association (CHA) in November 1909, Ambrose O'Brien organized the National Hockey Association and included Haileybury and his other TPHL team the Cobalt Silver Kings in the league, along with

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2184-551: The region. Marketed to settlers as prime agricultural land, Haileybury had only a handful of residents until the arrival of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway in the early 1900s, and the subsequent discovery of large silver deposits in neighboring Cobalt in 1903. During the Cobalt Silver Rush , Haileybury became a 'bedroom community' that served the needs of the many miners and, most famously, many mine owners and managers. These mine managers and owners were responsible for

2236-528: 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

2288-401: The silver ore also contained cobalt . By 1910, the community was the fourth highest producer of silver in the world. Mining declined significantly by the 1930s, together with the local population. In late 2017 one publication referred to Cobalt as a ghost town , but the high demand for cobalt, used in making batteries for mobile devices and electric vehicles, is leading to great interest in

2340-531: The team left the NHA after its inaugural season. The Haileybury club was founded in 1906 as one of the teams of the Timiskaming Professional Hockey League (TPHL), a collection of teams sponsored by local mine owners. The club was owned by the O'Brien family, based in Renfrew, Ontario which owned silver mines, railways and railway construction companies. The TPHL existed as entertainment for

2392-493: The time was inadequate and firefighters were forced to dynamite buildings to create a firebreak. On a hot and windy Victoria Day in 1977, a discarded cigarette started a fire that destroyed 140 buildings and left over 400 homeless. The Cobalt Silver Kings played in the inaugural 1910 NHA season . Cobalt, Haileybury, and New Liskeard were formerly known as the Tri-Towns. When Haileybury and New Liskeard were amalgamated into

2444-462: The town is known as the birthplace of hard rock mining in Canada. The ore in Cobalt was close to surface, so men with limited experience could prospect, begin mining, and then hone their skills as the mines went deeper. Those who learned their trade in Cobalt moved north, discovering gold in Kirkland Lake and Timmins and further afield in Canada and around the world. Cobalt mining was done with

2496-439: The use of wheelbarrows , pickaxes , hand steel and dynamite . Cobalt suffered two devastating fires in the 20th century. In 1909, a fire in a cafe spread quickly through debris and garbage-filled alleyways. Half the town was destroyed; 150 buildings were lost and 3,000 residents left homeless; by that time the water table had been contaminated and a typhoid outbreak earlier in the year had killed 111 people. Fire protection at

2548-402: The world." In March 2017, the town's mayor estimated that mining production could start in about three to five years. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Cobalt had a population of 989 living in 454 of its 542 total private dwellings, a change of -12.3% from its 2016 population of 1,128 . With a land area of 2.07 km (0.80 sq mi), it had

2600-598: 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

2652-531: Was at about US$ 31 per pound at that time, up significantly from the US$ 10 price in late 2015. The prices will increase according to Gino Chitaroni, the president of the Northern Prospectors' Association. He also predicted that the area around Cobalt would be a primary source of both minerals. "It's spectacular ... We have the infrastructure. We have a historic mining area. It puts us a step up on anywhere [else] in

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2704-473: Was completed in 2007. 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 km (68.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 54.5/km (141.2/sq mi) in 2021. English was the mother language of 66.4% of Temiskaming Shore's population, while 28.4% of

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