FOR
SALE Residence - Waterfront on Nettie Lake
Kirkland Lake Ontario Canada
Located in the
heart of Northeastern Ontario, this friendly community
of 9,000 people has seen its roots grow from a booming gold
mining camp to a charming town with much to see and do for
everyone. So join us for a day, a week, or longer and see
why Kirkland Lake is the right environment for you.
More about Kirkland Lake living Here.
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Snowmobiling - ATVing - Fishing
- Hunting - With all the comforts of home!
Map of Kirkland Lk Ontario
Kirkland lake Ontario
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Kirkland Lake is a town located in Timiskaming
District in northeastern Ontario,
Canada. The 2001 population, according to Statistics Canada,
was 8,616.
The lake nearby was named after Winnifred Kirkland, a secretary
of the Ontario Department of Mines in Toronto. The lake was
named by surveyor Louis Rorke in 1907. Miss Kirkland never
visited the town and the lake that bore her name no longer
exists because of mine tailings.
Kirkland Lake is served by radio station
CJKL-FM and the Northern News.
Legendary hockey broadcaster Foster Hewitt
called Kirkland Lake "the town that made the
NHL famous", likely because in the early days of the
NHL, it was not uncommon to find an NHLer from the town. The
town is now home to the Hockey Heritage North museum.
Known as a gold mining town, the area is
home to Kirkland Lake Gold Inc., which owns and operates
five major gold mines. These properties include the Macassa,
Kirkland Minerals, Teck-Hughes, Lake Shore and Wright Hargreaves
mines, which have produced 22 million troy ounces (684,000
kg) of gold. However, the mines have reduced production substantially
in recent years, and the population has declined rapidly as
a result, from as high as 17,000 in the 1970s to less than
half that now.
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Asking Pice is $199,900
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Lovely,
12 year old bungalow for sale at Nettie Lake
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1-2
piece bath with laundry room
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Open
concept kitchen/dining/living room w cathedral ceiling
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1-4
piece bath;
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Extensive
Pine kitchen cabinets
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Entranceway
Foyer
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2
bedrooms (Master has walk-in closet)
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Wrap
Around Deck
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Large
Pine Sunroom with fabulous lake view
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Hot
Tub
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Approx.
1-1/2 acres with sandy beach
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Large
insulated garage
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125
feet of waterfront
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Large
Storage Shed
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Also
11 x 20 temporary garage
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200
amp service
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Certified
Septic System
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2
Heated Water Lines from spring fed lake
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$199,900 ; Contact
Diane at
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The History of Kirkland Lake Ontario
A lost prospector, a rifle shot and a misplaced
step…these were the elements that lead to the founding
of Kirkland Lake, and signalled the opening of
one of the most exciting chapters in Canadian mining history.
William Wright, and Ed Hargreaves were prospecting in the
area in 1911. Hargreaves became lost while hunting for rabbits
and fired a shot to attract the attention of Wright. While
scrambling through the bush, Wright stumbled across a quartz
outcrop with clear evidence of gold – lots of it. The
next day, Wright and Hargreaves staked out their claims.
Little did they know that they had just discovered the main
ore-bearing fault of the Kirkland Lake gold camp. Later
those claims became the nucleus of three great mines: the
Sylvanite, Wright – Hargreaves, and Lakeshore. And
with that staking, the Kirkland Lake gold rush was
on.
The Kirkland Camp attracted some
of the most colourful characters in Canadian mining history.
Sandy McIntyre of Porcupine fame tramped the area, staking
claims that resulted in the Teck-Hughes Mine. The Tough
brothers snowshoed four miles in the middle of the night
in –50’ to stake out the land that would become
the Tough Oakes mine. J.B Tyrell, best known for discovering
the dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, made Kirkland
Lake Gold Mines a success, while Robert Bryce, one of
Canada’s leading mine engineers bucked conventional
wisdom and the financiers of the day to bring the mighty
Macassa mine into being.
But of all the characters in the camp,
none surpassed Harry Oakes for sheer tenaciousness and strength
of character. It was he that talked the Tough brothers into
the midnight jaunt that would make them rich. And it was
he that read the signs that others missed, staking his claims
on the shores of Kirkland Lake. And from those claims
came the Lakeshore mine, one of richest gold mines in the
world. From that point on, Harry never looked back. Success
followed success, until his mysterious murder in the Bahamas
in 1943.
As prospectors gave way to production,
civilization followed. The municipal council of the Township
of Teck was sworn in 1919. The new council quickly set about
bringing order to the unorganized township. Roads were built,
pipes laid, and rules created to govern the rapidly growing
population. And the people came. Some like Roza Brown and
Charlie Chow will forever live in our memories and imagination,
for they were the kind of people that added true colour
to the community. But there were many others. In 1939, the
population peaked at 24,200; 4,680 of which worked for the
mines.
Mining remained the economic mainstay
of the community until the latter half of the 20th century,
when stagnant gold prices and rising production costs and
the lack on new finds led to a gradual slowdown. The Toburn
mine closed in 1953, followed by the Kirkland Minerals
in 1960, Sylvanite in 1961, Lake Shore and Wright-Hargreaves
in 1965, Teck-Hughes in 1968 and Macassa in 1999.
Today KL is a smaller, quieter community. Mining is still
important: Foxpoint Resources (now Kirkland Lake Gold
Inc.) reopened many of the old mines in 2001, while Newmount
Canada continues its operations north of the town. But
today, other sectors such as forestry and professional
services are equally important.
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$199,900 ; Contact
Diane at
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