Temiskaming Shores Community-Based Strategic Plan

By-law No. 2025-058 - City of Temiskaming Shores Community-Based Strategic Plan

Corporate Vision

The City of Temiskaming Shores will be a vibrant, inclusive community that offers exceptional amenities, celebrates diversity, and preserves its natural environment. Through sustainability and leadership, the City will cultivate a unified, thriving future, where residents and visitors feel valued, connected, and part of a welcoming community. 

Top 6 Priority Actions

The complete set of 39 actions were developed based on the extensive consultations and research undertaken. The plan considers the available resources, priority needs and actions that will bring the most value to Temiskaming Shores. The top six actions listed below are overarching priorities highlighted from the longer list of actions. These priorities will enable the remainder of the actions to be completed. 

  1. Update the City’s Official Plan and Land-Se Planning Documents through comprehensive community consultation on land use, infrastructure, housing and community facilities and communicate the results.
  2. Rebrand the City of Temiskaming Shores to illustrate that it is one unified City and develop messaging to support the brand. Incorporate the new brand and messaging in all City marketing initiatives.
  3. Update the City’s corporate policies to be more reflective of the City’s linguistic and cultural Anglophone, Francophone, and Indigenous diversity.
  4. Continue to highlight and communicate to the residents the progress being made on the City’s Asset Management Plan.
  5. Establish policies to improve the City’s environmental sustainability and to lessen the environmental impact on the watershed by industry, residents and visitors.
  6. Engage the business community and economic development partners in the development of a new Community Economic Development Strategic Plan.

Goals, Objectives, and Actions

Goal 1: To be environmental stewards of Lake Temiskaming and the natural environment in and around Temiskaming Shores.

The City of Temiskaming Shores hugs the western shores of Lake Temiskaming and the lake is the most important natural feature in the community. It is used as a catalyst for recreation and tourism, supports spiritual and cultural wellbeing, and provides an important cornerstone for the overall quality of life for local residents. The natural environment surrounding the City contributes to both the community's beauty and economy. 

Objective 1: Establishing environmental sustainability as an overarching theme for the City. 

Goal 2: To help create a unified community that supports residents and embraces cultural diversity.

Temiskaming Shores has long been a diverse community, where Anglophones, Francophones, Indigenous Peoples and new Canadians have contributed to its unique cultural identity. In 2004, the communities of New Liskeard, Dymond, Haileybury, and North Cobalt came together to form the City of Temiskaming Shores. By acknowledging the contributions of each community and by embracing its cultural diversity, Temiskaming Shores will continue to strengthen as one unified City.

Objective 1: Improving community cohesiveness to be one community, The City of Temiskaming Shores.

Objective 2: Improving community collaboration. 

Objective 3: Embracing the cultural diversity of Temiskaming Shores. 

Goal 3: To continue to invest in the community in a cost-effective manner and to communicate the message. 

As an amalgamated City, Temiskaming Shores staff and elected officials have had difficult decisions to make to prioritize infrastructure and making effective and efficient use of tax dollars. The City currently supports multiple sewage treatment plants, fire stations, arenas, parks, beaches, marines, curling clubs, and downtowns which once were under three separate jurisdictions but are under one amalgamated community. 

Objective 1: Planning for and Maintaining the City's infrastructure. 

Objective 2: Servicing the Community. 

Objective 3: Communicating a unified message with the residents and businesses. 

Goal 4: To support and grow the residential population. 

Growing the population is about creating a quality of life that helps to retain and attract residents. The challenge of a declining population is the strong potential for economic decline (i.e., business closures), reduced amenities (i.e., school closures), and decreased tax base (i.e., reduced services, crumbling infrastructure). With consistent population growth, Temiskaming Shores will continue to be a community that is vital and vibrant. 

Objective 1: Focusing on Temiskaming Shores as a place for people.

Goal 5: To support and grow the local economy. 

A strong local economy support and strengthens the community, Businesses keep local money local, provide employment, support local evens and sports teams, boost the tax base and keep taxes lower for residents. Businesses bring money in from outside of Temiskaming Shores. Retaining, growing and attracting business, means the City needs to create an environment where businesses can be successful. 

Objective 1: Building on the economic development program. 

Objective 2: Increasing the number of visitors to Temiskaming Shores.