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| name                   = Kirkland Lake
| official_name          = Town of Kirkland Lake
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| subdivision_name2      = [[Timiskaming District, Ontario|Timiskaming]]
| established_title      = Established
| established_date       = 1919 (Township of Teck)
| established_title2     = Incorporated
| established_date2      = 1972 (Town)
| leader_title           = Mayor
| leader_name            = Stacy  Wight
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 |6           = Rick Owen
 |7           = Patrick Kiely
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| leader_title2          = [[House of Commons of Canada|MPs]]
| leader_name2           = [[Gaétan Malette]]&nbsp;([[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]])
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| leader_name3           = [[John Vanthof]]&nbsp;([[Ontario New Democratic Party|ONDP]])
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| elevation_m            = 243
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| population_total       = 7,750
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| area_code              = [[Area code 705|705]]
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'''Kirkland Lake''' is a town and municipality in [[Timiskaming District, Ontario|Timiskaming District]] of [[Northeastern Ontario]], in the Canadian province of [[Ontario]]. The 2021 population, according to [[Statistics Canada]], was 7,750.<ref name="SCref21" />

The community name was based on a nearby lake which in turn was named after Winnifred Kirkland, a [[secretary]] of the [[Ontario]] Department of Mines in [[Toronto]]. The lake was named by [[Surveying|surveyor]] Louis Rorke in 1907.<ref name=Barnes>{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Michael|title=Gold in Ontario|year=1995|publisher=The Boston Mills Press|location=Erin, Ontario|isbn=1-55046-146-X|pages=49}}</ref> Miss Kirkland never visited the town, and the lake that bore her name did not exist as it dried because of [[Mining|mine]] [[tailings]], but recently due to floodings of the mineshafts has come back up to about half of its initial depth. The community comprises Kirkland Lake (Teck Township), as well as [[Swastika, Ontario|Swastika]], Chaput Hughes, Bernhardt, and Morrisette Township.

Kirkland Lake was built on gold mining, but is also notable for its [[Ice hockey|hockey]] players.  As well, hockey broadcaster [[Foster Hewitt]] called Kirkland Lake "the town that made the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]."<ref name=Barnes/>{{rp|212}} The town celebrated this via Hockey Heritage North, which was renamed Heritage North.

Until January 1, 1972, the town was known as Township of Teck. A by-law was introduced, on July 20, 1971, to change the municipality's name to Town of Kirkland Lake, effective January 1, 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bylaws.tkl.ca/|title=Bylaws|publisher=Kirkland Lake Town Council|access-date=2010-11-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706205509/http://bylaws.tkl.ca/|archive-date=2011-07-06}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Kirkland Lake, Ontario - Railway Station - 1920.jpg|thumb|left|[[Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway]] station in Kirkland Lake, 1920]]
Gold in the Kirkland Lake region was originally reported in the late 1800s by Chief [[Ignace Tonené]] of the [[Temagami First Nation]]. In fact, he staked a [[Land claim|claim]] near the north arm of Larder Lake but stated it was jumped (stolen). No action was taken on his report. Chief Tonene Lake was named in his honour. Chief Ignace Tonené would go on to help form [[Beaverhouse First Nation]].

Later, Tom Price discovered a boulder containing gold on a visit to the Kirkland Lake area in 1906.<ref name="Pain" />{{rp|8}}

In 1911, important claims were made along the Main Break. John Hunton staked claims on February 18, 1911, which were incorporated as the Hunton Gold Mines Ltd. in April 1914, eventually becoming part of the Amalgamated Kirkland. Stephen Orr filed claims on February 22, 1911, the basis for the Teck-Hughes Mine and the Orr Gold Mines Ltd, which was incorporated in June 1913. George Minaker staked claims on February 23, 1911, part of which he sold to (Sir) Harry Oakes in September 1912, becoming part of the Lake Shore Mine. John Reamsbottom filed claims on April 18, 1911, which became part of the Teck-Hughes Mine.

It was at Teck-Hughes mine that miners and engineers developed [[Teck cable]] for sturdy electrical transmission. That type of cable is now used on electrical projects around the world.

C.A. McKane staked claims on April 20, 1911, which became the Kirkland Lake Gold Mine.  A. Maracle staked claims on June 5, 1911, which became part of the Townsite claims. Melville McDougall staked claims on June 27, 1911, which he transferred to Oakes on September 6, 1912, and became the part of the Lake Shore Mine. Jack Matchett staked a claim on July 7, 1911, later acquired by Oakes, which became part of the Townsite Mine. On July 10, 1911, Dave Elliott staked claims which became the Macassa Mine.  "Swift" Burnside staked claims on July 26–28, 1911, which became part of the Tough-Oakes Burnside Mine. Bill Wright filed claims on July 27–29, 1911, and on September 16, 1911, with his brother-in-law Ed. Hargreaves, which became part of the Sylvanite Mine. This claim extended into the lake's southeastern portion. More importantly, Wright found free gold near the future site of the Discovery Shaft. [[Noranda (mining company)|Ed. Horne]] staked a claim on October 12, 1911, which became part of the Townsite Mine, and the incorporation of Kirkland Townsite Gold Mines Ltd. in 1917. On January 8, 1912, Harry Oakes partnered with the Tough brothers plus Clem. Foster, who owned the Foster Silver Mine in Cobalt, staked claims which incorporated the No. 2 Vein and eventually led to the incorporation of Tough-Oakes Gold Mines Ltd. in 1913. Oakes filed additional claims on July 30, 1912, and Wright on August 26, 1912, both within the lake and eventually becoming parts of the Lake Shore Mine.<ref name="Pain" />{{rp|14–17,21–27}}

[[File:Government Road - Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada (c. 1920).jpg|thumb|right|Government Road, {{Circa|1920}}]]
By 1914, there was one mine in operation, the Tough-Oakes, which included electric power transmitted from [[Charlton and Dack, Ontario|Charlton]].  A settlement had formed at the southwest arm of the lake, which included a post office, stores and a hotel.<ref name=Pain/>{{rp|31–32}}

In order to maximize taxation revenue from existing and potential mines in the area, the six square mile Municipal Corporation of the Township of Teck was formed with Wellington J. McLeod as the first [[Reeve (Canada)|reeve]] in 1919.<ref name=Pain>{{cite book|last=Pain|first=S.A.|title=Three Miles of Gold: The Story of Kirkland Lake|year=1960|publisher=The Ryerson Press|location=Toronto|pages=63}}</ref> Their first task was the establishment of [[public utilities]], including [[roads]] and [[water pipes]], in the rapidly growing area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discoverkl.ca/assets/pdfs/Kirkland%20Lake%20A%20historical%20perspective.pdf|title=Kirkland Lake A historical perspective|access-date=2011-08-10|archive-date=March 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324072708/http://www.discoverkl.ca/assets/pdfs/Kirkland%20Lake%20A%20historical%20perspective.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:1928_Photo_of_the_Wood_Kirkland_Gold_Mine_,_Kirkland_Lake_,_Ontario_,_Canada.jpg|thumb|right|Wood Kirkland Gold Mine, Kirkland Lake, 1928]]
Kirkland Lake had numerous mines, in the early years, including the [[Teck Resources|Teck-Hughes]] (1917–1968), [[Lake Shore Mine|Lake Shore]] (1918–1968), [[Kirkland Minerals]] (1919–1960), [[Wright-Hargreaves]] (1921–1965), Sylvanite (1927–1961), [[Tough-Oakes-Burnside]] (later Toburn) (1913–1953), and [[Macassa Mine]] (1933–1999).

The Kirkland Lake camp produced $636,667 worth of gold in 1918 and that rose to a value of $17,000,000 in 1930.  As Pain points out, "Kirkland Lake camp came to occupy a position of real importance in the mining world."  By 1934, the production had reached $34,000,000 and 2,000,000 tons were being milled annually.  Peak employment of 4,761 wage earners occurred in 1939, but that dropped to 2,064 by 1944.  The 1939 population was 24,200.<ref name=Barnes/>{{rp|212}}<ref name=Pain/>{{rp|50,76,78,81}}

Early in the [[Second World War]] gold production in the area decreased due to personnel being lost to more essential war industries. In 1942, gold mining was declared a non-essential industry to the war effort which resulted in gold mines across the country being at a lower priority for personnel and supplies relative to producers of base metals. After the war, local soldiers returned to the newly created Federal area in the northern section of the town.<ref name="Barnes 1">{{cite web|last=Barnes|first=Michael|title=Life in Kirkland Lake during World War II|url=http://www.republicofmining.com/2011/04/01/life-in-kirkland-lake-during-world-war-ii-by-michael-barnes/|work=Gold in Kirkland Lake|date=April 2011 |publisher=General Store Publishing House|access-date=2012-04-14}}</ref> The Kirkland Lake Cemetery is a member of the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] and is the location of the graves of 12 soldiers, and 3 airmen of the Canadian forces who died during the Second World War.<ref>{{cite web|title=KIRKLAND LAKE (KIRKLAND) CEMETERY|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2066450/KIRKLAND%20LAKE%20%28KIRKLAND%29%20CEMETERY|publisher=Commonwealth War Graves Commission|access-date=2012-04-14}}</ref>

Kirkland Lake's first [[fire station|fire hall]] was established in 1935 and the second fire hall in 1955.

In 1963 the [[Open-pit mining|open-pit]] [[Adams Mine]] began developing its [[iron ore]] resources. The mine would stay in production until 1990.

The Kirkland Lake Community Complex, now the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex, opened in 1979. Home of the Kirkland Lake Aquatic Club (KLAC) which has been the starting point for [[Dominique Bouchard]] - Olympic Swimmer, Rodney Thomas - Canada Games Double Gold medalist and numerous other university Varsity level scholarship swimmers.

In the early 1980s, [[LAC Minerals]] reopened the main shaft of the Lake Shore Mine and worked it from 1982 to 1987 to extract pockets of gold that had been left behind. Between 1987 and 1991 Vancouver based Eastmaque Gold Mines reprocessed tailings, or "slimes", from early inefficient mill operations, extracting 70,000 ounces of gold.<ref name="Barnes 2">{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Michael|title=Gold in Ontario|year=1995|publisher=The Boston Mills Press|location=Erin, Ontario|isbn=1-55046-146-X|pages=55, 56}}</ref>

Between October and December 1988, Kirkland Lake was the [[filming location]] for the [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] ''[[Termini Station (film)|Termini Station]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite web|title=Termini Station|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098457/locations|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=2011-07-13}}</ref>

On the morning of Sunday, May 20, 2012, a [[forest fire]] was discovered about {{convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Kirkland Lake, which grew to {{convert|2757|ha|acre|abbr=on}} by the afternoon of May 21, causing a [[state of emergency]] to be declared. Residential and cottage areas on [[Goodfish Lake]] and [[Nettie Lake]]s and one street in [[Chaput Hughes, Ontario|Chaput Hughes]] were evacuated that afternoon. [[Kirkland Lake Gold]] and [[AuRico Gold]] suspended operations due to fire damage to power lines and local schools were closed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2012/05/21/300-evacuate-forest-fire-in-kirkland-lake|title=300 evacuate forest fire in Kirkland Lake|work=torontosun |publisher=[[Toronto Sun]]|access-date=2012-05-22|date=2012-05-21}}</ref> On May 29, the state of emergency was lifted, as the fire was determined to be no longer a threat to Kirkland Lake, although it was not yet under control.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/kirkland-lake-no-longer-under-state-of-emergency-1.1153383|title=Kirkland Lake no longer under state of emergency|date=2012-05-29|access-date=2012-05-29|publisher=[[CBC.ca]]}}</ref>

On December 18, 2012, the town council voted to have [[water fluoridation|fluoride]] removed from the local water treatment facility, after a breakdown left the town with a bill of [[Canadian dollar|$]]360,000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/kirkland-lake-flushes-fluoride-from-drinking-water-1.1159333|title=Kirkland Lake flushes fluoride from drinking water|publisher=[[CBC.ca]]|access-date=2012-12-19|date=2012-12-19}}</ref>

==Geography==
Kirkland Lake includes the townships of [[Teck, Ontario|Teck]], [[Bernhardt, Ontario|Bernhardt]] and [[Morrisette, Ontario|Morrisette]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discoverkl.ca/index.php?id=24 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803014926/http://www.discoverkl.ca/index.php?id=24 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-08-03 |title=Municipal Government Structure |publisher=Discoverkl.ca |access-date=2012-05-26 }}</ref>

Kirkland Lake is located in the resource-rich [[Precambrian Shield]], an ancient geological core of the North American continent. Nearby is the Arctic Watershed, a [[drainage divide]] at an elevation of {{convert|318|m|ft|abbr=on}}.  Rivers south of that elevation flow into a [[drainage basin]] which includes [[Lake Ontario]] and the [[Saint Lawrence River]], while rivers north of the watershed flow into [[Hudson Bay]].

Noticeable local landmarks include [[Mount Cheminis]], rising {{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level, and many small [[kettle lake]]s, scraped out of the rock during the last Ice Age and filled with clear water.

[[Black spruce]], [[jack pine]], [[Populus tremuloides|trembling aspen]], [[birch|white birch]], [[Picea glauca|white spruce]], [[balsam poplar]], and [[Abies balsamea|balsam fir]] are the dominant trees in the area. A prominent forest form in this part of the black spruce distribution is the black spruce/feathermoss [[Climax community|climax forest]], which characteristically exhibits moderately dense canopy and features a forest floor of [[feathermoss]]es.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/gt2/artspec_information.asp?thingid=44751 |title=Black Spruce: Picea mariana |access-date=2013-01-29 |author=C. Michael Hogan PhD |date=2008-11-24 |work=GlobalTwitcher |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524180621/http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/gt2/artspec_information.asp?thingid=44751 |archive-date=2013-05-24 }}</ref> [[Moose]], [[beaver]], [[muskrat]], [[snowshoe hare]], as well as numerous predators roam this area, including [[marten]], [[Stoat|ermine]], [[fisher (animal)|fisher]], [[otter]], [[American black bear|black bear]], [[wolf]], and [[lynx]]. The many [[wetlands]] and [[lake]]s support a diversity of bird species, such as [[great blue heron]]s, [[ducks]], [[geese]], and that symbol of the north, the [[common loon]]. Ground and tree dwelling birds are also plentiful, including [[grouse]], [[partridge]], [[Muscicapoidea|robins]], [[blue jay]]s, and [[Canada jay]]s as well as birds of prey such as [[hawks]].

===Geology===
Kirkland Lake is located within the [[Abitibi greenstone belt]] and the [[Abitibi gold belt]].  The main geologic feature in the Kirkland Lake Camp is the Kirkland Lake Break, or Main Break.  This Break is a [[vein (geology)|vein]] located along a [[thrust fault]] extending east to west and [[dip (geology)|dipping]] steeply to the south.  The area mine shafts are all located along this Break.  Gold occurs in [[quartz vein]]s in spatial relationship to this fault.<ref name="Cater">{{cite journal|last1=Cater|first1=D.F.|title=Macassa Mine Geology|journal=Society of Economic Geologists|date=1991|volume=Archean Gold Deposits of the Matachewan-Kirkland Lake-Larder Lake Area, Ontario, Canada|issue=Guidebook Series Vol. II|pages=9, 12, 15}}</ref>  The major mines in 1960, trending east to west, included Toburn, Sylvanite, Wright-Hargreaves, Lake Shore, Teck Hughes, Kirkland Minerals, and Macassa.<ref name=Pain/>{{rp|overleaf}}<ref name="Barnes1">{{cite book|last1=Barnes|first1=Michael|title=Fortunes in the Ground|date=1986|publisher=The Boston Mills Press|location=Erin, Ontario|isbn=091978352X|page=177}}</ref>

In the early days of staking claims, most prospectors tried to understand the lateral extent of this east–west trending vein defining the Main Break, as well as the associated veins paralleling it, e.g. South Vein, No. 2 Vein, No. 6 Vein, No. 7 Vein, etc.  Most importantly, prospecting was extensive in the hopes the vein extended under the southern portion of Kirkland Lake.<ref name=Pain/>{{rp|29–31}}

[[Telluride mineral]]s were present in the Tough-Oakes ore.  They are also present in the Sylvanite Mine, though [[sylvanite]] is not one of them.  The Sylvanite Mine started a 200-ton mill in 1927 and shafts reached {{Convert|2000|ft|m}} by 1930.<ref name=Pain/>{{rp|25,29,50}}

Kirkland Lake Gold Mines Ltd. was incorporated in 1913 before the property was taken over by [[Cobalt, Ontario|Cobalt's]] Beaver Consolidated Mines Ltd. after a shaft was sunk {{Convert|80|ft|m}}.  They formed the Kirkland Lake Gold Mining Company in 1915 and the main shaft was sunk {{Convert|800|ft|m}}, which prompted the building on a mill in 1919.  Shafts reached a depth of {{Convert|1600|ft|m}} before the mine closed in 1924.  Operations restarted in 1926 with new financing organized by [[Joseph Tyrrell|Dr. J.B. Tyrrell]], and high-grade ore was found at {{Convert|2475|ft|m}}.  By 1930, the mine had reached a depth of {{Convert|4000|ft|m}} and had acquired the Chaput-Highes claim to the south.  The property was acquired by the Kirkland Minerals Corporation in 1956.<ref name=Pain/>{{rp|44,52–53}}

Tough-Oakes produced 213 tons of high-grade ore in 1914.  Operations included a [[stamp mill|five-stamp mill]] for [[amalgamation (mining)|amalgamation]] plus a [[Gold cyanidation|cyanide plant]].  However, the presence of high-grade ore in the vein terminated at the {{Convert|300|ft|m|adj=on}} level and the mine shut down in 1918.  This property was consolidated with Burnside's to form Tough-Oakes Burnside Gold Mines Ltd. in 1923 and the Burnside No. 3 shaft was deepened to {{Convert|1000|ft|m}}.  The operation went bankrupt in 1928.  Operations restarted as the Toburn in 1932, as a subsidiary of the [[American Smelting and Refining Company]].<ref name=Pain/>{{rp|37–38,49,78–79}}

Lake Shore Mines Ltd. was incorporated in February 1914.  Oakes proceeded with sending a crosscut from his shaft on the South Vein towards the anticipated Main Break under the lake to the north.  This crosscut encountered high-grade ore and a 100-ton mill was in operation by March 1918.  Their No. 1 shaft reached a depth of {{Convert|1600|ft|m}} and their No. shaft a depth of {{Convert|1000|ft|m}} by 1930 and was considered "the wonder mine" by Pain.  There was 1,600 feet of high-grade ore at the 1,000-foot level and {{Convert|2400|ft|m}} at the 2,400-foot level.<ref name=Pain/>{{rp|40–42,50,76}}

Wright-Hargreaves Mines Ltd. was incorporated in 1916.  The Wright-Hargreaves Mine had a 100-ton a day mill operating by 1921 and shafts reached a depth of {{Convert|2000|ft|m}} by 1930.  Almost {{Convert|900|ft}} of high-grade ore was found between the {{Convert|500|ft|m|adj=on}} level down to {{Convert|1750|ft|m}}.<ref name=Pain/>{{rp|40,43,50,76}}

In 1916, the Teck-Hughes Mine built a 50-ton cyanide mill after the No. 1 shaft reached a depth of {{Convert|500|ft|m}}.  In 1923, the company was reorganized as Teck-Highes Gold Mines Ltd, which included the Orr claim to the south.  The central shaft reached a depth of {{Convert|2980|ft|m}} and a south shaft was sunk in 1928 to reach a depth of {{Convert|3600|ft|m}}.  A 1000-ton per day mill was in operation by 1930.  High-grade ore of up to {{Convert|1000|ft|m}} was found on six levels.<ref name=Pain/>{{rp|43,51–52,76}}

Macassa Mines Ltd. was organized in 1926, which included the Elliott claims.  Mill operations started in 1933 and acquired the United Kirkland Gold Mines Ltd. claims to the south.<ref name=Pain/>{{rp|54–55}}

The lake itself was gradually filled in by mill [[tailings]], such that the water had disappeared by 1930.  By 1960, {{Convert|1500|mi|km}} of underground workings were in the Kirkland Lake camp and {{Convert|12|mi|km}} of direct hoisting shafts.  The Lake Shore and Wright-Hargreaves mines had the deepest working depths in the world, at {{Convert|8,200|ft|m}} below the surface.<ref name=Pain/>{{rp|98–99}}

===Climate===
Kirkland Lake enjoys four distinct seasons. Spring and autumn offer a mix of warm sunny days and crisp, cool nights. Summers are comfortably warm, with dry air and temperatures reaching into the mid-20-degree Celsius range (mid-70s Fahrenheit). Winter temperatures may seem brisk, but high winds and high humidity are rare, allowing residents to take full advantage of outside recreational activities.

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| location = Kirkland Lake (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–present)
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| Jan record high C = 8.0
| Feb record high C = 12.0
| Mar record high C = 26.5
| Apr record high C = 29.0
| May record high C = 35.6
| Jun record high C = 37.5
| Jul record high C = 38.9
| Aug record high C = 36.7
| Sep record high C = 33.3
| Oct record high C = 28.2
| Nov record high C = 19.9
| Dec record high C = 14.5
| year record high C = 38.9
| Jan high C = −9.8
| Feb high C = −7.6
| Mar high C = -0.2
| Apr high C = 7.0
| May high C = 16.4
| Jun high C = 21.9
| Jul high C = 24.0
| Aug high C = 22.3
| Sep high C = 17.5
| Oct high C = 9.2
| Nov high C = 1.0
| Dec high C = -6.1
| year high C = 8.0
| Jan mean C = −15.9
| Feb mean C = −14.5
| Mar mean C = −7.2
| Apr mean C = 1.0
| May mean C = 10.2
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| Jul mean C = 18.4
| Aug mean C = 17.0
| Sep mean C = 12.5
| Oct mean C = 5.3
| Nov mean C = -2.6
| Dec mean C = −10.8
| year mean C = 2.5
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| Mar low C = −14.2
| Apr low C = -5.0
| May low C = 4.0
| Jun low C = 10.0
| Jul low C = 12.8
| Aug low C = 11.7
| Sep low C = 7.4
| Oct low C = 1.4
| Nov low C = −6.1
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| Feb record low C = −43.5
| Mar record low C = −41.0
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| Dec precipitation days = 19.4
| year precipitation days = 191.8
| unit rain days = 0.2 mm
| Jan rain days = 0.31
| Feb rain days = 0.44
| Mar rain days = 1.7
| Apr rain days = 5.3
| May rain days = 11.9
| Jun rain days = 13.9
| Jul rain days = 14.1
| Aug rain days = 14.1
| Sep rain days = 15.3
| Oct rain days = 13.0
| Nov rain days = 4.0
| Dec rain days = 0.87
| year rain days = 95.0
| unit snow days = 0.2 cm
| Jan snow days = 14.7
| Feb snow days = 10.3
| Mar snow days = 8.3
| Apr snow days = 4.1
| May snow days = 0.56
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 2.1
| Nov snow days = 10.4
| Dec snow days = 15.6
| year snow days = 66.0
| time day = 15:00
| Jan humidity = 79.1
| Feb humidity = 67.6
| Mar humidity = 54.6
| Apr humidity = 52.9
| May humidity = 49.4
| Jun humidity = 53.9
| Jul humidity = 56.0
| Aug humidity = 60.2
| Sep humidity = 63.7
| Oct humidity = 72.3
| Nov humidity = 80.4
| Dec humidity = 83.8
| year humidity = 64.5
| source 1 = [[Environment and Climate Change Canada]] (rainfall/snowfall 1981–2010)<ref name=climate>{{cite web
| publisher = Environment Canada
| url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=ON&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=181000000&dispBack=0
| title = Kirkland Lake, Ontario
| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020
| access-date = Mar 24, 2025}}</ref><ref name='CCN'>{{cite web
| publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
| url = ftp://ftp.tor.ec.gc.ca/Pub/Normals/English/ONT/ONT_GORE-OTTA_ENG.csv
| title = Kirkland Lake, Ontario
| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200718042915/ftp://ftp.tor.ec.gc.ca/Pub/Normals/English/ONT/ONT_GORE-OTTA_ENG.csv
| archive-date = 2020-07-18
| url-status = dead
| access-date = July 25, 2019}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Kirkland Lake had a population of {{val|7750|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|3775|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|4353|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:7750-7981}}|7981|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|7981|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|261.29|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|7750|261.29|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=SCref21/>

{{Historical populations
| title = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} Kirkland Lake
| type  = Canada
| align = none
| cols  = 3
| percentages = 
| 1921 |1170
| 1931 |9915
| 1941 |20409
| 1951 |18392
| 1956 |17766
| 1961 |17422
| 1966 |15784
| 1971 |15206
| 1976 |13567
|1981|12219
|1986|11604
|1991|10440
|[[1996 Canadian census|1996]]|9905
|[[2001 Canadian census|2001]]|8616
|[[2006 Canadian census|2006]]|8248
|[[2011 Canadian census|2011]]|8493
|[[2016 Canadian census|2016]]|7981
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|7750
| footnote = Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
| source   = Statistics Canada<ref name=SCref21/><ref name=census1971>{{cite journal |title=1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical) |journal=Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, Part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2) |date=July 1973 |pages= |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=2 | Canada 2006 Census!! Population !! % of Total Population
|-
| rowspan=7 | [[Visible minority]] group<br /><small>Source:<ref name="statscan">{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518001&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=35&B1=All|title=Pickering, Ontario (City) Census Subdivision|publisher=Statistics Canada|work=Community Profiles, [[Canada 2006 Census]]|access-date=2012-05-22|archive-date=2017-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203043328/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518001&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=35&B1=All|url-status=dead}}</ref></small> || [[South Asia]]n || 10 || 0.1
|-
| [[Chinese Canadian|Chinese]] || 25 || 0.3
|-
| [[Black Canadians|Black]] || 40 || 0.5
|-
| [[Filipino Canadian|Filipino]] || 15 || 0.2
|-
| [[Latin American Canadian|Latin American]] || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n || 0 || 0
|-
| Other visible minority || 0 || 0
|-
| colspan=2 | '''Total visible minority population'''|| '''90''' || '''1.1'''
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Aboriginal]] group<br /><small>Source:<ref name="statscan"/></small> || [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] || 185 || 2.3
|-
| [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] || 260 || 3.2
|-
| [[Inuit]] || 0 || 0
|-
| colspan=2 | '''Total Aboriginal population''' || '''460''' || '''5.7'''
|-
| colspan=2 | [[European Canadian|White]] || 7,480 || 93.2
|-
| colspan=2 | '''''Total population''''' || '''''8,030''''' || '''''100'''''
|}

==Economy==
[[File:Kirkland Lake monument.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Kirkland Lake Miners' Memorial|Miners' Memorial]] in Kirkland Lake]]
The town experienced an economic decline in the late 1900s, with the closing of the original mines. That ended in 2001, when Foxpoint Resources (now [[Kirkland Lake Gold]] Inc. or KLG) bought five of the [[mining claim]]s in the town and began intensive exploration work. KLG successfully resuscitated the local mining scene, finding new zones of [[mineralization (geology)|mineralization]] that, combined with the steadily increasing [[Gold as an investment|price of gold]], turned the town around.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}} Today, Kirkland Lake is probably one of the most successful communities of its size in [[Northern Ontario]]. Some of the more recent developments include:
* Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. continues to expand its operations. Since December 2002, the company's confirmed gold reserves have increased by 160% to 2,022,000 tons with an average [[Ore grade|grade]] of 0.46 [[ounces per ton]] containing a total of 927,000 ounces of gold. In 2003, the Company started a $21 million, 3-year exploration program targeted at adding 15,000,000 tons of ore to reserves and resources. Currently, over 500 personnel are directly or indirectly employed at the mine site. Based on today's resources, the mine has a 12-15 year life span. A recently{{When|date=June 2011}} announced $16 million expansion in its exploration activities is already paying dividends. The mine recently{{When|date=June 2011}} announced the discovery of the richest [[ore veins]] ever found in the history of the Kirkland Lake camp, a move which will significantly increase the mine's life span.
*While the [[forestry industry]] has been hard hit across Canada, the impact on Kirkland Lake has been mitigated by the conversion of the existing [[Tembec]] Forest Products Group's [[Kenogami Lake, Ontario|Kenogami]] sawmill into a value-added centre for the manufacturing of finger-jointed lumber. The new centre, located on the outskirts of KL, opened in July 2006. It will employ between 70 and 92 workers. Under an innovative Public-Private partnership, the municipality is working with [[Rosko Forestry Operations]] to establish a specialty [[sawmill]] in the Archer Drive Industrial Park that will sell into the Canadian market.
* The local tourism industry has provided a much needed depth to the local economy. Star attractions include the [[Museum of Northern History]] at the [[Sir Harry Oakes Chateau]], the [[Kirkland Lake Miners' Memorial|Miners' Memorial]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tkl.ca/profile/history_miners.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070815205255/http://www.tkl.ca/profile/history_miners.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-08-15 |title=History of Kirkland Lake |access-date=2008-12-25 |publisher=Town of Kirkland Lake }}</ref> and [[Hockey Heritage North|Heritage North]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hockeyheritagenorth.ca/cms/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081215083951/http://hockeyheritagenorth.ca/cms/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-12-15 |title=Hockey Heritage North |access-date=2008-12-25 |publisher=Hockey Heritage North }}</ref> (an {{convert|18000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} interactive facility telling the story of hockey in the north). Upcoming attractions include a refurbishment of the historical [[Toburn Headframe]]. Event based tourism is also strong. Some of the most popular draws include a [[drag racing]] event in the summer and a national snow cross racing event in the winter.
* Prospects for an expansion of the Town's [[white-collar worker|white-collar]] workforce are excellent. Two new [[high school]]s as well as a [[long-term care]] facility, and a new [[Academic health science centre|medical centre]] promise to make the community more attractive to professionals in the fields of [[medicine]] and [[education]]. [[Veterans Affairs Canada]] is also growing its client service operations. The local office is now the primary service bureau for over 100,000 clients across [[central Canada|central]] and [[eastern Canada]].

Through the 1990s, one of the town's dominant political and economic controversies surrounded a proposal to ship [[Toronto]]'s garbage to the [[Adams Mine]], an abandoned [[open pit mine]] in [[Boston Township, Ontario|Boston Township]] just outside Kirkland Lake.

Kirkland Lake is also self-sufficient when it comes to power production with a generator that produces up to 117MW.

Kirkland Lake also has a [[shopping mall]] with stores including [[Dollarama]], [[easyhome]], [[Hart Stores]], [[Giant Tiger]], and [[Topper's Pizza (Canadian restaurant)|Topper's Pizza]]. The mall also includes local businesses, such as Nail World, a nail salon, and Elegance by Jen, a local hairdresser. It is also the location of the [[Ontario Northland]] bus stop.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/29f2f584/files/uploaded/Kirkland%20Lake%20Mall%20-%20Updated%20Complete%20Flyer.pdf|title=Kirkland Lake Mall}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Kinross Pond 2015-1.JPG|thumb|Kinross Pond sign]][[File:Kinross Pond 2015-2.JPG|thumb|Kinross Pond]] The Kirkland Lake area continues to support a strong tourist industry throughout the year. The summers are met with a number of anglers, hunters, and campers looking for adventure. Winters are especially popular as a result of the well maintained snow mobile trails in the area. There are also a number of tourist destinations in the area, including the recently developed Hockey Heritage North. It also has a strong community built on music. Local attractions include:
* [[Kirkland Lake Miners' Memorial]].
* Blueberry Festival - an annual summer event at Esker Lakes Provincial Park.
* Toburn Mine - This mine was the first producing mine in Kirkland Lake and the old [[headframe]] is a recognized cultural asset.<ref name=VGuide>Economic Development Division, Town of Kirkland Lake, ''Kirkland Lake Visitor's Guide'', 2009</ref>
* Wright-Hargreaves Park - Site of the former Wright-Hargreaves mine that used to be one of the most productive and deepest gold mines in the world.<ref name=VGuide/>
* Homecoming Week - during the week of [[Canada Day]] (July 1).<ref>{{cite web |title=Kirkland Lake Homecoming Week |publisher=Kirkland Lake Festivals Committee |url=https://www.klfestivals.com/homecoming |access-date=July 20, 2019 }}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* Winter Carnival - beginning in mid-February.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winter Carnival |url=https://www.klfestivals.com/winter-carnival |publisher=Kirkland Lake Festivals Committee |access-date=July 20, 2019}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Homecoming Week===
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2016}}
The Kirkland Lake Festivals Committee hosts an annual homecoming week. Many former residents return home for the celebrations. The 2019 homecoming week was a celebration of the community's 100th anniversary.

Homecoming events included free kids events, Shakespeare in the Park, a BMX, skateboard and scooter extreme park competition, a local food fair, free kids matinees, splash park events, golf tournaments, A day in the park at the Toburn Mine site, fireworks and more. The Festivals Committee also hosts free Canada Day celebrations with fireworks.

As of 2022, the Homecoming Week was cancelled indefinitely.

===Winter Carnival===
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2016}}
The Kirkland Lake Festivals Committee hosts an annual [[winter carnival]] beginning in mid-February. With 18 days of events each year, Kirkland Lake's Winter Carnival is one of Canada's longest winter carnivals. Festivals and Events Ontario has honoured the event with multiple Top 100 Festival awards.

The 2018 Kirkland Lake Winter Carnival featured 18 days of events between February 15–March 4 including: the Alamos Gold $50,000 Ice Fishing Derby, Hockey Tournament, Kids Winter Jam Party featuring the Stars of Pop, 3 nights of Kabaret, Kirkland Lake Skating Club's Ice Show, fireworks, free sleigh rides, a comedy night, free skating parties, a magic show, free kids matinees and the [[NorthernTel]] Kids Carnival on the [[Family Day]] holiday.

As of 2022, the Winter Carnival was cancelled and events were to be made by the companies and groups on their own, as the Festivals Committee has shut down.

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
Inter-city bus services are provided by [[Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services]]. A staffed bus station is located at the Kirkland Lake Mall and busses also make [[flag stop]]s at the site of the former railway station in [[Swastika, Ontario|Swastika]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kirkland Lake|website=Ontario Northland|date=January 12, 2018 |publisher=[[Ontario Northland Transportation Commission]]|accessdate=July 6, 2024|url=https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en/station/kirkland-lake
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Swastika|website=Ontario Northland|date=January 15, 2018 |publisher=[[Ontario Northland Transportation Commission]]|accessdate=July 6, 2024|url=https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en/station/swastika
}}</ref>

The [[Ontario Northland Railway]] mainline passes through the municipality, with [[Nipissing Central Railway|a branch freight line]] diverging at Swastika east toward [[Rouyn-Noranda]], [[Quebec]]. [[Swastika station]] was a stop for ONR's ''[[Northlander]]'' passenger train until the service was discontinued in 2012. The stop will be renamed "Kirkland Lake" and a new permanent heated passenger shelter, replacing the station that was demolished in 2020, will be constructed on the site between 2024–2026 in preparation for ONR resuming ''Northlander'' service in the mid-2020s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 16, 2023|last=Sherratt|first=Brad |title=Kirkland Lakers provide feedback on return of Northlander |url=https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/return-of-northlander-train-focus-of-public-information-session |access-date=July 3, 2024 |work=Sudbury Star |publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 31, 2024|title= Work on Northlander train stop shelters starting this summer |url=https://www.timminstoday.com/local-news/work-on-northlander-train-stop-shelters-starting-this-summer-8922200 |access-date=July 3, 2024 |work= Timmins Today|publisher=Village Media}}</ref>

The [[Kirkland Lake Airport]] is located {{convert|11.7|km|mi}} outside of the town and serves [[general aviation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kirklandlake.ca/index.php?id=169 |title=Kirkland Lake Airport |publisher=Town of Kirkland Lake |access-date=July 20, 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The nearest airports offering scheduled passenger services are [[Timmins Victor M. Power Airport]] and [[Rouyn-Noranda Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.town.kirklandlake.on.ca/profile/glance.php |title=Community Profile |publisher=Town of Kirkland Lake |access-date=2010-03-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404021726/http://www.town.kirklandlake.on.ca/profile/glance.php |archive-date=2010-04-04 }}</ref> 

Local transportation is also provided to [[senior citizens]] and persons with [[disability|disabilities]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.town.kirklandlake.on.ca/profile/commsrv_health.php |title=Community Services |publisher=Town of Kirkland Lake |access-date=2010-03-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313044000/http://www.town.kirklandlake.on.ca/profile/commsrv_health.php |archive-date=2010-03-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://homesupportservices.ca/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=13|title=Accessible Transportation|publisher=Timiskaming Home Support|access-date=2010-03-21}}</ref>

===Healthcare===
The [[Blanche River Health Kirkland Lake site]], formerly known as the Kirkland and District Hospital, serves the area.

==Education==
Kirkland Lake has two secondary schools, each catering to a different language group:  the École secondaire catholique l'Envolée du Nord, a French Catholic school; and the [[Kirkland Lake District Composite School]], an English secondary school also featuring French immersion instruction (opened in 2006; from 1923 - 2006 students attended Kirkland Lake Collegiate and Vocational Institute, also known as KLCVI).

Elementary schools in Kirkland Lake include Central Public School (French immersion, public), Federal Public School (English, public), Sacred Heart School, (French immersion and English, Catholic), St. Jerome School (French immersion and English, Catholic), and Ecole Assomption (French, Catholic).

The community is also home to a campus of the Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology.

[[Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology|Northern College]] offers one-, two- and three-year programs in the fields of technology, business, human services, health and emergency services and veterinary sciences. Northern also offers post-diploma, apprenticeship, skills and job re-entry programs funded by the federal and provincial governments. The college also provides job related training. This includes providing the facilities for the delivery of third party programs, or the development of courses to meet the needs of a company.

Kirkland Lake also includes the [[Teck Centennial Public Library]].

==Media==
The city's primary newspaper is ''[[Northern News]]''. Formerly a daily paper, ''Northern News'' now publishes three times per week.

===Radio===
* FM 90.3 - [[CBCS-FM|CBCR-FM]], [[CBC Radio One]]
* FM 93.7 - [[CBON-FM|CBON-FM-1]], [[Première Chaîne]]
* FM 101.5 - [[CJKL-FM]], [[Hot Adult Contemporary]]

===Television===
The town is served by a [[rebroadcaster]] of [[CITO-TV]] ([[CTV Television Network|CTV]]) which is officially licensed to the outlying community of [[Kearns, Ontario|Kearns]].

==Notable people==
{{Div col}}
* [[Ralph Backstrom]] - NHL hockey player
* [[Alan Thicke]] - actor from ''[[Growing Pains]]'' and composer of TV theme songs ''Facts of Life'' and ''Diff'rent Strokes''
* [[Lee Barkell]] - figure skater (represented Canada - gold medals), high performance coach (Olympic level) 
* [[Mario Bernardi]] - conductor, pianist
* [[Don Biederman]] - racing driver
* [[Buddy Boone]] - NHL hockey player
* [[Bill Brydge]] - NHL hockey player
* [[Toller Cranston]] - Olympic figure skater, painter
*[[Dick Duff]] - NHL hall of famer
*[[Les Duff]] - AHL record holder
* [[Murray Hall (ice hockey)|Murray Hall]] - NHL hockey player
* [[Ed Havrot]] - politician 
* [[Karl Brooks Heisey]] - Canadian mining engineer/executive
* [[Floyd "Bud" Hillman]] - AHL and NHL hockey player
* [[Larry Hillman]] - NHL and WHA -  hockey player and Winnipeg Jets first coach
* [[Wayne Hillman]] - NHL and WHA - hockey player
* [[Michael Hogan (Canadian actor)|Michael Hogan]] - actor
* [[Bob Howes]] - professional football player in the CFL and former head football coach for [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]] 
* [[Kimmo Innanen]] - astrophysicist
* [[Daryl Kramp]] - former politician (elected as the Prince Edward–Hastings MP in 2004)
* [[Megan Leslie]] - politician (elected as the Halifax MP in 2008)
* [[Michael Mahonen]] - actor
* [[Diane Marleau]] - politician
* [[Kurtis McLean]] - NHL hockey player
* [[Bob Murdoch (ice hockey, born 1946)|Bob Murdoch]] - NHL hockey player, coach
* [[Claude Noël]] - NHL hockey player, former coach of the Winnipeg Jets NHL franchise
* [[Harry Oakes|Sir Harry Oakes]] - mining millionaire
* [[Barclay Plager]] - NHL hockey player, coach
* [[Bill Plager]] - NHL hockey player
* [[Bob Plager]] (1943–2021) - NHL hockey player
* [[Daren Puppa]] - NHL hockey player
* [[Dick Redmond]] - NHL hockey player
* [[Mickey Redmond]] - NHL hockey player, sports broadcaster
* [[Ann Shipley]] - reeve, Teck Township (1943–1952)
* [[Terry Slater (ice hockey)|Terry Slater]] - hockey player and coach
* [[Mike Walton]] - NHL and WHA player
* [[Tom Webster (ice hockey)]] - NHL and WHA player, NHL coach and scout
* [[William Henry Wright]] - mining millionaire
* [[John Allan (Canadian admiral)|John Allan]] - Canadian Forces officer who served as [[Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy|Commander of Maritime Command]] from 1979 to 1980
{{Div col end}}

==In popular culture==
''[[Termini Station (film)|Termini Station]]'' was filmed in Kirkland Lake.<ref>{{cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |date=1991-05-31 |title=Black Comedy on Life in Ontario Mining Town |department=Review/Film |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/31/movies/review-film-black-comedy-on-life-in-ontario-mining-town.html |url-access=limited |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York |access-date=2020-08-29 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of francophone communities in ontario|List of francophone communities in Ontario]]
*[[Matachewan, Ontario]]
*[[Cobalt silver rush]]
*[[Porcupine Gold Rush]]
*[[Red Lake, Ontario]]
*[[Greenstone, Ontario]]
*[[Hemlo, Ontario]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Kirkland Lake, Ontario}}
* {{wikivoyage inline|Kirkland Lake}}
*{{official website|https://www.kirklandlake.ca/}}

{{Geographic location
| Centre    = Kirkland Lake
| North     = [[Black River-Matheson]], [[Unorganized North Cochrane District|Unorg. North Cochrane]]
| Northeast = 
| East      = [[Unorganized East Timiskaming District|Unorg. East Timiskaming]]
| Southeast = [[Gauthier, Ontario|Gauthier]]
| South     = [[Unorganized West Timiskaming District|Unorganized West Timiskaming]]
| Southwest = 
| West      = [[Unorganized West Timiskaming District|Unorg. West Timiskaming]]
| Northwest = [[Unorganized South East Cochrane District|Unorg. South East Cochrane]]
}}
{{Timiskaming District}}
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