McGarry | |
|---|---|
| Township of McGarry Canton de McGarry | |
 Virginiatown | |
  McGarry | |
| Coordinates: 48°08′47″N 79°34′14″W / 48.14639°N 79.57056°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Timiskaming |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Bonita Culhane[2] |
| • Federal riding | Timmins-James Bay |
| • Prov. riding | Timiskaming—Cochrane |
| Area | |
| • Land | 86.67 km2 (33.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 579 |
| • Density | 6.8/km2 (17.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | P0K 1X0 |
| Area code(s) | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
McGarry is an incorporated township in Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It includes the communities of Virginiatown and Kearns. The township borders with Quebec to the east, along Highway 66 between Kirkland Lake and Rouyn-Noranda. The northern border of the township forms part of the border between Timiskaming District and Cochrane District. Highway 66 was rerouted in 2017 because of concerns that aging mine shafts under the road could cause it to collapse.[5]
J. T. Kearns (after whom one of the communities was named)[6] staked a claim in 1906, which became the Chesterville gold mine (1938–1952).[7] An 854-metre (2,802 ft) shaft connected 20 levels, and its 500-ton stamp mill produced a total of 458,880 ounces of gold. The Kerr-Addison Gold mine started in 1936, and employed 1,456 people by 1959. In 1960, the mine produced the most gold in the Western Hemisphere, and the 10 millionth ounce of gold was produced in 1982.
- ^ a b "McGarry". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "Council Members and Mayor". mcgarray.ca. September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: McGarry, Township". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^ Elevation taken from Google Earth at geographical coordinates, accessed May 20, 2014.
- ^ "Ontario investing in Highway 66 at Virginiatown". Northern News. October 2, 2015. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015.
- ^ McEachern, Ronald A. (June 24, 1939). "Chesterville Mine Fulfils a 33-year-old Dream". National Post. p. 28.
- ^ "Chesterville District Farmer Almost Found Pot of Gold". The Ottawa Journal. April 22, 1950. p. 12.