Civil Municipal - Feb 2024

was identified some time ago. The design work, completed in 2018, has sat as a shovel-ready project. Funding never came to fruition.” This prompted the decision to go ahead without allocated dollars. Unfortunately, the tender price surged 50% by 2023 compared to the 2018 estimate. The Northern Ontario climate, construction costs, and the complexities of managing core assets and underground infrastructure caused this escalation. Partnerships,creative approaches,public involvement, and private donations have been pivotal in navigating these challenges, as exemplified in various capital works projects. INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND AMENITY UPGRADES Merging three towns requires the reworking of the municipalities’ assets and liabilities. For Temiskaming Shores, this began with a re-evaluation of existing fire halls, which led to the construction of a modern fire station in Haileybury. The original century- 121 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 5, ISSUE 02 TEMISKAMING SHORES, ON