East Ferris is a

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in northeastern

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located between Trout Lake and

Lake Nosbonsing Lake Nosbonsing (French: ''Lac Nosbonsing'') is a lake in the municipalities of Bonfield, Chisholm, and East Ferris in Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is near the City of North Bay, is the source of the Kaibuskong River ...

in the District of Nipissing. West Ferris has long been annexed into the city of North Bay.

Communities

The main communities within East Ferris are Astorville and Corbeil. There are also smaller residential areas in the township, known as Derland Road and Lake Nosbonsing. Astorville and Derland were formerly stops along the

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. Rail service declined in the mid-20th century and was eliminated altogether in 1996. In July 2005, Astorville hosted the first Northern Ontario

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Championship. In November 2005, Astorville was one of nine communities that voted on whether to accept private funding for a health centre.Brandi Cramer, "Plebiscite draws thousands- organizer," ''

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'', November 21, 2005, pg. A.1.Fro. Corbeil is located on the

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, at a turn in Highway 94 south of its terminus at Highway 17. The township's municipal office and fire station is located in Corbeil on Highway 94 south of Voyer Road.

Economy

Many residents who live in East Ferris, commute back and forth to the City of North Bay for work and for shopping.

Culture

The township's public library is located in Astorville. The township holds an annual winter carnival, as well as town picnics in the summer. Astorville is home to the Nosbonsing Curling Club.

Notable people

Canadian cartoonist

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lived and worked in Corbeil until she moved to North Vancouver in 2015. The

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were born on a farm near Corbeil. Corbeil was also the home of

Marie-Louise Meilleur Marie-Louise Fébronie Meilleur (née Chassé; August 29, 1880 – April 16, 1998) was a Canadian supercentenarian. Meilleur is the oldest validated Canadian ever and upon the death of longevity world record holder Jeanne Calment, became the world ...

, a

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who was 117 years old when she died in 1998. She was the oldest living person in the world for the eight months preceding her death, and remains both the oldest verified person in Canadian history and the fourth oldest verified person in the world. She lived at the Nipissing Manor Nursing Home, which was once the mansion that housed the Dionne sisters.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, East Ferris had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

External links

* {{Nipissing District Municipalities in Nipissing District Single-tier municipalities in Ontario Township municipalities in Ontario