East Ferris, Ontario

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Country	Canada
East Ferris, Ontario
Province	Ontario
District	Nipissing District
Settled	1885 (Astorville) 1897 (Corbeil)
Government
- Mayor	Bill Vrebosch
- Governing Body	East Ferris Municipal Council
- MPs	Anthony Rota (LPC)
- MPPs	Monique Smith (OLP)
Area
- Total	149.76 km² (57.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	4,200
- Density	28.0/km² (72.5/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	P0H 1B0 (Astorville) P0H 1K0 (Corbeil)
Website: Township of East Ferris

East Ferris is a township in northeastern Ontario, Canada located between Trout Lake and Lake Nosbonsing in the District of Nipissing. West Ferris has long been annexed into the city of North Bay.

1 Communities
2 Economy
3 Culture
4 Notable people
5 Demographics
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Communities

The main communities within East Ferris are Astorville and Corbeil.

In July 2005, Astorville hosted the first Northern Ontario Ball Hockey Championship.^[1]^[2] In November 2005, Astorville was one of nine communities that voted on whether to accept private funding for a health centre.^[3]

Corbeil is located on the La Vase River, at a turn in Highway 94 south of its terminus at Highway 17. The township's municipal office is located in Corbeil.

There are also smaller residential areas in the township, known as Derland Road and Lake Nosbonsing.

[edit] Economy

East Ferris is largely a bedroom community to North Bay, with most residents working in the city.

[edit] Culture

The township's public library is located in Astorville.

A famous store in Corbeil is the "Voyer's Red and White Store". It is presently owned by Mike Voyer but has been in his family for over four generations. In 2005, it underwent renovations to house a small family restaurant. It is called "Leo's Restaurant". Leo was the name of Mike's father. Around Canada Day 2006, an LCBO franchise was awarded to Voyer's.

The township holds an annual winter carnival, as well as town picnics in the summer.

Astorville is home to the Nosbonsing Curling Club.

[edit] Notable people

Canadian cartoonist Lynn Johnston lives and works in Corbeil.

The Dionne Quintuplets were born on a farm near Corbeil. Corbeil was also the home of one of Marie-Louise Meilleur, a supercentenarian who was 117 years old when she passed away 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 fifth oldest verified person in the world. She lived at the Nipissing Manor Nursing Home, which was once the mansion that housed the Dionne Quintuplets.

[edit] Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census:

Population: 4,200
% Change (1996-2001): -2.1
Dwellings: 1,700
Area (km².): 149.76
Density (persons per km².): 28.0

[edit] References

^ "Northern ball hockey championship planned," North Bay Nugget, May 3, 2005, pg. B.6.
^ "Ball hockey tournament entry deadline Friday," North Bay Nugget, July 7, 2005, pg. C.2.
^ Brandi Cramer, "Plebiscite draws thousands- organizer," North Bay Nugget, November 21, 2005, pg. A.1.Fro.