East Ferris

East Ferris
Township (single-tier)
Township of East Ferris

Corbeil
East Ferris
Coordinates: 46°16′N 79°18′W / 46.267°N 79.300°W / 46.267; -79.300Coordinates: 46°16′N 79°18′W / 46.267°N 79.300°W / 46.267; -79.300
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Nipissing
Settled 1885 (Astorville)
1897 (Corbeil)
Government
 • Mayor Bill Vrebosch
 • Governing Body East Ferris Municipal Council
 • MP Anthony Rota (LPC)
 • MPP Victor Fedeli (PC)
Area[1]
 • Total 155.17 km2 (59.91 sq mi)
Population (2016)[2]
 • Total 4,750
 • Density 30.6/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code P0H 1B0 (Astorville)
P0H 1K0 (Corbeil)
Area code(s) 705
Website eastferris.ca
Astorville on Lake Nosbonsing

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.

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.

In July 2005, Astorville hosted the first Northern Ontario Ball Hockey Championship.[3][4] In November 2005, Astorville was one of nine communities that voted on whether to accept private funding for a health centre.[5]

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.

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 Lynn Johnston lives and works in Corbeil.

The Dionne quintuplets were born on a farm near Corbeil. Corbeil was also the home of Marie-Louise Meilleur, a supercentenarian 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 2011 Census, Statistics Canada originally reported that the Township of East Ferris had a population of 4,512 living in 1,699 of its 1,883 total dwellings, a 1.8% change from its 2006 population of 4,228.[1] Statistics Canada subsequently amended the 2011 census results to a population of 4,766 living in 1,802 of its 2,081 total dwellings, a 12.7% change from 2006.[2] With a land area of 155.03 km2 (59.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 30.742/km2 (79.623/sq mi) in 2011.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Ontario)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  2. 1 2 3 "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  3. ↑ "Northern ball hockey championship planned," North Bay Nugget, May 3, 2005, pg. B.6.
  4. ↑ "Ball hockey tournament entry deadline Friday," North Bay Nugget, July 7, 2005, pg. C.2.
  5. ↑ Brandi Cramer, "Plebiscite draws thousands- organizer," North Bay Nugget, November 21, 2005, pg. A.1.Fro.
Adjacent places of East Ferris
 North Bay Unorganized North Nipissing
Callander Bonfield
   East Ferris  
Chisholm
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