East Ferris is a township

Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...

 in northeastern Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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 located between Trout Lake

Trout Lake (Ontario)

Trout Lake is a lake in municipalities of East Ferris and North Bay, Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, approximately east of the much larger Lake Nipissing. Trout Lake is the source of the Mattawa River and a significant body of water on a well-known historic North American...

 and Lake Nosbonsing

Lake Nosbonsing

Lake Nosbonsing is a lake of Ontario, Canada, near the City of North Bay....

 in the District of Nipissing

Nipissing District, Ontario

Nipissing District, Ontario is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858. The district seat is North Bay.In 2006, the population was 84,688...

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

North Bay, Ontario

North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:...

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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

Ball hockey

Ball hockey is a team sport and a variation of the sports of ice hockey and street hockey, where the game is played on foot in which players use sticks to direct a ball into their opposing team's net. When that occurs it is referred to as a "goal". At the end of the time allotted for the game the...

 Championship. In November 2005, Astorville was one of nine communities that voted on whether to accept private funding for a health centre.

Corbeil is located on the La Vase River, at a turn in Highway 94

Highway 94 (Ontario)

King's Highway 94, commonly referred to as Highway 94, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario that serves as a southeast bypass of North Bay.- Route description :...

 south of its terminus at Highway 17

Highway 17 (Ontario)

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. 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.

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. In January 2011 Mr. Mike Voyer sold his store and has now taken a lucky 13 franchise and will house a country style restaurant.

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

Lynn Johnston

Lynn Johnston, CM, OM is a Canadian cartoonist, well known for her comic strip For Better or For Worse, and was the first woman and first Canadian to win the National Cartoonist Society's Reuben Award.-Early life:...

 lives and works in Corbeil.

The Dionne Quintuplets

Dionne quintuplets

The Dionne quintuplets are the first quintuplets known to survive their infancy. The sisters were born just outside Callander, Ontario, Canada near the village of Corbeil.The Dionne girls were born two months premature...

 were born on a farm near Corbeil. Corbeil was also the home of Marie-Louise Meilleur

Marie-Louise Meilleur

Marie-Louise Fébronie Meilleur was a French Canadian supercentenarian who, upon the death of Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, became the oldest recognized living person. Meilleur is still the oldest validated Canadian ever.-Biography:...

, a supercentenarian

Supercentenarian

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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 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.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

:

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

External links

• Township of East Ferris