West Nipissing.

PositionCommunities of opportunity - Municipality in Northern Ontario - Brief article

The Municipality of West Nipissing is thriving.

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Located on Highway 17 between Sudbury and North Bay, the municipality of 14,500 is one of the few communities in Northern Ontario that has witnessed a growth in population, growing 5.5 per cent since its last census.

"There's a lot of people that reside in this community" said Stephan Poulin, director of economic development. "We certainly do look at ourselves as a successful bedroom community"

A $10-million community waterfront park opened earlier this year.

A waterfront building was constructed alongside the municipal marina which houses a Twiggs Coffee Roasters, and a soon-to-be-built radio station for Le Loup FM.

The project also includes an outdoor amphitheatre and a kids' water park.

"This has been something we've been working on for years now," said Poulin. "They had to rebuild the entire marina facility"

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On the industrial side, the municipality was able to attract Jennmarr, a mining equipment and service company, several years ago. The company is doing very well, said Poulin, and is currently expanding and hiring more staff.

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