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The community of Sturgeon Falls is located in the District Of Nipissing of northeastern Ontario and is part of the Municipality of West Nipissing . It is situated on the Sturgeon River , 3 miles north of Lake Nipissing and 24 miles west of North Bay on Highway 17 , part of the Trans-Canada Highway . The original inhabitants of the area were Anishinabek . It is the oldest community in District Of Nipissing — James Holditch of Bracebridge, Ontario , credited as being the first non-aboriginal settler in the area, arrived in 1878 and built a cabin along the shore of the Sturgeon River near the falls. In the 1880s, the community grew with the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and a post office in 1881 . The erection of sawmills and the rapid growth of the Lumbering and Pulp-paper Industries stimulated the development of the village and attracted many French-Canadian settlers to the area. The town of Sturgeon Falls was incorporated on April 16 , 1895 . At the time, J. A. Lévis was elected the first mayor and the population was 850. PEOPLE BORN IN STURGEON FALLS
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