County Orange Lodge of Nipissing East
Ontario, Canada
The County lodge was founded at a meeting in North Bay, Ontario on April 25th, 1893.
The County Orange Lodge of Nipissing East incorporated the areas to the north, south, and east of Lake Nipissing which covered much of the present-day District of Nipissing and District of Parry Sound. Its boundaries extended to Eau Claire in the east, Cache Bay in the west, Spence in the south, and Redbridge in the north. Originally, the County Lodge's jurisdiction stretched even further to the east; at its founding in 1893, it included the following primary lodges:
The above lodges were later removed to another county's jurisdiction.
The County Orange Lodge of Nipissing East contained three subordinate district lodges established in 1911:
These districts contained 24 primary (local) lodges, from which the County Lodge's members were drawn and which took turns hosting the semi-annual county lodge meetings.
After a long decline in membership, the County Lodge was disbanded on December 15, 1997 at the decision of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ontario West.
- No. 1055 (Warren, Ontario);
- No. 1088 (Sudbury, Ontario);
- No. 1100 (Webbwood, Ontario); and
- No. 1283 (Copper Cliff, Ontario).
The above lodges were later removed to another county's jurisdiction.
The County Orange Lodge of Nipissing East contained three subordinate district lodges established in 1911:
- Loyal Orange District Lodge D.83 (District of North Nipissing);
- Loyal Orange District Lodge D. 84 (District of South Nipissing); and
- Loyal Orange District Lodge of Nipissing East.
These districts contained 24 primary (local) lodges, from which the County Lodge's members were drawn and which took turns hosting the semi-annual county lodge meetings.
After a long decline in membership, the County Lodge was disbanded on December 15, 1997 at the decision of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ontario West.