▁town . ▁ ▁N ip ig on ▁is ▁surrounded ▁with ▁p ine ▁and ▁other ▁vari eties ▁of ▁for ests . ▁ ▁The ▁power ▁line ▁connecting ▁from ▁Lake ▁N ip ig on ▁supplies ▁electric ity ▁to ▁Th under ▁Bay ▁and ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁power ▁line ▁runs ▁between ▁Th under ▁Bay ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Ontario . ▁Tim ber ing ▁has ▁been ▁common ▁sp or ad ically ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁the ▁north west ▁and ▁further ▁north ▁within ▁Lake ▁N ip ig on ▁along ▁with ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁south west ▁which ▁formed ▁old ▁forest ▁roads ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁and ▁north . ▁The ▁municipality ▁of ▁Green stone ▁lies ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁A ▁manufact uring ▁plant ▁lies ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁Several ▁other ▁un in cor por ated ▁municipal ities ▁were ▁around ▁N ip ig on . ▁A ▁communic ations ▁tower ▁near ▁N ip ig on ▁broadcast s ▁a ▁local ▁radio ▁station ▁and ▁television ▁channels ▁from ▁Th under ▁Bay ▁including ▁C K PR ▁( TB T ), ▁CF NO ▁and ▁C B Q T . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁brid ges ▁at ▁the ▁east ▁end ▁of ▁town ▁sp anning ▁the ▁N ip ig on ▁River : ▁one ▁is ▁a ▁single - track ▁railway ▁bridge ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁is ▁a ▁two - lane ▁highway ▁bridge ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Ontario . ▁With ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁National ▁Railway ▁trans cont inental ▁rail ▁line , ▁the ▁two ▁brid ges ▁are ▁the ▁narrow est ▁east -