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The Waterford Lions, Waterford Firefighters Association, and Quick Lane & Lube are teaming up again to hold their scrap metal collection this year.

The Norfolk County and area community stepped up for the 26th annual Simcoe-Norfolk MS Walk in Simcoe on Sunday. “We’ve got 97 registered walkers, and 13 teams, and as of this morning we have raised $46,752

Delhi Community Health Centre said thank you to the community Saturday afternoon at its first Community Appreciation BBQ.

It’s always important to look at the underlying numbers when it comes to crime stats, Norfolk’s detachment commander said. Inspector Andrew Tait presented his regular update to the County’s Police Services Board at the May 20 meeting. While violent crime has increased nearly 24 per cent compared to this time last year, the numbers remain slightly below similar reporting for 2024.

Rhyus Reeves, one of five mayor candidates in Norfolk County as of June 1st, is a name that many will associate with real estate, thanks to his 22-year career as an agent, where he began locally in 2004, and eventually as co-owner of RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc Brokerage in 2018.

Since making Turkey Point his permanent residence nearly five years ago, former Haldimand Mayor Ken Hewitt has decided to enter the race to potentially become the next mayor of Norfolk County.

This year’s weekly Farmworkers BBQ in Simcoe, which kicked off in May, has expanded. Held Thursdays and Fridays in the Trinity Anglican Church hall, hundreds of farmworkers enjoy a free burger meal, socialize, and have access to clothing, gift cards, local services. “We try to bring in everyone, the migrant workers, who wants to participate. Mainly it’s organized by The Huron Farmworkers Ministry and TNO (The Neighbourhood Organization, but this year, also mental health and

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 79, Simcoe, recently donated $800 from its poppy fund to Norview Lodge in Simcoe. “It’s amazing,” said Nicole Tweedie, Supervisor for Programs and Volunteer Services, Norview Lodge. “This is our second year receiving it, and we are very appreciative of it. We are very grateful.” Norview Lodge is Norfolk County's municipally-owned and operated not-for-profit long-term care home.

I’ve often found that if you tell people you’re from Waterford their first impression might be there’s just nothing to do here and not much happening. Well, I beg to differ.

Mary Jane Kotewicz walked in her third Simcoe-Norfolk MS Walk on Saturday. She wasn’t sure if she would be able to complete the 2-km route, but said she would try her best. “I usually walk about a kilometre, then they push me the rest of the way.” Kotewicz, raised in Simcoe and currently living in Scotland, has primary progressive multiple sclerosis. PPMS is distinct from relapsing MS because it involves a continuous progression of disability rather than relapses and remis

A revised development proposal for Leamon Street in Waterford wasn’t revised quite enough for councillors to give it the green light. However, they also didn’t deny the application for a four-storey mixed-use build on the property. Instead, they’ll give the public another chance to offer their input on the updated plan. The decision made at the May 26 Norfolk council meeting does come with some risk in that missed deadlines to make a decision could allow the proponents to app

orfolk councillors have approved an application that allows a sand and gravel pit to be established on a St. John’s Road East property. A staff recommendation on the application passed without discussion at the May 26 meeting. The proponents required a zoning bylaw amendment to allow the project, which is planned for a 29-hectare parcel of land in Norfolk County.

It was a rainy Saturday morning for the Delhi & District Horticultural Society’s May 23rd annual plant and bake sale, but the plants didn’t seem to mind. Neither did the horticultural society volunteers, wearing rain gear, or the buyers, which might have been fewer in numbers due to the rain, but were just as enthusiastic.

The Creative Arts (painting and collage) group meets Friday mornings at the Simcoe Seniors Centre. “Sometimes 10-12 people, sometimes more,” said artist (and dart player) Charlie Teeple. Teeple, 85, has been doing art since he was five or six years old. “My dad taught me, and I kept on going.” With almost 80 years experience, he knows what he likes, and he’s honed his craft in various mediums.

When Norfolk County heads to the polls this fall, there will be a few recognizable names on the municipal election ballot, one of those names being Doug Brunton, who is running for mayor. Brunton has served as councillor on Norfolk Council representing Ward 5 since 2014.

Two county-owned facilities in St. Williams could stay in municipal hands after council reconsidered a previous decision. Norfolk Coun. Tom Masschaele requested the reconsideration at the May 26 council meeting, saying new information regarding usage numbers for the St. Williams Community Centre could convince councillors to keep the centre and nearby fire hall. Masschaele said the stats, as well as a petition signed by more than 750 residents, are enough to at least have co

A plan to bring 57 more housing units to Delhi, on a section of the former railway, is bringing with it questions about school capacity.

One thing stands out at the Simcoe Seniors’ Centre on a Monday afternoon. Whether it’s cornhole, darts, bingo, cards, billiards… the seniors love their sports and activities.

County councillors weren’t quite ready for last call on a staff recommendation regarding bring-your-own-alcohol rules for outdoor events in the municipality. Instead, they referred a report in the consent agenda back to staff to provide some more information and allow for a more fulsome discussion at the next council-in-committee meeting in

“Have boots will travel” is the chorus in Olivia Mae Graham’s song Boots that brought her to the Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAO) awards last year as a nominee for Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Little did she know her boots would be traveling in an upward direction, and the speed she would be going.