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In 1902 the Waterford and Townsend Township Town Hall was built and it has been a cornerstone of our community ever since.

With snow and ice piling up, many Norfolk residents are looking forward to springtime. Attendees at the Norfolk Field Naturalists’ February 11 speaker event had a chance to dream about warmer days as Dr. Brent Sinclair spoke about insects that are much more likely to appear once the snow has vanished.

A piece of the area’s fishing history will soon be on public display for all to see. Norfolk County council approved a request from the Port Rowan/South Walsingham Heritage Association to have them build a pavilion at Port Rowan Lions Park. Once complete, the pavilion will house the Becker Puller, a device invented by a local man and which was once used by people working in the area’s fishing sector.

On Saturday afternoon, Feb. 22, from 4 to 7 p.m., over one hundred persons, babies to seniors in groups of 24 teams undertook either to walk a 2 km or 5 km cold and windy route in Simcoe starting from and returning to Riversyde 83 on Sydenham Street. The goal of the Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) walk is to raise resources to help youth, supporting programs which are committed to the help of youth through the development of relationships that nurture the whole person.

Sharron and Richard Skevington find every day a great one to count birds in around their six backyard feeders, whether or not it’s an ‘officially’ sanctioned global event. “The snow came and the birds came with it,” said Richard, noting a high level of activity as Sharron records around 10 different species daily. “It’s really been great.”

Norfolk is once again running up against a four units as-of-right requirement as it looks to apply for funding from upper levels of government. Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada recently launched the first stream of its $6 billion Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF). The goal of the fund is to provide financial support for environmental infrastructure in the form of water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste, which can in turn lead to an increase in hou

First introduced in Courtland as a way to boost sales during two of the slowest – and coldest – months of the year, the paczki season continues this year at Courtland Bakery until March 4. The annual tradition starts at the bakery in January and ends the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of the 40-day Lenten season leading up to Easter. This year Shrove Tuesday - also known as Pancake Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, or Paczki Day - is the fast-approaching March 4. Emigrants fro

Absolute Respiratory and its division branch Absolute Homecare will be hosting a community health and wellness fair on April 5 at the Port Dover Community Centre. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature a variety of different vendors such as Port Dover Senior Centre, Norfolk Hearing Clinic, Norfolk County Fire, Norfolk Family Health Team, and other community participants.

‘Wildly busy’ was a perfect description for the 2nd annual Seedy Saturday in Waterford on Feb. 8.

100-plus people walking in Saturday’s Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser in Simcoe, organized by Youth Unlimited YFC Norfolk.

Provincial Candidates Night on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at the Simcoe Legion.

“Start the Presses!” was the big headline in the Saturday, Feb. 15 online edition of The Paris Independent.

Norfolk Musical Arts Festival starts on Monday, Feb. 24.

Barn Yard Patio and Pub, and Forkin’ Perogy.

Delhi’s public walk-in clinic has officially moved into its new space at the Delhi Community Health Centre and expanded its hours and days.

Provincial Candidate’s Night on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Simcoe Legion, 200 West Street, Simcoe.

The temporary outdoor ice rink on Norfolk Street South across from Handy Henry has given the community an opportunity to skate.

It’s official, Premier Doug Ford has called an early election for Feb. 27. This means that all over Ontario hopefuls for the 124 open seats in our Provincial legislature have hit the campaign trails. One of those hopefuls is none other than the Mayor of Norfolk County, Amy Martin, an Ontario Progressive Conservative candidate.

While busting an alleged drug dealer in Delhi, officers with Norfolk County OPP’s street crime unit seized drugs and property worth more than $380,000, along with a cache of weapons. According to an OPP media release, officers converged on an Aberdeen Avenue house on Jan. 30 around 10:15 a.m.

If you’re looking for an inexpensive, fun Family Day weekend activity that also supports science, The Great Backyard Bird Count might have the answer. This year’s Great Backyard Bird Count, or GBBC as it is also known, takes place February 14-17. The GBBC invites citizens around the world to count birds and report the numbers of each bird species they see or hear during 15-minute count periods.