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Norfolk councillors are accepting $3.6 million through the Province’s Homelessness Prevention Program, though they’re also putting Queen’s Park on notice that municipalities like Norfolk need more support. Councillors approved a set of recommendations from Haldimand and Norfolk Housing and Social Services to accept the funding, a program allocation breakdown and to increase a per diem rate to

Are you ready for a high-energy, action-packed weekend? The annual Norfolk Pro Rodeo returns July 17–19 at Timmermans Ranch, west of Simcoe on Nixon Road. This year’s rodeo features three full professional rodeo performances – Friday evening (gates open at 5 p.m.), Saturday afternoon (gates open at 1 p.m.) and Sunday afternoon (gates open at 11 a.m.) – with live country concerts and a wide range of family-friendly attractions.

In an effort to bring forward the Indigenous culture, the Tillsonburg and District Historical Society hosted its fifth National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration on June 21 at Memorial Park. Under a bright, sunny sky, Eagle Flight Drum and Singers from London performed in front of a gathering of about 200 people.

Waterford is known for its beautiful lakes and waterways and trails and it is the perfect setting for a very special fundraiser. On June 21, hundreds flocked to Waterford for Invasion of the Dragons, a full day of dragon boat racing, and the turnout and support didn’t disappoint.

If you have ever driven through Waterford, down our beautiful Main Street, you would have noticed a majestic looking building on the corner of Main Street South and Temperance Street – 76 Main Street to be exact.

A hand-carved duck decoy is part utility and part art, with a mix of history thrown in on some occasions. The opening of the Davidson Decoy Gallery Collection offers an insight into the world of hand-carved decoys,

It seems there are a lot – and I mean a LOT – of people who love bargain hunting so when Waterford advertised their Ju

On Oct. 26, residents of Norfolk County will be voting in-person for the 2026 municipal election. This year Norfolk is using a hybrid voting system, combining online and in-person voting. Online voting starts Oct. 9 and continues through to Oct. 23. In-person voting is Oct. 26.

With her son Nolan at her side, who recently returned from a 13-month deployment that included eight months overseas in Latvia, Stephanie Johnston came to Norfolk County Council with a simple request.

Are you ready to see the stars shine at Simcoe Little Theatre? The SLT 80th anniversary show, Where Stars Still Shine, filled with music, laughter, and nostalgia –

It was a busy day Saturday at the 2026 Multicultural Food Festival at the Delhi Tobacco Museum and Heritage Centre on June 6.

Another piece of the growth plan for Simcoe is starting to come into focus. LIV Communities presented a plan for their parcel of land in the southeast corner of the town at the June 2 Norfolk County public hearings meeting. Their proposed subdivision would include somewhere between 268 and 509 residential units when finished, including a mix of single detached homes and street townhouse units.

There may yet be tweaks to come, but Norfolk County councillors have approved staff recommendations to develop a short-term rentals (STR) bylaw and a municipal accommodation tax (MAT).

With a need to increase drinking water capacity in the coming years, Norfolk staff are continuing to look for alternatives to the costly inter-urban water supply project.

The 50th anniversary of Woodlawn’s restoration in Otterville was commemorated on June 6 with a very successful community High Tea.

A fire at a homeless encampment outside a shuttered Tim Hortons in downtown Simcoe destroyed the entrance to the abandoned building early on Tuesday, June 9.

Another candidate has filed to run for mayor of Norfolk County. Keith Milner, a Port Dover local and a former RCMP Staff Sergeant has stepped into the 2026 municipal election race. Milner grew up in Port Dover, and was attending Port Dover Composite School when he joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He then moved to Saskatchewan where he wrote his final high school exams from the barracks at just 19.

Mixed media, acrylic on canvas, oil on canvas, and even paint and marker on shoes are among the works included in the Art Expressions exhibition on display at Lynnwood Arts until Saturday, June 20.

Turtle egg-laying season is underway, and local populations of Map, Blandings, and Snapping turtles have begun to emerge to lay their eggs all across Norfolk County.

Volunteers and employees of the Salvation Army Simcoe held a fundraiser at Sobeys on Saturday, May 30th to help to keep the shelves stocked at the local food bank.