When municipalities buy new vehicles, they’ll now have to give special consideration to Ontario and Canada-made products, and soon that will expand to include capital infrastructure projects.

A Norfolk councillor got her wish to reconsider a previous decision made regarding potential de-designation of a Peel Street property, but in the end, council’s original decision stood. At the April 28 Norfolk meeting, Coun. Kim Huffman requested a reconsideration of the decision they made at a meeting on March 24. At the time, councillors supported a request from the owner of 45 Peel Street in Simcoe - the old post office - to have staff look at removing the heritage designation on the buildin

Ongoing threats and legal action against Norfolk County are continuing to take a toll on the municipality, both financially and for county staff personally.