November 11 will mark the 100th Remembrance Day ceremony at the historic Norfolk War Memorial Carillon Tower on Norfolk Street. “The ceremony is very well done and it’s usually a good crowd,” said Bruce Wilson, president of the Army Navy Air Force Unit 255 in Simcoe. “It’s good to see the kids out. It should be acknowledged by the schools – a lot of students, even high school students, don’t know what it’s all about. “I do it for me and for the veterans. In my heart, it mak

The rise in cost of living, mental health challenges, and unemployment has prompted The Salvation Army Simcoe Community Church to provide additional community initiatives. ​Josh Edwards, concerned corps officer at The Salvation Army Simcoe Community Church, says the food bank on Colbourne Street has seen a 21 per cent increase of new customers seeking food and essential items for their day-to-day needs. He adds that there are a variety of underlying factors that could be inc

As Canadians, many of us can recite John McCrae’s In Flanders Fields by heart, fully aware of the sadness, sacrifice, and legacy that poem represents. That legacy lives on each year through the Royal Canadian Legion’s Poppy Campaign, a national tradition of Remembrance. From the last Friday of October (Oct. 31) until Remembrance Day (Nov. 11), Canadians proudly wear the poppy to honour our veterans and all those who gave their lives so we can live freely. While the poppy is

A Port Dover development proposal has been put in the hands of Norfolk County staff, with some advice from council. County politicians maintained some reservations about the 12-unit stacked townhouse proposal for Main Street, though their concerns likely would be best addressed under site plan control, a process that doesn’t typically include council. While they supported the idea of the proposal providing more housing in the municipality, they were still worried about the i

Norfolk County water users will face another steep increase in 2026 as the municipality continues to tackle a challenging shortfall in infrastructure funding for water and wastewater services. Council approved a 10.1 per cent increase for 2026, which equates to a monthly increase of $14.83 for a residential home consuming 12 cubic metres. Staff and politicians both acknowledged the significant increases of this year and last, though stressed it’s a necessary response to both

The Royal Canadian Legion, Delhi Branch 125, introduced the ‘No Stone Left Alone’ initiative to the Delhi area this year. “It’s in its 15th year,” said Trudy Ingraham. “The lady who started it, out west, her mother was a veteran. On Remembrance Day, she placed a poppy on her mother’s grave, and she realized there were a lot of other headstones of veterans laid to rest there. She felt it would be a nice idea if they all were remembered.”