This year’s Remembrance Day ceremony at the Norfolk War Memorial marked the 100th year it was held at the Carillon Tower in Simcoe. Bigger wreaths with bigger poppies were used in honour of the 100th anniversary. “All of the wreaths that were placed (at Carillon Tower), they were not the traditional ones that you see at all the cenotaphs,” said James Christison, president of Royal Canadian Legion, Simcoe Branch 79.

The Williamson family had already cemented their legacy by donating 10 acres of land on their third-generation family farm east of Jarvis to be the future home of Haldimand-Norfolk’s first hospice. Turns out they were just getting started.

Christmas bells were jingling Saturday morning at Sobeys Simcoe during the official launch of the local Salvation Army’s 2025 kettle fundraising campaign. This year’s campaign runs from Nov. 14 – Dec. 24 with 12 kettle locations in Norfolk County -- and they need your help and support.

Delhi Community Health Centre held its fifth Harvesting the Bounty Fundraising Gala on Oct. 25. “This event is very important because it allows us to raise funds for ongoing building expenses,” said DCHC Board Chair John Bamford.

Robert Lee Ballard killed his friend, Michael Shawn Murray, in Delhi in late March 2021. On that the Crown and defence agree. But Ballard pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder on the first day of his judge-alone trial in Simcoe on Monday, Nov. 10.

From community guest speakers to golfing on the greens, The Lynn River Probus Club aims to encourage socialization within the retirement community.   ​The Simcoe-area club is looking for retired/semi-retired singles and couples to join its 70-person membership base. Inaugurated in 2014, the club serves as a social hub, encouraging the retirement community to participate in a variety of weekly activities, including playing golf, joining book clubs, attending appetizer nights,