17+ hour, 40+ min ago (479+ words) Loud boom" heard from Walsh business led to smoke filling upstairs apartment. Norfolk County firefighters knocked down a fire inside a hobby shop in Walsh on Monday. The first warning a group of Norfolk County residents had that something was amiss was a loud boom" coming from inside the shop below their apartment in the village of Walsh. Then the apartment started to fill with smoke. The residents grabbed their pets and spilled outside around 9:20 p.m. on Monday to find what fire officials described as heavy smoke" billowing from the ground-floor business, a former autobody shop turned hobby shop for electronic bikes and carts. More than two dozen firefighters converged on the hobby shop, using a tanker shuttle to bring water to the rural location. Fire crews were able to bring the blaze under control quickly, preventing the fire from causing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (407+ words) Fluffy trio make for picture-purrfect passengers in back of squad car. Officers with Norfolk County OPP rescued a trio of kittens that were abandoned on a roadway in the rural county earlier this week." A litter of kittens abandoned in Norfolk County this week came within a whisker of using up their nine lives all at once. Instead, the fluffy trio found wandering on the road in the rural municipality were safely taken into police custody. "Earlier this week, Norfolk OPP responded to a traffic hazard and discovered a litter of kittens left in the roadway," Const. Andrew Gamble said Friday on social media. "Thankfully, they quickly made themselves comfortable in the back of an officer's cruiser." Though the kittens were safely rescued with the help of a kind soul who called 911, the apparent case of animal cruelty nonetheless gave…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago (412+ words) Win Passes to the Norfolk County Fair The Hamilton Spectator is giving you the chance to experience one of Ontario's oldest and largest fairs " the Norfolk County Fair & Horse Show in Simcoe! From thrilling midway rides and live concerts to agricultural showcases, delicious local food, and family fun, the Norfolk County Fair has something for everyone. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 general admission packs, each consisting of 4 tickets and 1 parking pass. Don't miss out " enter today! October 7 - 13, 2025 - Simcoe, ON Contest opens September 23, 2025, 9:00 am ET and ends October 1, 2025, 11:59 pm ET. THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR NORFOLK COUNTY FAIR CONTEST 1. Agreement: These rules govern The Hamilton Spectator Norfolk County Fair Contest (the "Contest). No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest. The act of entering the Contest constitutes acceptance of these Contest rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago (197+ words) Illicit cannabis, edibles seized from Simcoe home Police in Norfolk County seized'dried cannabis, cannabis oil, edibles and vape products from an alleged illicit cannabis lab in Simcoe. Police in Norfolk County have charged a 47-year-old man with allegedly running a one-man cannabis production and distribution system out of his Simcoe home. Tactical officers led a large-scale raid on a property on McDowell Road East on Sept. 3, with support from the local OPP detachment and a provincial cannabis enforcement team. Police allege a Norfolk County resident man ran an illicit cannabis lab out of his Simcoe home. Inside, officers allegedly found dried cannabis, cannabis oil, edibles and vape products, along with drug paraphernalia and various pieces of production equipment. Officers also seized cash, a utility vehicle and two trailers later found to be stolen, police said in a news release. The…...

3+ mon, 12+ hour ago (146+ words) Four charged with impaired driving over the holiday weekend in Norfolk Police in Norfolk County laid four impaired driving charges on area roads over the Labour Day long weekend." Norfolk OPP have charged"a Mississauga man after a motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital following a crash with a pickup truck on Sunday. Police said in a press release the crash took place around 4:30 p.m. on Fertilizer Road in Delhi. The motorcyclist was taken to hospital with injuries police described as "serious but non-life threatening." The driver of the pickup truck, a 43-year-old man from Mississauga, is charged with impaired driving. Police in Norfolk also charged three other motorists with impaired driving over the holiday weekend, including a 25-year-old Norfolk man whose sport utility vehicle left the road and crashed outside Simcoe around 10:20 p.m. on Sunday....

3+ mon, 2+ week ago (725+ words) Dan and Jill Johnson launched "Live Like Luke" fundraiser to honour their eight-year-old son, who died in hospice last year. Dan Johnson, centre, and Jill Johnson, right, greet a supporter at Silver Lake Park in Port Dover on Sunday as the Johnson family returned from a 48-day cross-country cycling fundraiser to benefit the Norfolk Haldimand Community Hospice. The "Live Like Luke" fundraiser has raised over $301,000 for what will be Haldimand-Norfolk"s first hospice. A Norfolk County man who cycled from British Columbia to Port Dover to raise money for'Haldimand-Norfolk"s first hospice'in his son"s memory made it home safely on Sunday, greeted by a crowd of hundreds at a local park. As of Monday afternoon, Dan Johnson"s cross-country trek had brought in $301,000 and counting for the Norfolk Haldimand Community Hospice in memory of eight-year-old Luke Johnson, who died…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago (835+ words) Crown and defence lawyers gave their closing statements in the murder trial of'Jordaine Wilson, who is accused of fatally stabbing his 90-year-old grandmother,'Marlene Wilson, 90, inside their Waterford home in February 2023. Just about the only thing the opposing lawyers in Jordaine Wilson's murder trial can agree on is the case is "weird." The 36-year-old is charged with killing his grandmother, Marlene Wilson, in February 2023. The 90-year-old was stabbed three times in the chest while she was in bed at their Waterford home. Wilson pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder. The prosecution has offered no motive, but Crown attorney Brian McGuire told the jury they need not understand Wilson's motivation for the "senseless" crime to convict him if the physical evidence lines up. "You've got to go where the evidence takes you," McGuire said during his closing address on Friday, arguing…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago (670+ words) Sarah Page led COVID-19 vaccine rollout before guiding merger of Grand Erie Public Health. Former Norfolk County paramedic Chief Sarah Page is the new CEO of Grand Erie Public Health. Four years and several high-profile jobs later, Page has been tasked with leading the region's new health unit as CEO of Grand Erie Public Health. In an interview, Page called co-ordinating the vaccination effort "a pivotal moment in my career (because of) the trust that was placed in me to lead something so widespread across both our communities." Page's team'of volunteers and municipal staff converted a hockey arena in Cayuga into a vaccination centre and implemented an innovative workflow that nearly quadrupled the number of people getting vaccinated each day. The system proved so effective, Public Health Ontario sent residents from Toronto and other urban centres to Cayuga to get…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago (431+ words) Cops preach safety during floating party on Lake Erie Happy boaters with OPP officers ahead of the annual Pottahawk floating party in 2021." There's only one way to get to a floating party in Norfolk County this Sunday. The second Sunday of July brings throngs of boats to Pottahawk Point, a sand bar in Lake Erie only accessible by water. The annual Pottahawk floating party " which officially goes by a naughtier name "sees many boaters imbibe while enjoying a day of sunshine, swimming and stepping between boats tied together near the sand bar about nine kilometres southeast of Turkey Point. Boaters head out from marinas in Turkey Point, Long Point and Port Dover to join the free party, which is unorganized and unticketed, though participants can register online to get weather and safety updates. Police will be out in force, too....

6+ mon, 1+ week ago (530+ words) Hybrid voting model is the most expensive option, but ensures "everybody has their democratic voice represented," councillors say. Hybrid voting model is the most expensive option, but ensures "everybody has their democratic voice represented," councillors say. Norfolk residents can vote online in advance polls for the 2026 municipal election. Norfolk County council took a step into the digital age by deciding to allow online voting for advance polls in next year's municipal election. County clerk William Tigert recommended making online voting the only way to cast a ballot, pointing out that going paperless would mean hiring fewer poll workers, potentially boosting voter turnout and reducing barriers to access, and save significant taxpayer dollars. "It's about one-third less (money) to do online voting," Tigert told councillors at a recent meeting, adding online voting is more reliable and takes away the "big concern…...