A new tax credit is helping put nutritious, fresh, locally grown food on the plates of those who need it most. The Food Donation Tax Credit for Farmers – the only one of its kind in Canada – is giving farmers a tax credit valued at 25 per cent of the fair market value of t
Norfolk County’s 2015 Capital Budget totals approximately $51 million consisting of $32.6 million of General Capital Fund projects and $18.4 million of Water & Wastewater Capital Fund projects. This is considerably higher than the $33.5 million 2014 Capital Budget, but is co
Norfolk County has partnered with Ontariofresh.ca to make it easier than ever to connect with food buyers and sellers. A project of the Greenbelt Fund, Ontariofresh.ca is an online network and marketing service designed to help Ontario businesses buy and sell more local food. Norfolk
According to a Government of Canada news release, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and the Honourable Diane Finley, Member of Parliament for Haldimand-Norfolk, announced an investment of $423,000 to the Ontario Ginseng Growers Association (OGGA) to help the industry boost productivity
Norfolk County is focused on attracting investment through its partnership with the Economic Developers’ Council of Ontario (EDCO). Communities across Ontario also work together, with their regional agencies and the Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure
At a recent meeting of the Norfolk General Hospital Foundation, it was reported by local media that Norfolk County’s community benefits were key in attracting a young surgeon to the area. Dr. John Evans, a 36-year-old father of two said he and his wife looked at two other locati
At the Delhi District Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting on May 28, 2014, Norfolk County staff presented “7 reasons to have confidence in Delhi”. Presentation: Reasons to have confidence in Delhi The highlight of the presentation was the outline of construction activities
April 9, 2014 – Norfolk County Council recently approved an expansion of Titan Trailers’ manufacturing facilities onto a five-acre parcel of land just west of its existing location near Courtland, Ontario. Titan Trailers is one of Norfolk County’s major employers. It
A third microbrewery in Norfolk County has been approved to be built in a former elementary school in the hamlet of Nixon, east of Delhi. The 6,250-quare-foot brewery, owned by GVN-Group Inc., will feature a retail outlet. Norfolk County Council unanimously approved the zoning amendme