Norfolk County’s hazelnut industry is deepening its roots, thanks to the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The Ontario Hazelnut Association (OHA) secured funding for an administrative co-ordinator, its first paid staff position, through the Partnership, a Monday Agricultural Adaptati
After two months of promotions, three open-houses and 22 applications, the selection committee has chosen the winner of the Downtown Simcoe Win This Space competition. The winning business proposal was presented by Jess Bommarito with her company Groundswell Coworking, a co-working sp
Norfolk County staff continued their regular business visits at Waterford Sand and Gravel Ltd. We learned so much from Sean Armstrong about aggregrates and the many different products they sell. “Thank you for your engagement in the community,” said Chris Garwood, Economic
Three Norfolk County manufacturers star in an exciting new video that celebrates the products they make and the people who make them. Norfolk’s We Make It Here video features Superior Essex, which makes magnet wire used in transformers, Townsend Lumber and car parts manufacturer Toyot
Norfolk County’s Tourism and Economic Development Department celebrates the expansion at Townsend Butchers. Very soon, they will start occupying their new space. Townsend Butchers is a very valued business in our community. Townsend Butchers of Norfolk County received planning p
Norfolk County’s Tourism and Economic Development Department, in partnership with local sponsors, has funded 39 student businesses through the municipality’s 2018 Student Start Up Program (SSUP). Students in Grades 6 to 12 applied to the program in mid June. This year, 97 student busi
New Limburg Brewing of Norfolk County won the Gold Medal in the American Belgo-Style Ale for its Belgian IPA craft beer at the Canadian Brewing Awards recently. The Canadian Brewing Awards are Canada’s national competition for judging the quality of Canadian manufactured beer. The Can
Toyotetsu Canada Inc. in Norfolk County is in the midst of its fourth major expansion since 2007 now that Toyota plants in Cambridge and Woodstock are re-tooling to manufacture the RAV4 hybrid sports utility vehicle. The expansion in Simcoe involves a new round of hiring that will eve
From fuzzy melons to Russian dandelion, Norfolk County farmers and agriculture researchers are experimenting and commercializing new specialty crops every year. Norfolk County staff routinely get queries from buyers looking for new types of crops. If you’re a Norfolk County farm
Harold Schooley of Norfolk County has received the Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association Award of Merit. He has completed 15 years as section chair for research with the organization. The role of research chair entails many dozens of meetings on behalf of fruit and