The many farmers in Norfolk County, Ontario, are fortunate to have an expert on agricultural law in their midst — he literally wrote the Canadian book on it! Mr. Robert Fuller is an accomplished lawyer and partner at Brimage Law Group, and is also the lead author of the book “Ag
Norfolk County Cherry Company is a major supplier of Canadian tart / sour cherries, processing 80% of the crop in Ontario, Canada. Norfolk Cherry Company Limited is a sour cherry packing and storage facility owned and operated by two sour cherry growers (Schuyler Farms Limited and Lin
Greenhouse Canada has named Dusty Zamecnik of EZ Grow Farms of Norfolk County among the Top 4 under 40. “A passion for plants, a need to succeed and a drive to elevate the horticultural industry – those were all commonalities among the winners of Greenhouse Canada’s Top 4 Under
Norfolk County’s Tourism and Economic Development Department in collaboration with the Newcomer Centre of Peel (NCP) hosted Norfolk County’s first Newcomer Bus Tour in June. The bus tour is an opportunity to introduce new immigrants to Canada who have landed in the Greater Toron
Norfolk County has received good scores from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) in its “Entrepreneurial Communities” report, compared to other municipalities in southwestern Ontario. Norfolk County scores No.2 behind Kitchener-Waterloo for “Entrep
A life-time of giving back to the farming community was acknowledged last week as Norfolk County farmer Ken Porteous was named to the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame, reports the Simcoe Reformer newspaper. The Guelph-based Hall of Fame has recognized Porteous for a host of achieveme
Norfolk County celebrated the successes of several local entrepreneurs at its annual Economic Development Symposium, with the theme of “Norfolk: No Boundaries”, yesterday. The husband-and-wife team of Richard and Angela Van Laecke of Horizon Seeds was named Norfolk County Entrepreneur
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