The Norfolk County Building Department reports that construction activity in the municipality is up 25% in the period from January to August 2019, compared to last year. Construction values for the first eight months totaled $84.6 million, up from $67.8 million in the same period last

Norfolk County’s Agriculture Advisory Board (AAB) met in September to review a number of issues, among them: Septic Systems: Await response from the Ministry of Environment. Road Entrance Permits: Staff will request letter confirming discussion in May 2019. Importing Soil: Motio

Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province‘s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario‘s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean and wheat farmers is now accepting applications for the 2020 Grains Innovation Fund. The Grains Innovation Fund supports the development of novel new uses

The Climate Action Incentive Fund (CAIF) SME Project stream provides support to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for retrofit projects in sectors such as Building, Transportation, Industry, Waste, Agriculture, and more. The CAIF program is available to applicants operating i

Norfolk County is collaborating with Spark Lincoln and the Town of Lincoln to on the first AgriTech Hackathon. The goal of this initiative is have businesses, education, technology, and communities to take part in solving issues affecting the modern agricultural sector. This will be c

The Ontario Government is investing in the province’s small wineries, cideries and distilleries to strengthen the province’s beverage alcohol sector, and ensuring it can continue to grow and meet consumer demand. Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ernie Hardem

Norfolk County’s next Economic Development symposium will be the biggest yet, thanks in large part to major sponsor Millards Chartered Professional Accountants. Millards has stepped up to underwrite a key part of the cost of the Symposium, which is popular among local business profess

Our business visits continue with a stop at Sawaya Garden Trials of Norfolk County, the largest outdoor non-biased flower testing facility in Canada. This is where flower breeders and growers for retailers like Walmart, Lowe’s Home Improvement and Costco test and plan for the ga

Norfolk County’s business visits program brought us to Dave Urban, CEO of Direct Helicopter International. Dave is a big supporter of his new community in Norfolk County, and is a dedicated and hard-working entrepreneur at heart. Hundreds of helicopters have been delivered world