Norfolk County has launched a new Investor’s Guide aimed at entrepreneurs, investors, site selectors and developers. Norfolk County Investor’s Guide is a 72-page publication which provides detailed information about the municipality as a whole, as well as the urban areas of Simcoe, De
Bryan and Cathy Gilvesy and family have received the Environmental Stewardship Award from RBC Royal Bank for their commitment to the environment. The Gilvesys own and operate YU Ranch in Norfolk County. Since 2008, Gilvesy has had 150 acres of his land enrolled in the Alternative Land
Two law firms – Lyons Law Firm and have opened their doors in downtown Simcoe over the past month. Justine Lyons, who was called to the bar last year, has opened her own office at 30 Peel Street in downtown Simcoe, the former home of Norfolk County’s tourism and economic d
Waterford, Ont. – January 25, 2016 – Norfolk County has approved the Old Town Hall Association for a project under the Landscaping, Signage and Property Improvement Program of the Community Improvement Plan (CIP). Old Town Hall Association will receive a grant of up to $2,000 to updat
Bill Thompson of Thompson Landscape Supply is Norfolk County’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year. The owner of Thompson Landscape Supply received the honour from the sponsor of the award, Venture Norfolk, at the Economic Development Symposium in January 2016. The Young Entrepreneur
Cindy Vanderstar of Cashmere and Cobwebs, Port Rowan, is the winner of the Norfolk County Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The Entrepreneur of the Year Award honours enterprising people whose business has made a difference in Norfolk County. The award is a symbol of achievement and cel
Researchers at Cornell University have discovered a way to turn Zebra mussels from Lake Erie into a valuable compost for crop production. In the latest edition of Acres USA magazine, writer Maria Dimengo reports on her experience growing peppers in soil prepared with compost from Zebr
Bonnieheath Estate Lavender & Winery and VG Meats of Norfolk County have both won regional recognition in the Ontario Premier’s Awards for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence. In 2008, Steve and Anita Buehner harvested their final crop of tobacco. Today, their Norfolk County far
Norfolk County farmers grow more pumpkins than anywhere else in Canada, according to Statistics Canada. Three Norfolk County pumpkin growers are highlighted in the latest edition of Norfolk News. According to the 2011 agricultural census, Victoria Gray writes, more than 50 farms and 1