Simcoe, Ontario

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Simcoe is a community of approx. 16,000 people in southwestern Ontario, near Lake Erie, and is the administrative centre (seat) of Norfolk County, Ontario. It is located at the junction of Highway 3, at Highway 24, due south of Brantford, Ontario, and accessible to Hamilton by nearby Highway 6. The town is northwest of Nanticoke in Haldimand County and is expected to be the main hub of a projected rural mass transit service connecting Simcoe to all communities within Norfolk County.

Simcoe, the centre of an agricultural area known for tobacco, vegetables and small fruits, was founded in 1795 by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe.^[1]

The town hosts a Friendship Festival, a Canadian Open Country Singing Contest, and the Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show.^[1]

Contents 1 Modern Simcoe 1.1 Business and Community Events 2 Education 3 The former municipality of Simcoe 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Modern Simcoe

The Eva Brook Donly Museum features displays of the local history. Famous people from Simcoe and area include hockey players Rick Wamsley, Rob Blake, Jassen Cullimore, Dwayne Roloson, and musician Rick Danko. Simcoe has two free clinics and a general hospital. The town has its own radio station, CHCD-FM.

[edit] Business and Community Events

Simcoe is well known for annual community events including the Friendship Festival, Panorama, and the Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show that is held every October.

[edit] Education

• Simcoe Composite School (Grand Erie District School Board)
• Holy Trinity Catholic High School (Simcoe, Ontario) (Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board)
• Elgin Avenue Public School
• West Lynn Public School
• Lynndale Heights Public School
• St. Joseph's Catholic School
• Ecole St. Marie (Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud)
• Fanshawe College satellite campus

[edit] The former municipality of Simcoe

From the 19th century to early 2000, Simcoe had its own town council and mayor. The people from the town of Simcoe and its immediate outskirts would elect the former Corporation of the Town of Simcoe. Rick Kowalsky was the last mayor of Simcoe before it become part of the Norfolk County single-tier municipality.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Norfolk County
• Norfolk Heritage Centre at Eva Brook Donly Museum
• Ontario Museum Association
• Canadian Women Artists History Initiative
• Norfolk County Tourism

v • d • e Norfolk County, Ontario Municipal elections Norfolk County municipal election, 2000 • Norfolk County municipal election, 2003 • Norfolk County municipal election, 2006 • Norfolk County municipal election, 2010 Provincial and federal government Haldimand-Norfolk federal electoral district • Provincial electoral district of Norfolk • Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant (defunct federal electoral district) • Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant (defunct provincial electoral district) Radio and newspapers CHCD-FM • Delhi News-Record • Simcoe Reformer Attractions and services Backus Mill Heritage and Conservation Centre • Delhi Belgian Club • Friendship Festival • Long Point Provincial Park • Norfolk County Fair • Norfolk General Hospital • Talbot Gardens Sports personalities and teams Ryan VandenBussche • Rob Blake • Red Kelly • Dwayne Roloson • Rick Wamsley • Langton Thunderbirds‎ • Delhi Travellers • Port Dover Sailors • Norfolk IceCats • Norfolk Harvesters RFC Major roads Queensway • Highway 3 • Highway 24 Defunct schools and school boards Norfolk Board of Education • Simcoe Lions School • North Public School • South Public School • Doan's Hollow Public School • Port Ryerse School • Port Dover Public School • St. Williams Public School • Lynedoch Public School • Nixon Public School • Walsingham Public School Artists and musicians Andy Sheppard • Douglas Glover • Bruce McCall • Rick Danko Present and past politicians Rita Kalmbach • Dennis Travale • Bob Speller • Toby Barrett • Diane Finley • Eric Hoskins • William Horace Taylor

Coordinates: 42°50′N, 80°18′W