4+ hour, 24+ min ago  (512+ words) After months of debate, councillors in Norfolk County have signed off on a tourist tax. Starting "in 2028, visitors to the rural municipality will see a four per cent "surcharge added to their bill for overnight stays of 30 days or less…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (128+ words) Simcoe Reformer Haldimand County OPP Provincial Constable Patti Cote retired Friday, June 26 after a lengthy career in policing. Detachment commander Insp. Andrew Fox praised Cote's exemplary efforts for her work in the Norfolk County and Oxford County OPP detachments prior…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (458+ words) A 42-year-old Norfolk man remains in custody after a stolen vehicle investigation led to his arrest and that of his companion, along with the recovery of what police suspect is thousands worth of stolen property. Norfolk OPP say a patrolling…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (501+ words) A 37-year-old Norfolk County man has been charged with assault with a weapon following a June 24 incident at a business in Oakland, County of Brant. Brant OPP officers were sent to the business at about 2 p. m. to investigate a reported disturbance....

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (763+ words) Backlash is growing to Norfolk County council's recent move to strip a historic building in downtown Simcoe of heritage protection. The owner of the former post office on 45 Peel St. sent an email asking council to remove the heritage designation…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (165+ words) Norfolk County firefighters prevented a residential garage fire near Courtland from spreading to the home. A residential garage fire caused $50, 000 damage to a Courtland area home on Thursday night. Norfolk County firefighters from three stations responded to the fire on…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (600+ words) The farming community in Norfolk County is grieving the tragic loss of two Jamaican offshore workers who died in a motor vehicle collision. Rupert "Lenky" Bell and David Lindsay, both long-time workers at Schuyler Farms Limited were engaged in farm…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (287+ words) Norfolk County's first veteran crosswalk is likely to be installed in Simcoe next year." James Christison, a founding member of the Norfolk Remembers committeeandcurator at Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum, updated Norfolk council Tuesday on the community-led project. He noted a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (278+ words) A 67-year-old man from Norfolk County has been charged with assault after a disturbance at a residence." Norfolk"OPP"were called to the home on June 18 at about midnight." The accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (253+ words) Two Norfolk County men, aged 62 and 47, were killed and two others injured in collision near Simcoe on Thursday afternoon. Police say the collision between an SUV and off-road utility vehicle occurred at about 4 p. m. on June 18 at the intersection of Blueline…...