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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. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Lake Erie (ˈɪəriː is the fourth largest Lake (by surface area of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally Norfolk County ˈnɔrfoʊk is a rural city-status single-tier municipal government on the north shore of Lake Erie in 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. Highway 3 is a provincially maintained Highway in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Highway 24 is a highway in the Canadian province of Ontario which presently begins at Highway 3 in Simcoe, and ends at Highway 401 Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in south-western Ontario, Canada. Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population Highway 6 is one of the King's Highways in the province of Ontario, Canada. 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. Nanticoke is a community located on the western border of Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. Haldimand ( 2006 population 45212 is a single-tier municipality (but called a county on the Niagara Peninsula in

Simcoe, the centre of an agricultural area known for tobacco, vegetables and small fruits, was founded in 1795 by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction Lieutenant-General John Graves Simcoe ( February 25, 1752 &ndash October 26, 1806) was the first Lieutenant governor of Upper [1]

The town hosts a Friendship Festival, a Canadian Open Country Singing Contest, and the Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show. The Friendship Festival is a summer event that takes place on the Civic Holiday weekend (first weekend in August in the town of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada The Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show is an annual agricultural fair that takes place in the town of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada beginning the Tuesday [1]

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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. Richard Wamsley (b May 25, 1959 in Simcoe, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Professional Ice hockey Goaltender Robert Bowlby Blake (born December 10 1969 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenseman with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. Jassen Cullimore (born December 4, 1972 in Simcoe, Ontario) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman currently Albert Dwayne Roloson (born October 12, 1969 in Simcoe Ontario, Canada) is a professional Ice hockey Goaltender with the Richard Clare "Rick" Danko ( December 29, 1942 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician and singer best known as a Simcoe has two free clinics and a general hospital. A free clinic is a medical facility offering community Healthcare on a free or very low-cost basis in areas where there is no universal provision for healthcare For the hospital in Norfolk Virginia see Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. The town has its own radio station, CHCD-FM. CHCD is a Canadian Radio station, broadcasting at 989 FM in Simcoe Ontario.

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. The Friendship Festival is a summer event that takes place on the Civic Holiday weekend (first weekend in August in the town of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada The Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show is an annual agricultural fair that takes place in the town of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada beginning the Tuesday

Education

The former municipality of Simcoe

From the 19th century to early 2000, Simcoe had its own town council and mayor. Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud is the Roman Catholic separate, French language School board for the South-Central region of Ontario Fanshawe College is a large Community college in London Ontario, Canada. A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or Parishes A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government 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.

References

  1. ^ a b Southern Ontario Tourism: Simcoe, Ontario. Southern Ontario Tourism Organization. Retrieved on 2007-12-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song.

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