Simcoe, Ontario

Simcoe is an unincorporated town of approximately 16,000 people in southwestern Ontario, near Lake Erie, and is the county seat of Norfolk County. 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.Simcoe, the centre of an agricultural area known for tobacco, vegetables and small fruits, was founded in 1795 by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe.cite web |url=http://www.soto.on.ca/southern_grand_river_country_and_ontario's_south_coast/simcoe.html |title=Southern Ontario Tourism: Simcoe, Ontario |accessdate=2007-12-04 |publisher=Southern Ontario Tourism Organization]

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

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, and two newspapers: The Simcoe Reformer and the NYCA Hub.

Business and Community Events

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

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

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".

References

External links

* [http://www.simcoechamber.on.ca/ Simcoe and District Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.norfolkcounty.on.ca/ Norfolk County]
* [http://www.norfolklore.com/ Norfolk Heritage Centre at Eva Brook Donly Museum]
* [http://www.museumsontario.com/museums/onlineguide/details.aspx?ContactID=659 Ontario Museum Association]
* [http://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=100 Canadian Women Artists History Initiative]
* [http://www.norfolktourism.ca/Public/Listings/partnerdetails.aspx?lID=19 Norfolk County Tourism]