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 Shots fired leads to police converging on two scenes
Shots fired in the parking lot behind a plaza on West Street which includes Service Ontario office on Tuesday sparked a flurry of police activity in an area that included a housing complex at the end of Charing Cross Street.[...]
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 Part good, part bad, all tied
Simcoe and Norwich are headed into Game 3 of their Niagara West Junior C semifinal playoff series tied 1-1 after a pair of games on the weekend that were a stark contrast in hockey.[...]
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 Travellers jump out to 2-0 series lead against Rebels
PORT DOVER -- The first round of local Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoff action, which pits the first-place Delhi Travellers against the cellar- dwelling Norfolk Rebels, is supposed to be a mismatch.[...]
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 Turtle hunt a toxic issue
TORONTO -- Testing done on snapping turtle road kill in Ontario found most of the creatures to be a toxic soup of PCBs and mercury, Ontario Nature Staff Ecologist John Urquhart says.[...]
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 Champions being celebrated
Nineteen inspirational stories about 19 amazing people. That's the result after the Education Works Alliance called for nominations of local people whose personal stories show the value of education and training.[...]
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 Counties, province at odds over top doc spot
Norfolk and Haldimand counties are headed for a showdown with Queen's Park over the absence of a full-time doctor at the helm of the health unit the two municipalities share.[...]
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 History brought to life
SELKIRK -- It's painstaking and tedious work, but when she's done, Marilyn Sutor produces one of the most unique items you can put on a table: a basket made out of pine needles.[...]
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 Video offers visual diary of former POW
The official launch of the video about the diary of drawings and photos Ike Hewitt kept while a POW in a German camp during the Second World War was held at the Simcoe Legion Saturday afternoon.[...]
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 Woman charged with assault
A Six Nations woman has been charged with assault with a weapon after an incident on Surrey Street in Haldimand County on Saturday morning. Haldimand OPP say a woman approached a male on the street "in a threatening manner carrying a weapon" at about 11:30 a.m.[...]
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 Van hits house
A 17-year-old man is in a Hamilton hospital in serious condition after the van he was driving struck a house on Surrey Street in Haldimand County early Monday morning. Haldimand OPP say the 2003 Ford van left the road and struck the house, causing serious damage to the home, at about 3 a.m.[...]
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 Cost of town hall fire remain unknown
It's coming up on two years, yet Norfolk County still doesn't know how much damage a serious fire at Governor Simcoe Square caused in June of 2010.[...]
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 Women's Institutes play key role in chronicling history
When I first came to Ontario 35 years ago, one of the things that piqued my interest was a sign pointing the way to a historical plaque in Stoney Creek commemorating the founding of the first Women's Institute in 1897.[...]
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 Hairdressers can help fight domestic violence
PORT DOVER - A network of social workers is reaching out to local businesses in a campaign to confront domestic violence wherever it presents itself. The Haldimand-Norfolk Justice For Women Review Team will reach out to large industries before focusing on smaller businesses.[...]
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 Simcoe and area events
Legion Supper The Port Dover Legion will hold the following dinners from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday: Feb. 23 - pork. All meals are $9 per person. Little Women The Simcoe Little Theatre presents Little Women Feb.[...]
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 Couple assaulted in Rainham Road home invasion
A 24-year-old man and 23-year-old woman were assaulted during a break and enter at their Rainham Road home early Saturday morning. At about 1:15 a.m., Ontario Provincial Police were called to the home after it had been entered by three unknown men.[...]
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 Travelers take 2-0 playoff lead
DANIEL R. PEARCE Simcoe Reformer PORT DOVER -- The first round of local Jr. D playoff action was supposed to be a mismatch, with the first-place Delhi Travelers facing off against the cellar-dwelling Norfolk Rebels.[...]
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 Storm, Merchants head to Game 3 tied 1-1
DANIEL R. PEARCE Simcoe Reformer Simcoe and Norwich are headed into Games 3 and 4 this week of their Jr. 'C' playoff series tied 1-1 after a pair of games on the weekend that were a stark contrast in hockey.[...]
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 First influenza confirmed in Haldimand, Norfolk
The influenza season is off to a slow start in North America, but apparently it has arrived in Haldimand and Norfolk. The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit reported Friday that one case of influenza has been confirmed in the local area.[...]
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 Antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the loose at NGH
General access to a ward at Norfolk General Hospital has been suspended until further notice. Friday, NGH reported that it has detected an outbreak of an antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can cause serious illness or death in people with weakened immune systems.[...]
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 Flood terminology undergoes changes
In an effort to avoid confusing the public, one set of words to describe flood conditions has been adopted by government and the media. Official bulletins and even the Weather Network will adopt the new terminology effective immediately.[...]
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 Culinary school gets cooking
Students at the Liaison College South Coast campus are nearing the end of their first semester. The private career college operating out of the Belworth House in Waterford opened in the fall. Owner and instructor Tracy Winkworth is a Red Seal Chef and teaches her students classic French techniques.[...]
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