- Simcoe, Ontario
Simcoe is an unincorporated town of approximately 16,000 people in southwestern
Ontario , nearLake Erie , and is thecounty seat of Norfolk County. It is located at the junction of Highway 3, at Highway 24, due south ofBrantford, 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 in1795 byLieutenant 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 musicianRick Danko . Simcoe has twofree clinic s 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
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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 campusThe former municipality of Simcoe
From the 19th century to early 2000, Simcoe had its own
town council andmayor . 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]
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