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Norfolk’s marinas stay public, keep revenue
By Jacob Fehr Norfolk councillors voted to end the county’s practice of subsidizing its tax levy with surplus funds generated by Norfolk’s public marinas in Port Rowan and Port Dover. Surplus revenue will now go to the county’s marinas reserve fund with the goal of making the facilities financially self-sustaining. The marinas’ finances have […]
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Councillors reject adding forests to federal conservation database
By Bob Wood Norfolk County Council was told it was a good news story. Thanks to insightful planning decisions over the years, Norfolk County has proportionally the most forest cover of any area in southern Ontario. Sarah Emons, conservation director at the Long Point Biosphere Region (LPBR), addressed council on November 13. She sought […]
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Inner Bay busy with ice fishing
By Jessica Tulpin Ice fishing is a part of the local heritage and culture. There’s something about bundling up and walking or riding snowmobile out to a hut to sink a line through a hole in the ice. The smell of the woodstove, the heat filling the small building, watching the perch and pickerel […]