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Senator Doug Finley, who waged a courageous public battle with cancer, died in Ottawa on Saturday at age 66. The first of two memorial services to honour his life and public service will be held in Port Dover on Saturday, May 18 at 1:00 p.m. at the Port Dover Community Centre. A second service will [...]

The demolished remains of a St. Andrew Street frame house that is believed to have been built about 1870. It had been the law office of Lee Gaunt who has relocated to Chapman Street West. Dr. Michael Ostapchuk hired Chuck Thompson to demolish the two-storey frame building at 110 St. Andrew Street. The local dentist [...]

BILL HETT CEO, Norfolk County Public Library As the news circulates, the first question is, “Why does the renovation cost so much?” The next is, “Are libraries even relevant any more in this electronic world we live in?” And finally, “Who uses the library anyway?” Over the next few weeks, we will attempt to answer [...]

Perch Derby volunteer Regan Karges and tagged perch winner Dennis Rocheleau with his $1,000 perch on Monday afternoon at the Perch Derby headquarters. At presstime on Monday three Perch Derby anglers had caught tagged perch worth a total of $2,600. A father and son were both Perch Derby winners Monday morning. Jeff Rocheleau, 24, of [...]

Plans are firming up for the Town Hall meeting to be held on Thursday, May 9 regarding Misner Dam. The event will take place in Port Dover Community Centre’s large auditorium at 7:00 p.m. The Friends of Silver Lake invite all interested citizens who have concerns about issues relating to Silver Lake and the repair [...]

It is late April now so that means just one thing in Port Dover … two full weeks of fishing will get underway on Saturday morning. The 16th annual Port Dover Perch Derby runs from April 20 until May 4. This year is the 16th anniversary of the annual perch derby. Anglers love to fish [...]

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Hydro One will pay $66-million plus assume debt of $27-million to make deal worth $93-million By DAVID JUDD Norfolk County is selling its municipal electricity system to Hydro One for $93 million. The sale will take effect in about four months, subject to approval of the Ontario Energy Board. Customers will notice little change, except [...]

Port Dover’s 2013 Citizen of the Year, Barb MacDonald, was feted for her tireless community service since making this lakeside community her hometown in 1946. The Cove Room of the Erie Beach Hotel was filled for the congratulatory dinner and reception on Monday evening in her honour. Following dinner, Master of Ceremonies Walt Long called [...]

Ontario Provincial Police in Norfolk County arrested three males in connection with numerous acts of mischief in Port Dover. Citizens were outraged by the graffiti on private and public buildings and structures. On March 20, in the early morning hours, unknown suspects spray painted various businesses along Main Street. The unknown suspects spray painted “Taste”, [...]

By DAVID JUDD Norfolk politicians pretty much held the line on their pay and expenses in 2012. The county’s mayor and eight councillors collected $303,479, up just $697 from $302,782 in 2011. Mayor Dennis Travale received $59,600 in salary, plus $6,506 in expenses in 2012. The mayor also earned $7,025 as a director of Norfolk [...]

Port Dover and all Lake Erie commercial fisheries have begun another year. They have also learned what their allowable total catches can be for yellow perch and yellow pickerel (referred to in U.S. as walleye). Pickerel total allowable catch in 2013 is 3.356 million (allotted by number of fish). This is a slight decrease from [...]