PORT Dover’s Community Christmas Luncheon will be moving to a new venue this...
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5th annual Community Christmas Luncheon moving to Community Centre this year
PORT Dover’s Community Christmas Luncheon will be moving to a new venue this year. The Port Dover Community Centre at 801 St. George Street will host the 5th Annual Community Christmas Luncheon. The event is free to all who are interested and will be held on Monday, December 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. […]
County will retain ownership of marina; to pave roads in three phases starting this fall
AT last, Port Dover Harbour Marina will be paved. The county-owned marina has endured problems with dust kicked up from gravel roads and parking lots for at least 25 years. Last Tuesday, council approved the first of three phases to install asphalt. Dufferin Construction Company will be paid $82,557 to pave the marina’s northern service […]
Norfolk County asks Port Dover residents and business to conserve water
Water safe but algae is clogging fine screens that need to be manually cleaned Norfolk County is asking water users in Port Dover to conserve water until at least Monday. Bob Fields, Environmental Services Manager at Norfolk County says “we are experiencing challenges with the Port Dover Water Treatment Plant and its water supply. Recent […]
Death Notices October 2017
Published October 18th Ken Stanley STANLEY, Kenneth James, of Port Dover, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton on Friday, October 13, 2017 in his 88th year. Beloved husband of Ilene. Dearly loved father and father-in-law of Kevin and Moreen Stanley of Long Point and Denise and Ted Davis of Simcoe. Loving grandfather of […]
Port Dover’s average house price remains over $400,000
HOUSE prices in Port Dover continued to rise in August of this year compared to a year ago. Figures released recently by the Simcoe and District Real Estate board showed the average sale price in August 2017 for the 14 homes sold in Port Dover was $400,029 — up 20% from the average price of […]
Wells frustrated: Gives up on his Norfolk staff hiring freeze
By David Judd JOHN Wells has abandoned his long-time quest to freeze the number of Norfolk County staff. For the last eight years, Norfolk has regularly sought to hold the line against adding new county employees. And each year the county has failed. County council on average has approved four new staff positions each year. […]
Citizens share opinions on proposed ‘Community Hub’
A meeting at Port Dover Community Centre on Monday evening was the first of six being organized as ‘Community Consultations’ across the county to seek residents input and comment on a master plan of recreational facilities known as Norfolk Community Hub. These meetings are being organized by Norfolk County. Following the six sessions, the County’s […]
Port Dover Lions donate $30,000 from Kia car draw to NGH
ALL the profit from Port Dover Lions Club’s Kia car draw that was awarded at the end of June was earmarked for Norfolk General Hospital Foundation’s Build a Better Hospital campaign. A highlight of the service club’s meeting on September 19 was to donate $30,000 to NGH Foundation fundraising chair Jennifer White. The entire membership […]
“I live in Norfolk County but I am from Port Dover”
Writer questions purpose of changes at fire hall This letter was sent to Norfolk’s County Manager David Cribbs with a copy to The Maple Leaf. DEAR Mr Cribbs; I am a life long resident of Port Dover, and I work as a Community Developer for two local government non profits. I have owned my home […]
Three family practice doctors now in Port Dover medical building
An exchange of doctors at Norfolk County Medical Building, 807 St. George Street in Port Dover maintains the existing level of medical doctors at four. The switch saw Dr. Rejean Duwyn and Dr. Wahid Pabani come to Port Dover medical building to join Dr. Alison Malo in family practices, and Dr. David Ugobi in pediatrics. […]
Port Dover Misner Dam repairs expected next summer
MISNER Dam is on track to be repaired sometime after July 1, 2018. The project will likely go out for tender early next year, Lee Robinson, general manager of public works and environmental services, told county councillors last Tuesday. Government permits specify the work must be done during a window of time after July 1 […]
South Coast Special Needs Kids receive $16,900 for sports from 100 Women Who Care Norfolk
Submitted by Kathy Caskenette SOUTH Coast Special Needs Kids will spend the $16,900 they received from 100 Women Who Care Norfolk on a new golf cart and new sledges for hockey. This will bring their current fleet of golf carts to a total of two. The cart resides at Springview Farms Golf Course. South Coast […]
Lynn River Music Festival profits shared with local organizations
Port Dover Board of Trade announced at its monthly meeting last Thursday that organizing the Lynn River Music Festival in Simcoe’s downtown parks on Civic Holiday weekend profited $6,300. Board president Adam Veri then presented cheques totalling $3,500 to three local organizations that provided volunteer support throughout the weekend. Norfolk Rotaract, the youth wing of […]
Dover Wharf condo will start this year
Nicole Diec, owner of the Dover Wharf condominium project on Harbour Street, told The Maple Leaf on Monday that construction is “right on schedule” with the building to be completed by the end of 2018. She said that construction costs are up from earlier estimates but “I do not worry about that” adding she would […]
Death Notices September 2017
Published September 27th Marie Pos POS, Marie (nee Strople) – It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Marie at the age of 91 at the Ajax Pickering Hospital on September 17, 2017, which was her 68th wedding anniversary. She now joins her beloved husband Peter (1993). Beloved mother to David […]
OPP seek info in beach incident
Ontario Provincial Police Norfolk County Detachment report they are investigating an incident at the Walker Street beach in Port Dover. The OPP says that on Thursday, August 24 at 9:28 a.m., they received a call from a concerned parent reporting a suspicious incident that took place on the beach the previous afternoon. Police are reporting […]
South Coast Jazz festival brings top musicians
The fourth annual South Coast Jazz festival is set to go this weekend. It opens on Friday, August 18 and runs until Sunday. Organizer Juliann Kuchocki reports this year’s event will perform in three local locations; Port Dover Community Centre, the outdoor Sunwing Patio Stage beside Port Dover Arena and a Harbour Street Party. […]
Port Dover Summer Festival this weekend
Summer Festival has “extras” this weekend THIS year’s Port Dover Summer Festival Art-in-the-Park weekend in Powell Park is ready for Saturday and Sunday. There will be over 100 juried artists, artisans, antique dealers, preloved books, music, food, puppet shows and face painting for the kids. It will also have a number of entertaining “extras” on […]
