PORT Dover Arena will get a public electric vehicle charging station next year.

Ontario will pay 75 per cent of the cost to install $40,000 EV stations at arenas in Port Dover, Delhi and Langton and at Port Rowan Community Centre.

For each station, Ontario will pay $30,000 and Norfolk County $10,000.

County council snapped up the deal last Tuesday, approving installation in 2025.

Users will pay to charge vehicles.

The four new sites in Norfolk will each have four ports for vehicles.

Arenas are good sites for charging stations, said Sydney Clarysse, Norfolk’s project lead on energy and facilities.

Each charge will take a couple of hours.

Users can go for a walk, go downtown or watch a game at the arena.

The province is helping develop publicly accessible charging stations in rural communities.

The Ministry of Transportation approved four of Norfolk’s seven proposals.

The ministry rejected applications for Simcoe Recreation Centre, Talbot Gardens arena and Waterford Tricenturena.

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Originally published December 24, 2024