Remembering the now gone Port Dover Public School … A personal, historical perspective with a confession about a school day when the principal used ‘the strap’ Our family arrived in Port Dover around 1960. My dad had been hired by Don Ivey at the Summer Garden and we needed a place to call home. My […]
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 […]
I’M not “anti-development” and I hope this is not considered as a rant, though I know some feel that way. I care about Port Dover enough that when I see things I do not think are good for this town, our family’s town, our friend’s town, I can’t help but to voice my opinion. My […]
SILVER Lake has been a hot topic in the papers lately, and so it should be. It’s an iconic piece of Port Dover. I knew it as my playground. When I was young, it was where I would hang out. We would create hockey rinks on it, and spend endless days swimming in it. Heck, […]
By Jan Dean WE may complain that Christmas is too commercial and the holiday season starts earlier every year — but that doesn’t stop us from wanting the same kind of Christmas experience we had as children. We especially want to create that special Christmas for our children and grandchildren. Even those who work in […]
When the Port Dover Enhancement Association, the Port Dover Board of Trade and Norfolk County, in partnership, obtained funding from OMAFRA to revitalize Port Dover’s downtown, the project proposed to “significantly improve the appearance, safety and economic viability of the downtown” with the implementation of “upgraded street lighting, tree planting, directional signage, street furniture, […]
I would also like to add to Terry Seawright’s letter of Feb 19th re the unequal taxation vs the services that Condominium owners receive in Norfolk County. Mr. Seawright nicely summarized “condominium ownership” and the associated taxation frustrations in his letter. Our taxes for our 48 homes on Lakeshore Road pay for but do not […]
I’d like to build on Richard O’Mara’s letter in the Feb. 12 edition, in which he noted that the word “condominium” denotes the type of ownership of a property, not the type of property. Thus high-rise towers, multi-level townhouses, bungalow townhouses, even single-family detached homes can all be condos. But many people mistakenly equate the […]
Councillor Wells writes the problem at Misner Dam Like most of the citizens of Port Dover, I am extremely disappointed in the slowness of Norfolk County’s efforts to repair Misner Dam, so we can restore Silver Lake back to its “Glory Days.” Three years ago, at a council-in-committee meeting – councillors agreed to recommend to […]
Writer says The Ivey Falls is a natural waterfall The Oxford dictionary defines a dam as a barrier built across a stream to raise its level. There was such a structure on a heritage property, the site of the second oldest home in Port Dover. The Ivey Falls originated in the aftermath of the departure […]
I read with interest, the article of July 24th, 2013 in the Maple Leaf “Local Debate on Wind Turbines”. For those homeowners in an area where there are Wind Turbines being erected or plans to do so, it has been a great frustration and concern. Of the four property owners in the Avalon Park, Port […]
Hunter with his mom, Mandy Weaver. Hunter Dorish has been undergoing radiation on a tumour located in an inoperable spot on his brain stem. A fundraiser for the family is being held June 28th. By STAN MORRIS A familiar comment frequently repeated, “it takes an entire community to raise a child” is appropriate in the […]
