Bill's Corners, Ontario

Bill's Corners
Coordinates: 42°46′48″N 80°27′25″W / 42.78, -80.45694
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Government
- County Mayor	Dennis Travale
- Governing Body	The Council of The Corporation of Norfolk County
- MPs	Diane Finley (Con)
- MPPs	Toby Barrett (Con)
Population (2006)
- Hamlet
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span	N3Y
Area code(s)	519/226

Bill's Corners is a hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, that is between Green's Corners and Hillcrest. Further to the east is the town of Simcoe, which is the closest town to Bill's Corners. The sole industry in the hamlet is agriculture. The hamlet has a population of less than 200 people and only dial-up Internet is available for the residents of this community. Walsh Public School provides education for grades JK-8, and Simcoe Composite School provides secondary education. One famous previous resident was Dwayne Roloson, who is a goalie for the Edmonton Oilers.

Solo Mobile cellular phones are unable to work in Bill's Corners because the abundance of trees create a dead zone for which high fidelity satellites cannot penetrate. This has been witnessed recently as 2007 and will remain a problem as long as trees are abundant in Bill's Corners. However, once the person leaves Bill's Corners, his or her cell phone begins delivering services again.

		Brant County
	Green's Corners, Blayney, Pine Grove, Glenshee	Bill's Corners	Hillcrest, Simcoe
		Lake Erie

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