Simcoe is an unincorporated town of approximately 16,000 people in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located near Lake Erie and is the county seat of Norfolk County. It is the administrative head of Norfolk County and has the largest population of any community within the county.[1]
Simcoe is located at the junction of Highway 3, at Highway 24, due south of Brantford, and accessible to Hamilton by nearby Highway 6. The town is northwest of Nanticoke in Haldimand County. Simcoe, the centre of an agricultural area known for tobacco, vegetables and small fruits, was founded in 1795 by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe.[2]
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Community and culture
Simcoe has its own radio station, CD 98.9, and two newspapers: The Simcoe Reformer and the NYCA Hub. The town is also home to the Norfolk General Hospital. Simcoe is expecting to be one of the towns in Canada the the Olympic Torch passes through on its way from Athens, Greece to its destination in Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. There will be a ceremony in town hall with mayor Dennis Travale handing the torch off to a lucky person.
The Eva Brook Donly Museum features displays of local history. The town hosts a Friendship Festival, a Canadian Open Country Singing Contest, the Panorama, and the Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show.[2]
Education
- Simcoe Composite School (Grand Erie District School Board)
- Holy Trinity Catholic High School (Simcoe, Ontario) (Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board)
- Elgin Avenue Public School
- West Lynn Public School
- Lynndale Heights Public School
- St. Joseph's Catholic School
- Ecole St. Marie (Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud)
- Fanshawe College satellite campus
- Bethel Baptist Christian School
The former municipality of Simcoe
From the 19th century to early 2000, Simcoe had its own town council and mayor. The people from the town of Simcoe and its immediate outskirts formed the Corporation of the Town of Simcoe.
Notable persons
Sports
- Dwayne Roloson, hockey player
- Rick Wamsley, hockey player
- Rob Blake, hockey player
- Jassen Cullimore, hockey player
Entertainment
- Rick Danko (d. 1999),[3] musician (Ronnie Hawkins, The Band)
- Terry Danko, musician[4] (Ronnie Hawkins, Atkinson Danko and Ford, Bearfoot; session musician with George Harrison, Stephen Stills and Eric Clapton, among others)[5]
- Margo Davidson (d. 2008),[6] musician (Parachute Club)
References
- ^ See Norfolk County, Ontario
- ^ a b "Southern Ontario Tourism: Simcoe, Ontario". Southern Ontario Tourism Organization. http://www.soto.on.ca/southern_grand_river_country_and_ontario's_south_coast/simcoe.html. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
- ^ Danko is interred at Woodstock Cemetery, New York State.
- ^ Brother of Rick Danko. Both Dankos were born in the hamlet of Green's Corners which is immediately outside of Simcoe; see Rick Danko.
- ^ See Canadian Pop Encyclopedia, Biography of Terry Danko; www.jam.canoe.ca.
- ^ Davidson is interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Simcoe. See Margo Davidson Obituary, Ferris Funeral Homes, Simcoe; www.ferrisfuneral.com.
External links
- Simcoe and District Chamber of Commerce
- Norfolk County
- Norfolk Heritage Centre at Eva Brook Donly Museum
- Ontario Museum Association
- Canadian Women Artists History Initiative
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Coordinates: 42°50′N 80°18′W / 42.833°N 80.3°W
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