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Simcoe Gliders Gymnastics Club needs to relocate ALEX HUNT Advocate Correspondent
Norfolk County Agricultural Society is moving forward with a new master plan and the Simcoe Gliders Gymnastics Club has been asked to vacate the fairgrounds’ grandstand building by July 1, 2025. “The decision not to renew the lease came as a surprise to us,” said Louise Lovell, president of The Simcoe Gliders Gymnastics Club. “When we moved to the facility in 1991, the original plan was to stay for five years and find a permanent home. So, we have been searching for a home for 33 years.” On Nov. 1, Simcoe Gliders announced to its members that it must secure a new location of operations by March 1. If a new facility is not found, further discussions will consider dissolving the club or storing the equipment until a new home is found. Transitional plans will take place if a new building is secured in a prompt time frame. “I’m not optimistic that we will find something by March 1st,” said Lovell. “The situation is a bit more dire for us than it has been over the past 33 years.” Angela Hogeveen, general manager of the Norfolk County Agricultural Society, says that the business decision wasn’t personal and offered assistance on securing a new location which the club did not accept. The weekly Simcoe Farmers’ Market will be moved to the grandstand facility after the 2025 county fair season. “We have been engaging in strategic planning that involves us developing a master plan for the use of our grounds and how we use all of our buildings for both the near and long-term future,” said Hogeveen. “We have a certain number of buildings on our site, and we CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
Chris Davis, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 79, salutes during Simcoe’s Remembrance Day Service on Nov. 11 at the Carillon Tower War Memorial. (CHRIS ABBOTT PHOTO)
Norfolk County Remembers
CHRIS ABBOTT Editor
Norfolk County joined Canadians across the country on Nov. 10 and Remembrance Day, Nov. 11 to honour those who have served and continue to serve during times of war, military conflict, and peace. Remembrance Day services were held in Simcoe, Waterford, Delhi, Fairground (Houghton), Port Rowan,
St. Williams, and Port Dover. On Sunday, Nov. 10, Teeterville Wagner Memorial Branch 526 held its Remembrance Service inside Norfolk Fire Department’s Station 4 hall due to rainy weather. Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady said it was heartening to see so many people at the Teeterville service, including children, joining the Legions, the UN Peacekeepers,
the colour party, accompanied by the Branch 163 Pipes and Drums from Hamilton. “Now more than ever in these times of uncertainty, we need our Legions to be the place in our community where people can come together to break bread and enjoy each other’s company,” said Brady. “In the coming days we will all witness the spectacular colours, sounds and traditions CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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