Norfolk County

09/03/2026

Hey, Norfolk County! 👋 Before you roll your new green cart away, take a look inside. Every green cart comes with a kitchen container tucked inside. Use it to collect food scraps and other accepted organics in your home, then transfer them to your green cart for curbside pickup.

Organics collection begins the week of September 28 as part of Norfolk County's new waste collection program. Organics will be collected weekly, along with your recycling, while garbage will be collected every other week. Not sure when to set out your grey garbage cart?

Use the collection schedule tool at norfolkcounty.ca/CollectionDay to find your collection day and determine whether you're in the Week 1 or Week 2 garbage collection zone, or learn about the full program at norfolkcounty.ca/WasteChanges

Please note: Comments have been disabled on this post, as it is intended to share information about Norfolk County's new waste collection program. If you have questions about waste cart deliveries, recycling, organics collection or the upcoming program changes, please visit norfolkcounty.ca/WasteChanges

09/03/2026

𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀.

If you encounter a downed power line, call 911 immediately and keep a safe distance from the area.

Residents are also asked to stay away from downed trees and avoid areas where trees or debris are blocking access. Road closures are in place in several locations while crews work to safely clear affected areas.

Please use caution when travelling and obey all road closure signage. Please do not enter closed areas.

Residents who encounter downed trees, debris blocking a roadway, or other road-related storm damage are asked to report the issue to ServiceNorfolk at 519-426-5870 or 226-NORFOLK, extension 0.

For information about power outages, residents can contact Hydro One at 1-800-434-1235 or visit the Hydro One Storm Centre online at https://stormcentre.hydroone.com.

09/01/2026

There is a heat alert in effect for Norfolk County

A heat alert has been issued for our region, effective Tuesday, September 1, 2026. To learn more about preventing heat-related illness during extreme heat events, visit geph.ca/heat.

09/01/2026

Hey Norfolk! The 2026 Dodgwood Award nominations are now open.

Norfolk celebrates heritage and culture through Dogwood Awards

Norfolk County is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Dogwood Awards, which recognize individuals and groups who make outstanding contributions to preserving, promoting, and celebrating Norfolk County's heritage and culture.

Established in 2007 and named after Norfolk County's official flower, the Dogwood Awards recognize individuals and groups who make outstanding contributions to heritage and culture in the community.

Awards are presented in four categories:

-Individual Award

-Group Award

-Lifetime Achievement Award

-Youth Award (for individuals under 18)

Residents are encouraged to nominate individuals or groups whose efforts have helped preserve, promote, and celebrate heritage and culture in Norfolk County.

Nominations are due September 30, 2026.

Nomination forms are available online at norfolkheritage.ca/awards and at the Delhi To***co Museum & Heritage Centre, County Archives, Port Dover Harbour Museum, and Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum.

The 2026 Dogwood Awards ceremony will take place in June 2027 – with additional details being announced at a later date.

08/31/2026

Having trouble with the lock on your new organics cart?
We've heard there are questions about how the lock works. Here's what you need to know:

1. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 "𝗸𝗲𝘆" 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁. The lock may look like it has a removable key, but it is designed to stay in place. Simply turn it to lock or unlock the cart.

2. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. The lock is gravity-activated and is designed to release when the cart is tipped by the collection truck, allowing the lid to open and the contents to be emptied.

3. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. Tip the cart upside down. The lid should release when the cart reaches the appropriate position.
Lock sticking? Try leaving the cart in the sun with the lid closed. Afterwards, open and firmly close the lid several times. This can help the lid settle into position and resolve minor sticking issues.

𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀? Submit a service request and County staff will investigate. https://www.norfolkcounty.ca/home-property-and-neighbourhood/waste-changes/report-a-waste-cart-issue/

Please note: Comments have been disabled on this post, as it is intended to share information about Norfolk County's new waste collection program. If you have questions about waste cart deliveries, recycling, organics collection or the upcoming program changes, please visit norfolkcounty.ca/WasteChanges

08/28/2026

Service disruption: The South Walsingham Transfer Station will be closed on Monday, August 31, due to unforeseen circumstances.
The station is scheduled to reopen on Wednesday, September 2, at 10 a.m.

The Simcoe Transfer Station (164 Fourteenth St. W., Simcoe) is available as an alternative location if required.

Learn more about Norfolk's transfer stations at: https://www.norfolkcounty.ca/home-property-and-neighbourhood/garbage-and-recycling/transfer-stations/

08/28/2026

The Corporation of Norfolk County intends to control noxious weeds along all rural roadside guide rails and guide cables within its boundaries.

Norfolk County intends to apply pesticides within municipal road allowances along selected rural roadsides to control the invasive plant European common reed (Phragmites australis).

The following pesticides, registered under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada), may be used:

• VisionMAX Silviculture Herbicide (P*P Registration No. 27736), containing the active ingredient glyphosate, present as potassium salt; and
• ARSENAL PowerLine Herbicide (P*P Registration No. 30203), containing the active ingredient imazapyr, present as isopropylamine salt.

Applications within drainage ditches will be limited to terrestrial areas where no surface water is present.

The pesticide use will be carried out under the public works exception to the cosmetic pesticide ban, under paragraph 4 of subsection 7.1(2) of the Pesticides Act, for the promotion of health or safety.

Pesticide applications are scheduled to begin no earlier than August 31, 2026, and will be completed by October 31, 2026. The commencement date is approximate and is subject to weather and suitable application conditions.

To read more and for contact information https://www.norfolkcounty.ca/news-and-notices/posts/notice-of-pesticide-use-september-and-october-2026/

08/28/2026

Hey Norfolk! Give your feedback on Norfolk County Public Library 's new website

🌐 It’s been six months since we launched the new website and we’re looking for your feedback. What’s working? What could be better? Is it easy to find what you need?

Take our short 6-Month Website Feedback Survey and help us make the site even better! 💻✨ 👉 Share Your Feedback by going to ncpl.ca 🔗 The survey is up until Monday night!

08/28/2026

𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝗻𝘀, 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗸! ♻️

We're hearing that some residents are bringing their recycling bins to transfer stations after receiving their new waste carts.

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝗻𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Norfolk County will continue to use the two-sort recycling system. Residents should continue setting out their recycling bins for collection just as they do today.

The new waste collection program begins the week of September 28 and introduces organics collection as an additional way to divert food scraps and other organic materials from landfill. Your new garbage and organics carts work alongside the existing recycling program, not in place of it.

✅ Keep your recycling bins
✅ Continue using the two-sort recycling system
✅ Use your new green cart for organics and grey cart for garbage beginning the week of September 28

For more information about the new waste collection program, visit norfolkcounty.ca/WasteChanges. For more information about the recycling program, visit norfolkcounty.ca/Recycling.
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Please note: Comments have been disabled on this post, as it is intended to share information about Norfolk County's new waste collection program. If you have questions about waste cart deliveries, recycling, organics collection or the upcoming program changes, please visit norfolkcounty.ca/WasteChanges