About the Study
Norfolk County is planning for future growth to 2051. To support this growth, the County is preparing a Servicing Master Plan to review its water, wastewater, stormwater, drainage, and transportation systems.
This study will look at how these systems are working today, where improvements may be needed, and what projects should be planned for in the future. It will also consider growth, development, climate change, rural drainage, municipal drains, roads, active transportation and transit connections.
The study is being completed through the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process for Master Planning with integrations under the Planning Act (Approach 1).
The integrated approach will provide Norfolk County with the opportunity to align infrastructure recommendations with growth planning, support related Official Plan updates, and reduce duplication between planning and environmental assessment processes.
Public input will help the County understand local issues, review options and develop a coordinated plan for future infrastructure investment.
How to get involved
Public input is an important part of the Servicing Master Plan. Norfolk County encourages residents, landowners, businesses, agencies, Indigenous Communities, and interested parties to participate in the study. There will be four (4) Public Information Centres held during the Study.
These meetings will provide opportunities to learn about the project, review findings, ask questions and provide feedback. Notices will be issued prior to each Public Information Centre with details on the date, time, location and how to participate.
Public Information Centre 1
Public Information Centre #1 is being held to introduce the Integrated Servicing Master Plan, explain the MCEA process, present the study purpose and scope, and receive feedback on existing conditions and the preliminary Problems and Opportunities being considered through the Study. Members of the public, residents, landowners, businesses, agencies, First Nations and Indigenous Communities, community builders, community groups and interested parties are invited to attend and provide input.
Date
October 1, 2026
Time
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Location
Multi-Purpose Room (upstairs), Talbot Gardens, 10 Talbot Street N, Simcoe ON, N3Y 4N5
Comments may be submitted at the Public Information Centre, through the project webpage, or by contacting the project team listed above. This is the first of four Public Information Centres planned for the Study. Comments are welcome throughout the Study and will be considered and documented as part of the Integrated Servicing Master Plan process.
Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in submission, with the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the study’s public record and will be released, if requested, to any person.
Communication
When the study is complete, the final Servicing Master Plan report will be made available for public review and comment in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process.
You may contact the project team at any time during the study to ask questions, provide comments, or request to be added to the project contact list.
