Norfolk Haldimand Community Hospice One Step Closer

The site of the new Norfolk Haldimand Centre for Hospice Palliative Care is now marked with a new construction sign. Intended to be in place during the construction period, the sign was funded by two local Rotary Clubs, the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise and the Rotary Club of Simcoe, through a matching grant provided by Rotary District 7090 and The Rotary Foundation. Hospice volunteers and other community supporters also contributed significant time and materials towards the sign project.

The sign boards had been temporarily displayed on a trailer over the winter at the site just north and east of Jarvis, but several Rotarians came on July 7th to assist Shannon Porter representing the Hospice to erect the boards onto the permanent pillars. The landscaping at the base of the sign was completed a couple of days later by the Rotarians.

Ross Gowan, Past Co-President of the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise, noted “This sign is an important step to show the community that the new Hospice is moving forward at this site and continues to need the support of our community. It’s a bit surprising how many people don’t know where the new Hospice will be built – I hope people will go for a drive now.”

The site is located on the Nanticoke Creek Parkway just north of Jarvis and east of Highway 6. The new facility will be built behind the woodlot, largely hidden from the road.

Shown in photo below with Shannon Porter (left) are Rotarians Tom O’Neill, Ross Gowan, Mary Mercato and Thor Olsen.

It was an evening 30 years in the making ... it was time to reflect on our 30 years of Rotary fellowship, fun and ‘Service above Self’ in our local, international & youth communities. At a most iconic, interesting & unique venue, we were welcomed to the Bradshaw Farm near Wilsonville for a wonderful evening set-out to re-establish relationships, re-live our memories, reflect on achievements and renew ourselves for the future. 
It could not have been done better. After achieving all of the aims set out by the organizing committee, we left with a feeling of deep pride on what we had achieved, a wonderful sense of fellowship for the relationships we've maintained and a confident awareness for a bright future. 
So it was that on that perfect afternoon, 87 Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise (RCNS) members (active & retired), family & friends gathered and were able to mingle, to enjoy the unique Bradshaw facility, to read-into and admire the displays and to generally reset old and new Rotary acquaintances;, …  Many photos were taken and are being accumulated in the RCNS@30 event folder on our website - go to this link to see how much fun we had. The evening passed so quickly; and yet we absorbed so much. You can get a sense of the way the evening unfolded by going to the ‘Read more …’ tab.
Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to the evening and/or who have supported us over our 30 years - we are proud of the communities we support, the service we offer and the friends we have made.

Our Sunrise Trail. popular as it is with the locals, is in need of constant attention to keep it as appealing/useful as needed. In recent years, we have busied ourselves planting ornamental trees and daffodil beds along the Trail, all requiring annual upkeep. Spring is the perfect time to tend to our works. 
So it was that Steven Malo and his environmental group carried out the first of several maintenance days this year. Attending to the work, and as shown in the photo, were Dave Douglas, Cathy Harrop (cheerleading in the background). Randy Ongena, Steve Malo, Jim Dawson, Wolf Lindemann, Dave Bradshaw, Alan Plater and Paul Macko (John Wallace missing in action).
Lots of work, great cookies and much progress - next planned event on the Trail; Saturday morning, 02 May 2026.