April 3, 2020, Simcoe, ON - Haldimand-Norfolk’s Medical Officer of Health has issued two orders aimed at enhancing public health measures by deterring non-essential visits to Haldimand and Norfolk counties. These are part of a suite of steps being taken to advance social distancing efforts.  

The first order prohibits short-term rentals of hotels, motels, cottages, trailer parks and recreational vehicles. The second order closes all recreational facilities including trails and trail systems. Failure to comply with these restrictions will result in fines of up to $5,000 per day. 

Congratulations to week 24 winner Patti Powless of Port Dover who won the $500 draw on October 4 AND chose envelope #10 containing the Ace of Spades, winning the $18000 jackpot.  Well done!

RCNS Community Service Work - Riversyde 83 

Over the past several weeks, we’ve had a great chance to help
our friends at Church Out Serving as they tackle the work needed to transform
an old liquour store into a community support centre. On several occasions, we’ve been able to get into destructo-mode and leave our sweat behind as we helped to clear out the place, tear down a rugged suspended ceiling and generally help out around the construction site.

This was not the kind of thing that everyone could participate in owing to the nature of the work but we offered up many volunteers; all making short work of it. Those able to help out included Peter Wheatley, Jim Dawson, Andy Kooistra, Jim Simpson, Ross Gowan, Dave Nicolle, Alan Plater, Keith Jones, Keith Catherwood and Gail Catherwood.  Eric assures us there will be more chances to help out, before he’s finished with the reconstruction work in the fall.

  Church out Serving has been keeping the public up-to-date on their own facebook page and we’ve even received a bit of sincere recognition for our contribution - see https://www.facebook.com/pg/churchoutserving/posts/?ref=page_internal

Photos that resulted from these adventures are at our album(s) at

https://norfolksunrise.org/photoalbums/riversyde-83-demolition/

A couple of the more interesting shots are shown below.

Presidents Leading from the Front!

While Pres Keith certainly knows a lot about dumpster diving, Past-Pres Gail makes a better fashion statement on a construction site; she makes such great cookies too!!

Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor dark of night kept three Norfolk Sunrise Rotarians from traveling to the remote northern community of Pikangikum to deliver much needed supplies and offer basketball clinics.  Jim and Marjorie Dawson, along with Pete Wheatley drove 4,400 km over six days, pulling a trailer which included mountain bikes for the bike program, 25 basketballs courtesy of the Toronto Raptors, instruments for the music program, over 100 skates, and 75 boots that were donated by generous local groups, businesses, and individuals.