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2026 Spring & Summer - Recreation and Community Guide

Discover a wide range of recreational activities and programs designed to enrich the lives of Norfolk County residents and visitors.

Recreation and Community Guide: Spring and Summer 2026		1
Contents		2
Norfolk County Council		3
Message from Mayor Amy Martin		3
Mayor Amy Martin		3
Norfolk County Councillors		3
Ward 1: Tom Masschaele		3
Ward 2: Linda Vandendriessche		3
Ward 3: Michael J. Columbus		3
Ward 4: Chris Van Paassen		3
Ward 5: Doug Brunton		3
Ward 5: Alan Duthie		3
Ward 6: Adam Veri		3
Ward 7: Kim Huffman		3
Get To Know Your Government		4
Federal Government (Canada)		4
Provincial Government (Ontario)		4
Municipal Government (Norfolk County)		4
Member of Parliament (MP)		5
Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP)		5
Mayor		5
Customer service provided at:		5
Councillor		5
Customer Service		6
In person		6
Phone		6
Online		6
Council, by-law and records		6
Parks, trails, cemeteries and forestry		6
Roads and transit		6
Taxes, permits, licences and applications		6
Waste management		6
Stormwater, weather and seasonal		6
Get Involved		7
Your voice. Your Norfolk.		7
Join the conversation today		7
Our Local Government		7
Speak at a Council meeting		7
Watch Council and committee meetings		7
Recreation Registration		8
3 ways to register for programs or free activities		8
Online		8
What you need:		8
Have questions?		8
Phone		8
What you need:		8
In Person		8
What you need:		8
Recreation Customer Service		8
Spring hours		8
July and August		8
Programs and swim lesson registration		9
Accommodations		9
Waitlists		9
Program changes		9
Exclusion dates		9
Missed days/classes		9
Withdrawals		9
Transfers and late entry		9
Closures and service disruptions		9
Cancellations		9
Photography Policy		9
Admission, Membership, and Fees		10
Admissions		10
Pools		10
Fitness Programs		10
Skates		10
Pass Cards / Memberships		10
All-inclusive Combo Passes		10
Swim pass cards		10
Memberships		10
FAYM Passes (Fitness, Aquafitness, Aqua Yoga and Mobility)		10
Rental Fees		11
Pools +HST		11
Arenas - Ice Pad +HST		11
Catch Corner		11
Ice rates are in effect until April 30		11
Spring/Summer Prime Rate (May 1 to August 30)		11
Spring/Summer Non-Prime Rate (May 1 to August 30)		11
Multi-Purpose Floor +HST		11
Multi-Purpose Floor Court Fees +HST		11
Playing Fields +HST		11
Pavilions, Picnic Shelters, Gazebos, and Chapel +HST		11
Financial assistance for sports, art, and dance		11
Community and Special Events		12
National Youth Week – May 4 to 8, 2026		12
Ontario Parks and Recreation Month – June 2026		12
Seniors Month - June 2026		12
Birthday Party Packages		12
Hey Kids! Join us for a playground passport adventure!		13
How to play:		13
Start collecting stamps after the Kick-Off Event on June 27 when the adventure officially begins!		13
FREE Playground Passport Kick-Off Event		13
Child and Youth		14
Playnasium		14
FREE! Park Play Days		14
Mini Sports and More - Outdoors		14
Sports and More - Outdoors		15
Parents Night Out		15
Rent from the Gear Shop		15
Leadership		16
SOS 4 Kids! Babysitter Training Course		16
SOS 4 Kids! Home Alone Safety Program		16
HIGH FIVE Principles of Healthy Child Development (PHCD)		16
Summer and School Break Camp		17
Recreation Summer Camps		17
Recreation Specialty Camps		18
Full day camp option		18
M&M Hoops Basketball Camp		18
Jr. Golfer Camp		18
Introduction to Kayaking		19
Hockey Camp		19
Delhi Swim Lesson Camp		19
Museum Summer Camps		20
Delhi Tobacco Museum & Heritage Centre		20
Port Dover Harbour Museum		21
Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum		21
School Break Camps and Programs		22
PA Day Camps		22
Junior Lifeguard Club March Break Camp		22
March Break at the Museums		23
PA Day Drop-in Crafts		23
Volunteering		24
Museum Youth Volunteer and Mentorship Program		24
Museum Volunteers Orientation Day		24
Volunteer with Recreation and Culture		24
Teens		25
May 4 to 8: Celebrate Youth Week with Norfolk County Recreation		25
Drop in Hoops		25
FREE Movie Night Alert!		25
Adults and Teens		26
Adaptive Sports		26
Kayak Basics Course – ORCKA Level A & B Certification		26
Crafts in the Park		26
Discover Norfolk Walking - FREE		27
Indoor Walking		27
FREE Drop-in Fitness		27
Pickleball, Badminton, and Disc Golf		28
Pickleball Shinny		28
Pickleball Drop-in		28
Parent & Child Pickleball		29
Badminton Shinny		29
NEW! Disc Golf		29
Outdoor Multi-Use Courts		30
Courtland		30
Langton		30
Port Dover		30
Port Rowan		30
Simcoe		30
Turkey Point		30
Vittoria		30
Waterford		30
Wind-Del Park		30
Arenas and Skating		31
Spring and summer drop-in skating at Waterford Arena		31
Skating fees		31
Adults 50+ Programs and Clubs		32
Seniors Month FREE BBQ Lunch		32
Seniors Pool Party		32
50+ Bus Trip: One Of A Kind Show & Ripley’s Aquarium		32
50+ Bus Trip: A Theatrically Delicious Day Out		32
Free Workshop: Footcare & Compression		33
Free Workshop: 72 Hour Preparedness with Norfolk County Fire		33
Free Workshop: Explore Norfolk’s Apple Industry with Kim Popkey		33
Norfolk County Satellite Seniors		34
Delhi Seniors		34
Port Rowan Seniors Social Club		34
Waterford Seniors		34
Simcoe Seniors Centre 50+ Club		34
Seniors Centre 50+ Clubs		35
Port Dover Senior Centre		35
Lynn River Probus Club		35
Stonebridge Community Services		35
Waterford Senior Activity Group		35
South Coast Probus Club		35
Probus Club of Simcoe and District		35
Senior Games		35
Aquatics: Drop in Swimming		36
Red Wristband		36
Yellow Wristband		36
Green Wristband		36
Deep End Swim Test requirements		36
Drop-in Swimming Schedules		37
March Break - March 16 to 22, 2026		37
Aquafitness		37
Mobility Swims (M)		37
Therapy Swims (T)		37
Length Swims		38
Length and Leisure Swims		38
Public Swims		38
Family Swims		38
March 23 to May 31 Drop-in Swim Schedule		39
Pool Closures		39
Cancellations		39
Aquafitness		39
Mobility Swims		39
Therapy Swims		39
Aqua Yoga		40
Length Swims		40
Leisure Swims		40
Length and Leisure Swims		40
Preschool Swims		41
Public Swims		41
Family Swims		41
Aquatics: Become a Lifeguard		42
We’re hiring lifeguards and instructors!		42
Aquatics: Advanced Leadership		43
Bronze Star		43
Bronze Medallion and Basic First Aid		43
Bronze Cross and Emergency First Aid		43
Emerging Aquatic Leaders and Assistant Instructor		44
Lifesaving Instructors		44
Aquatics: Swimming Lessons		45
Starfish		45
Sea Turtle / Sea Otter		46
Guppy		46
Preschool A		47
Preschool B		47
Preschool A and B		48
Preschool A		48
Preschool B		48
Preschool C		48
Preschool D and E		49
Preschool D		49
Preschool E		49
Swimmer 1		49
Swimmer 2		50
Swimmer 1/2		50
Swimmer 3		51
Swimmer 4 and 5		51
Swimmer 6 and 7 (Rookie Patrol)		52
Swimmer 8 (Ranger Patrol) and Swimmer 9 (Star Patrol)		52
Adults		52
Private:		53
Preschool A/E		53
Swimmer 1		53
Private:		53
Preschool D/E		53
Swimmer 1-4		53
Private: Swimmer 3 or higher		54
Water Safety		55
Hey Norfolk! Learn how to stay safe around the water!		55
Drowning Prevention Week: July 20-26		55
World Drowning Prevention Day: Friday, July 25		55
International Lifeguard Day: Friday, July 31		55
Museums and Archives		56
Delhi Tobacco Museum & Heritage Centre		56
Port Dover Harbour Museum		56
Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum		57
Norfolk County Archives		57
Community Trails		58
Community Halls		59
Other Norfolk County Facilities operated by Community partners:		59
Pavilions and Picnic Shelters		60
Norfolk County pavilions:		60
Pavilions operated by community partners:		60
Parks and Sports Fields		61
Accessible playgrounds:		61
Baseball diamonds		61
Basketball courts		61
Disc Golf		61
Dog parks		61
Outdoor fitness equipment		61
Skate parks		61
Splash parks		61
Tennis courts		61
Volleyball		61
Rentals and Facility Bookings		62
How to book rooms and facilities		62
Book online or by phone		62
Learn more about facility rentals		62
Book space at the Simcoe Recreation Centre		62
Room rentals		62
Norfolk Room		62
Dogwood Room		62
Multi-purpose floor rentals		63
Multi-purpose court rentals		63
What’s available?		63
Fees		63
Helpful tips		63
Ice rentals		63
72-Hour Ice Rental Discount		63
Step 1: Find available ice		63
Step 2: Book ice		63
Step 3: Pay		63
JOIN THE ULTIMATE MARCH BREAK EXPERIENCE!		64
PLAY MORE AT YOUR LIBRARY: April until June 2026!		64
For Kids & Families		64
For Teens		64
For Adults		64
Writing Contest: Norfolk Literary Prize!		64
The 2026 Summer Reading Challenge & Program!		65
Save the Dates!		65
Untitled		34
Housing and Social Services		66
Housing and Homelessness Services		66
We can help you:		66
Financial Assistance (Ontario Works)		66
We can help you:		66
Children’s Services		67
Need help with child care costs?		67
Find licensed child care in your community		67
Contact Housing and Social Services		67
Waste Collection Calendar		68
February		68
March		68
April		68
May		68
June		69
July		69
August		69
September		69
Waste Collection Changes		70
Frequently asked questions about waste changes starting in 2026:		70
Cart storage and delivery		70
Q: When will I receive my carts?		70
Q: Where should I store my carts?		70
Garbage collection		70
Q: What is the new garbage collection schedule?		70
Q: What is the new bag limit?		70
Q: Can I place extra bags or waste beside the cart or purchase tags?		70
Q: Won’t my garbage smell only being collected every other week?		70
Q. How can I dispose of pet waste or diapers?		70
Q. What if I generate more waste due to special circumstances?		70
Green bin program		71
Q: What is the green bin program?		71
Q. How much of Norfolk’s waste currently includes organic material?		71
Q: What can go in the green bin?		71
Q: Will I receive a green bin?		71
Q: Does the green bin have a lock to prevent animals from getting in?		71
Q. Does the green bin come with a smaller container for under the sink?		71
Benefits of automated collection		71
Q: What is automated waste collection?		71
Q: Why is Norfolk County switching to automated collection?		71
Q: Is automated collection cost-effective?		71
Q: Will automated collection affect service quality?		71
Yard waste and bulky items		71
Q: Will yard waste collection change?		71
Q: How do I dispose of bulky items?		72
Recycling		72
Q: Will recycling change?		72
Costs and budget impacts		72
Q: Why is the cost of waste collection increasing?		72
Q: How much will the new program cost?		72
Q: When will the new cost take effect?		72
Q: Are carts included in the cost?		72
Waste reduction and landfill capacity		72
Q: Why is Norfolk County focusing on waste reduction?		72
Q: Will the program help reduce landfill use?		72
Q: What happens if we don’t reduce waste?		72
Q: Is this part of a provincial initiative?		72
Planning for Emergencies		73

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