Queensway (Simcoe, Ontario)
Encyclopedia
The Queensway is a two-lane urban street
that is considered to be the legal name of Ontario Highway 3
within the community of Simcoe
, Ontario
, Canada
. Limits for the Queensway are considered to be the Quarter Line Road (westernmost) and the Ireland Side Road (easternmost). After these limits are passed, then the Queensway becomes a rural highway.
Construction was underway to increase the amount of land dedicated to sidewalks along the eastern portion of the Queensway as of the summer of 2008.
The total distance from the westernmost point of Queensway West and the easternmost point of Queensway East is approximately 5 kilometers. As a pivotal road for the community of Simcoe, the Queensway intersects with many town and country roads between the Quarter Line Road terminus and Ireland Side Road terminus. A soccer field that was used prior to the opening of Norfolk County Youth Soccer Park in Hillcrest and a defunct baseball field (located next door from the local Dairy Queen) used for various minor baseball games were proud examples of youth-oriented sporting fields located within a brief driving distance from their respective intersections.
, Kelsey's
, Harvey's
/Swiss Chalet
, Dairy Queen, McDonald's
, Fast Eddie's, Subway
, Pizza Hut
, Tim Hortons
, Wendy's, and A&W. Arby's
was considered to be another national chain which competed on the Queensway for 20 years. However, it was closed because the current owner did not want to renew his contract with Arby's. The current signage has remained in place; suggesting that Arby's is looking for another franchise for the spot.
Dairy Queen
was established on the Queensway in 1971. They offer ice cream
, frozen novelties, and ice cream cakes on a seasonal basis. Burger King
was once found on the Queensway but was replaced by Wendy's
in the year 1991. There has been no plans by Burger King to re-establish themselves either on the Queensway or elsewhere in Simcoe. While most restaurants are accessible almost solely by automobile, the Wendy's is frequently patronized by the students of Simcoe Composite School
due to its close walking distance.
has had the longest presence of any national franchises on the Queensway. Shoppers Drug Mart
opened a franchise on the corner of the Queensway and Hwy 24 in 2007. There was construction of a Staples Business Depot
underway that was finally completed near the end of August 2008 resulting in the grand opening on September 13, 2008. However, Staples had to temporarily close due to worries that the structure might not be able to stand up to a heavy snowfall. The structure maintenance was eventually completed successfully by early December.
A local franchise of the Metro (formerly A & P) supermarket chain was located here until September 24, 2010. Metro decided to close their Simcoe branch of operations because they were losing money to budget grocery store Food Basics that is located on the west end of Simcoe. Food Basics has earned an income of more than $100000/day (from the time of their grand opening) in the town of Simcoe while Metro is lucky to earn $100000/week as a source of income (ever since Food Basics opened in Simcoe back in 2003). There is also a Real Canadian Superstore
that operates on principles similar to Wal-Mart (but with a full-blown community center, health clinic, and a DVD rental kiosk). Reitmans
was planning a move from the Simcoe Town Center mall to the Queensway sometime around early 2009 until the economic slowdown delayed their plan to move out of their current store at 150 West Street.
/Chrysler
dealership, two Chevrolet
/GM
/Pontiac
dealerships, and a Ford
/Lincoln
dealership for those who are interested in domestic vehicles. Honda
, Toyota, and Hyundai
dealerships are also located on the Queensway. However, Toyota has been the victim of a mass recall on most of their vehicles. All of these dealerships sell either used and/or new cars that range from compact vehicles to SUVs; prices range from budget to luxury. The Simcoe Reformer reported back in the spring of 2008 that SUV and truck sales were still high in the area because of its rural background despite the high gas prices.
Various local merchants and national franchised businesses have dealt with bookselling
, providing travel agent services
, video game sales and rental (Gorilla Gamez), and other services of necessity and luxury. These types of businesses are either currently functioning on the Queensway or functioned on the Queensway during its existence. An animal hospital is located on the western part of the Queensway called the Queensway Animal Hospital. Eli's Guns moved in 2008 from a downtown location to the Queensway, across from the recently built TSC store to take advantage of the area. Roulston's had a short-lived business venture on the Queensway before re-allocating their resources to their downtown store. Inside of the Real Canadian Superstore, there is a community center along with a medical clinic.
was added to the east end of Simcoe near the Simcoe airport as a way to get adult laser tag leagues and teenagers looking for extra entertainment value. Unfortunately, the venture failed and the site laid abandoned for years. This laser tag alley also had a row of video arcade
games near the registration section in order to entice people who were into video games but not really into laser tag.
All parts of Norfolk County reached a state of economic stagnation with the decline in the tobacco industry; this problem has also affected the rest of the Ontario tobacco belt
including Tillsonburg
. The county's currently adopted Official Plan (OP) will assist the entire county with economic development. This official plan process was started in January 2001, with the amalgamation of the lower tier municipalities into one upper level called Norfolk County. This plan was adopted by the members of the Norfolk County council and was led by the OP Steering Committee.
-free growing schedule along with an unstable weather pattern. These high prices have forced the unemployed segments of the population to look for relief either through Caring Cupboard or through weekly sales.
High-paying jobs in manufacturing will have to be restored in places like Windsor
and Oshawa
in order for true prosperity to return once more. People need jobs in construction and trucking in order for new buildings to be built that will supply the light industrial and commercial jobs (mostly part-time with some full-time) that the Queensway is zoned for. The rural mass transit program has been put on halt indefinitely along with other developments in or around the Queensway. Political indecisiveness on behalf of both Haldimand and Norfolk County's municipal councils have also prevented the rural mass transit system from being inaugurated at an appropriate pace. Both the handicapped people and the elderly still do not have the way to access the Queensway independently; they must rely on relatives or expensive taxi services to move around.
While the air has become cleaner in the last 10 years (causing people to live 4.8 months longer on average), increasing levels of greenhouse gases from automobiles has ruined the balance caused by the overall cooling of the Earth's atmosphere in 2011. A municipal election was set for October 25, 2010 with incumbent mayor Dennis Travale
being re-elected until 2014.
with little residential or industrial since the 1990s. New housing, however, is being constructed on the western fringe of the Queensway at the site where the old Norview Manor was closed and demolished (Norview Manor was eventually rebuilt and opened a year later as a larger building further away from the Queensway).
Located just minutes from the Queensway is Simcoe's infamous Arthur Street which has housing provided by the Haldimand-Norfolk Housing Corporation
. Arthur Street is a low-income cul-de-sac with frequent presence from the Ontario Provincial Police
. Local residents consider it having the same notoriety as Toronto's Jane and Finch
or New York City's Harlem
neighborhood during the early 1960s. Problems dealt with by the Ontario Provincial Police in the Arthur Street area include the possession of marijuana, the possession of cocaine
, loud music, and mental illness
es like schizophrenia
. While it was once a respectable "retirement neighborhood" for seniors back in the 1970s and 1980s, people on Ontario Works started to move in during the 1990s and the early 2000s bringing in illegal drugs and the frequent police presence that it enjoys today.
Another development has been zoned on the east side, beside the Zellers/Real Canadian Superstore area. Close to the Queensway on secondary roads and on Norfolk Street (legally known as Ontario Provincial Highway 24
outside the town limits of Simcoe), industrial
buildings like factories
and manufacturing plants can be easily driven to. Henry H. Misner Ltd., a historic fishing company, constructed a fish
factory that will process the fish after being caught in Lake Erie
. This factory started operation in the fall of 2007 and is expected to replace the antiquated fish plant in Port Dover.
Street
A street is a paved public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, but is more often paved with a hard, durable...
that is considered to be the legal name of Ontario Highway 3
Highway 3 (Ontario)
King's Highway 3, commonly referred to as Highway 3 and historically as the Talbot Trail, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario which travels parallel to the shore of Lake Erie. It has three segments, the first of which runs from the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor...
within the community of Simcoe
Simcoe, Ontario
Simcoe is an unincorporated community and former town in Southwestern Ontario, Canada located near Lake Erie. It is the county seat and largest community of Norfolk County....
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Limits for the Queensway are considered to be the Quarter Line Road (westernmost) and the Ireland Side Road (easternmost). After these limits are passed, then the Queensway becomes a rural highway.
Construction was underway to increase the amount of land dedicated to sidewalks along the eastern portion of the Queensway as of the summer of 2008.
The total distance from the westernmost point of Queensway West and the easternmost point of Queensway East is approximately 5 kilometers. As a pivotal road for the community of Simcoe, the Queensway intersects with many town and country roads between the Quarter Line Road terminus and Ireland Side Road terminus. A soccer field that was used prior to the opening of Norfolk County Youth Soccer Park in Hillcrest and a defunct baseball field (located next door from the local Dairy Queen) used for various minor baseball games were proud examples of youth-oriented sporting fields located within a brief driving distance from their respective intersections.
National chain restaurants
The Queensway is home to the following national chain restaurants: Boston PizzaBoston Pizza
Boston Pizza is a Canadian-based restaurant chain which owns and franchises locations in Canada, the United States and Mexico.-History:...
, Kelsey's
Kelsey's Neighbourhood Bar & Grill
Kelsey's Neighbourhood Bar & Grill is a Canadian bar and grill restaurant chain headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario owned by Cara Operations. Cara Operations also owns other restaurants including Swiss Chalet, Coza!, Milestones, Montana's and Harvey's...
, Harvey's
Harvey's
Harvey's is a fast food restaurant chain that operates in Canada, with locations concentrated in southern Ontario, southern Quebec, as well as the Maritimes, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Alberta. It serves hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, onion rings, and other traditional fast food fare. The...
/Swiss Chalet
Swiss Chalet
Swiss Chalet is a Canadian chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1954 in Toronto. As of 2008, there are over 200 Swiss Chalet restaurants in Canada and the United States. Swiss Chalet is among the holdings of Cara Operations, which also owns the fast food chain Harvey's. Swiss Chalet and...
, Dairy Queen, McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
, Fast Eddie's, Subway
Subway (restaurant)
Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...
, Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....
, Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons Inc. is a Canadian fast casual restaurant known for its coffee and doughnuts. It is also Canada's largest fast food service with over 3000 stores nationwide. It was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade, after an initial venture in...
, Wendy's, and A&W. Arby's
Arby's
Arby's is a fast food restaurant chain in the United States and Canada. Roark Capital Group owns 81.5% of the company, with Wendy's Company owning the other 18.5%. It is primarily known for selling roast beef sandwiches and curly fries. The Arby's menu also includes chicken sandwiches, appetizers,...
was considered to be another national chain which competed on the Queensway for 20 years. However, it was closed because the current owner did not want to renew his contract with Arby's. The current signage has remained in place; suggesting that Arby's is looking for another franchise for the spot.
Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen, often abbreviated DQ, is a chain of soft serve and fast food restaurants owned by International Dairy Queen, Inc, who also owns Orange Julius and Karmelkorn. The name "Dairy Queen" is taken from the name of their soft serve product, which the company refers to as "Dairy Queen" or...
was established on the Queensway in 1971. They offer ice cream
Ice cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
, frozen novelties, and ice cream cakes on a seasonal basis. Burger King
Burger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
was once found on the Queensway but was replaced by Wendy's
Wendy's
Wendy's is an international fast food chain restaurant founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The company decided to move its headquarters to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. It has been owned by Triarc since 2008...
in the year 1991. There has been no plans by Burger King to re-establish themselves either on the Queensway or elsewhere in Simcoe. While most restaurants are accessible almost solely by automobile, the Wendy's is frequently patronized by the students of Simcoe Composite School
Simcoe Composite School
Simcoe Composite School is a high school in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.More than 900 students attend this rural secondary school and courses range from English, French, Spanish, and mathematics to computers, business, athletics, World History, civics, and even drama class. In 2003, the school suffered...
due to its close walking distance.
Wal-Mart and other big box stores
A Wal-Mart spanning 110000 square feet (2.5 acre) was officially opened on January 24, 2008; it has been proven that the day-to-day operations for the next 12 months has assisted development in Simcoe and Norfolk County. Canadian TireCanadian Tire
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited is one of Canada's 60 largest publicly traded companies. The firm operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing hardgoods, apparel and petroleum as well as financial and automotive services, employing more than 58,000 people across Canada...
has had the longest presence of any national franchises on the Queensway. Shoppers Drug Mart
Shoppers Drug Mart
Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is Canada's largest pharmacy chain with more than 1,241 stores operating under the names Shoppers Drug Mart in nine provinces and two territories and Pharmaprix in Quebec as well as in Hawkesbury, Ontario....
opened a franchise on the corner of the Queensway and Hwy 24 in 2007. There was construction of a Staples Business Depot
Staples Business Depot
Staples is a Canadian office supply retail chain, part of the United States-based office supply company Staples Inc...
underway that was finally completed near the end of August 2008 resulting in the grand opening on September 13, 2008. However, Staples had to temporarily close due to worries that the structure might not be able to stand up to a heavy snowfall. The structure maintenance was eventually completed successfully by early December.
A local franchise of the Metro (formerly A & P) supermarket chain was located here until September 24, 2010. Metro decided to close their Simcoe branch of operations because they were losing money to budget grocery store Food Basics that is located on the west end of Simcoe. Food Basics has earned an income of more than $100000/day (from the time of their grand opening) in the town of Simcoe while Metro is lucky to earn $100000/week as a source of income (ever since Food Basics opened in Simcoe back in 2003). There is also a Real Canadian Superstore
Real Canadian Superstore
Real Canadian Superstore is a chain of hypermarkets owned by Canadian food retailing giant Loblaw Companies. Its name is often shortened to RCSS or Superstore....
that operates on principles similar to Wal-Mart (but with a full-blown community center, health clinic, and a DVD rental kiosk). Reitmans
Reitmans
Reitmans Limited is a Canadian retailing company, specializing in women's apparel, that was founded in 1926 by Herman and Sarah Reitman, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
was planning a move from the Simcoe Town Center mall to the Queensway sometime around early 2009 until the economic slowdown delayed their plan to move out of their current store at 150 West Street.
Car dealerships and independent businesses
There is one DodgeDodge
Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
/Chrysler
Chrysler
Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....
dealership, two Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...
/GM
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
/Pontiac
Pontiac
Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the...
dealerships, and a Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
/Lincoln
Lincoln (automobile)
Lincoln is an American luxury vehicle brand of the Ford Motor Company. Lincoln vehicles are sold mostly in North America.-History:The company was founded in August 1915 by Henry M. Leland, one of the founders of Cadillac . During World War I, he left Cadillac which was sold to General Motors...
dealership for those who are interested in domestic vehicles. Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
, Toyota, and Hyundai
Hyundai
Hyundai ) is a global conglomerate company, part of the Korean chaebol, that was founded in South Korea by one of the most famous businessmen in Korean history: Chung Ju-yung...
dealerships are also located on the Queensway. However, Toyota has been the victim of a mass recall on most of their vehicles. All of these dealerships sell either used and/or new cars that range from compact vehicles to SUVs; prices range from budget to luxury. The Simcoe Reformer reported back in the spring of 2008 that SUV and truck sales were still high in the area because of its rural background despite the high gas prices.
Various local merchants and national franchised businesses have dealt with bookselling
Bookselling
Bookselling is the commercial trading of books, the retail and distribution end of the publishing process. People who engage in bookselling are called booksellers or bookmen.-Bookstores today:...
, providing travel agent services
Travel agency
A travel agency is a retail business that sells travel related products and services to customers on behalf of suppliers such as airlines, car rentals, cruise lines, hotels, railways, sightseeing tours and package holidays that combine several products...
, video game sales and rental (Gorilla Gamez), and other services of necessity and luxury. These types of businesses are either currently functioning on the Queensway or functioned on the Queensway during its existence. An animal hospital is located on the western part of the Queensway called the Queensway Animal Hospital. Eli's Guns moved in 2008 from a downtown location to the Queensway, across from the recently built TSC store to take advantage of the area. Roulston's had a short-lived business venture on the Queensway before re-allocating their resources to their downtown store. Inside of the Real Canadian Superstore, there is a community center along with a medical clinic.
The 1990s and the 2000s
Economic growth for the Queensway has not always been welcomed by council members and local downtown businesses looking to protect their enterprises. From the early 1990s to the year 2007, the Queensway has undertaken an evolutionary process of development with the support of the former municipal council in Simcoe and the current Norfolk County council. During the summer of 1998, laser tagLaser tag
Laser tag is a team or individual sport or recreational activity where players attempt to score points by tagging targets, typically with a hand-held infrared-emitting targeting device. Infrared-sensitive targets are commonly worn by each player and are sometimes integrated within the arena in...
was added to the east end of Simcoe near the Simcoe airport as a way to get adult laser tag leagues and teenagers looking for extra entertainment value. Unfortunately, the venture failed and the site laid abandoned for years. This laser tag alley also had a row of video arcade
Video arcade
An amusement arcade or video arcade is a venue where people play arcade games such as video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers , or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables...
games near the registration section in order to entice people who were into video games but not really into laser tag.
All parts of Norfolk County reached a state of economic stagnation with the decline in the tobacco industry; this problem has also affected the rest of the Ontario tobacco belt
Ontario tobacco belt
The Ontario tobacco belt is the tobacco-growing region located in Norfolk County and eastern Elgin County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Being close to the north shore of Lake Erie, the region has moderate climate with sandy and silt-loam soils well-suited to a wide variety of crops. High-value...
including Tillsonburg
Tillsonburg, Ontario
Tillsonburg is a town in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.Tillsonburg is a town of 14,822 located about 50 kilometres southeast of London, on Highway 3 at the junction of Highway 19 the closest route to Highway 401 at Ingersoll, Ontario...
. The county's currently adopted Official Plan (OP) will assist the entire county with economic development. This official plan process was started in January 2001, with the amalgamation of the lower tier municipalities into one upper level called Norfolk County. This plan was adopted by the members of the Norfolk County council and was led by the OP Steering Committee.
The 2000s and the 2010s
Between late 2006 and late 2008, economic progress caused the Queensway to prosper with business and construction. However, layoffs in all sectors of the economy between early 2009 and mid 2009 has caused the Queensway to stagnate again. Although crude oil had reached a low point of less than $74, the price of oil is rising again at a stable rate. Unstable economic activity have caused steadily rising prices in corn, wheat, and other crops that require a relatively long frostFrost
Frost is the solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air. It is formed when solid surfaces are cooled to below the dew point of the adjacent air as well as below the freezing point of water. Frost crystals' size differ depending on time and water vapour available. Frost is also usually...
-free growing schedule along with an unstable weather pattern. These high prices have forced the unemployed segments of the population to look for relief either through Caring Cupboard or through weekly sales.
High-paying jobs in manufacturing will have to be restored in places like Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
and Oshawa
Oshawa, Ontario
Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario approximately 60 kilometres east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of both the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. It is now commonly referred to as the most...
in order for true prosperity to return once more. People need jobs in construction and trucking in order for new buildings to be built that will supply the light industrial and commercial jobs (mostly part-time with some full-time) that the Queensway is zoned for. The rural mass transit program has been put on halt indefinitely along with other developments in or around the Queensway. Political indecisiveness on behalf of both Haldimand and Norfolk County's municipal councils have also prevented the rural mass transit system from being inaugurated at an appropriate pace. Both the handicapped people and the elderly still do not have the way to access the Queensway independently; they must rely on relatives or expensive taxi services to move around.
While the air has become cleaner in the last 10 years (causing people to live 4.8 months longer on average), increasing levels of greenhouse gases from automobiles has ruined the balance caused by the overall cooling of the Earth's atmosphere in 2011. A municipal election was set for October 25, 2010 with incumbent mayor Dennis Travale
Dennis Travale
Dennis Travale is the second mayor of Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada whose tenure has witness a major worldwide economic meltdown starting on September 2008.-Summary:...
being re-elected until 2014.
Zoning
While some units intended for housing individuals and family units remain either on or near the street, the area has been zoned mostly commercialCommerce
While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
with little residential or industrial since the 1990s. New housing, however, is being constructed on the western fringe of the Queensway at the site where the old Norview Manor was closed and demolished (Norview Manor was eventually rebuilt and opened a year later as a larger building further away from the Queensway).
Located just minutes from the Queensway is Simcoe's infamous Arthur Street which has housing provided by the Haldimand-Norfolk Housing Corporation
Haldimand-Norfolk Housing Corporation
The Haldimand-Norfolk Housing Corporation is an organization to provide rental housing for senior citizens, adults, and families.-Summary:...
. Arthur Street is a low-income cul-de-sac with frequent presence from the Ontario Provincial Police
Ontario Provincial Police
The Ontario Provincial Police is the Provincial Police service for the province of Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The OPP is the the largest deployed police force in Ontario, and the second largest in Canada. The service is responsible for providing policing services throughout the province in areas...
. Local residents consider it having the same notoriety as Toronto's Jane and Finch
Jane and Finch
Jane and Finch is a neighbourhood located in northwestern North York, a district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The area is roughly bounded by Highway 400 to the west, Driftwood Avenue to the east, Grandravine Drive to the south, and Shoreham Drive to the north...
or New York City's Harlem
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
neighborhood during the early 1960s. Problems dealt with by the Ontario Provincial Police in the Arthur Street area include the possession of marijuana, the possession of cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
, loud music, and mental illness
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
es like schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...
. While it was once a respectable "retirement neighborhood" for seniors back in the 1970s and 1980s, people on Ontario Works started to move in during the 1990s and the early 2000s bringing in illegal drugs and the frequent police presence that it enjoys today.
Another development has been zoned on the east side, beside the Zellers/Real Canadian Superstore area. Close to the Queensway on secondary roads and on Norfolk Street (legally known as Ontario Provincial Highway 24
Highway 24 (Ontario)
Highway 24 is a highway in the Canadian province of Ontario which presently begins at Highway 3 in Simcoe, and ends at Highway 401, in Cambridge. Highway 24 runs in a north/south direction and has been in service since 1927...
outside the town limits of Simcoe), industrial
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
buildings like factories
Factory
A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production...
and manufacturing plants can be easily driven to. Henry H. Misner Ltd., a historic fishing company, constructed a fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
factory that will process the fish after being caught in Lake Erie
Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
. This factory started operation in the fall of 2007 and is expected to replace the antiquated fish plant in Port Dover.