300px, Map of the Wards in Norfolk County The ''first municipal election in

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'' in the year 2000 was the first one as a single-tier

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. Rita Kalmbach defeated the former Simcoe

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Rick Kolwasky and another rival candidate by the name of Dennis Travale (who would eventually win the 2006 election) by ensuring the

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farmers a future in Norfolk County and the tobacco belt that surrounds it. This election helped to start the transition period from a stagnant agrarian region to a thriving

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region. However, the economic boom that Norfolk County experienced in the 2000s was shattered by the

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that came into existence shortly before 2009.

Councillors Elected in 2000

(note: list is not complete) * Ward 5 - Peter Black * Ward 4 - Dean Morrison

Councillors Elected in 2000

See also