Asphodel-Norwood, Ontario

Asphodel-Norwood (2006 population 4,247) is a township in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in Peterborough County. The township comprises the communities of Birdsalls, Birdsalls Station, Norwood and Westwood. The township was created in its current form on January 1, 1998 when the township of Asphodel and the village of Norwood were amalgamated. Norwood has four schools in three buildings. Norwood District Public School (elementary), St. Paul's Elementary School (Catholic), Norwood Intermediate Public School (grade 8) and Norwood District High School. Norwood intermediate is now a wing of the Elementary school. Norwood has a modern single pad arena, a baseball diamond, a skateboard park and a playground. The high school has soccer,...