Meet your new Council – Councillors sworn-in, begin new duties

By Wendy Gabrek The Council of 2018–2022 was sworn-in on Monday, December 3 in a special ceremony held in Council Chambers. The eight Councillors, plus Mayor and Deputy Mayor, read a Declaration of Office aloud before officially beginning their duties ...

Hornets get payback from last week’s loss to Huntsville

By Brian Lockhart The Alliston Hornets got a little payback during their Saturday (Nov. 24) game against the Huntsville Otters. When the two teams ...

Songwriters Showcase concludes for 2018 with concert in Beeton

By Wendy Gabrek John Lemme, guitarist and singer from Newmarket, performed at Trinity United Church in Beeton on Friday, November 16th as part of ...

Family left behind by drunk driving incident receivessupport from Nottawasaga Foundation

By Wendy Gabrek On Tuesday, November 27, the Nottawasaga Foundation presented a cheque for $10,000 to Justine Ellis of Beeton. Justine, who was widowed just ...

Handel’s Messiah comes to New Tecumseth

The New Tecumseth Singers, along with their friends from the Dufferin Concert Singers, will be presenting Handel’s Messiah under the direction of John Wervers on ...

Rotary Santa Claus Parade wows with millions of lights

BY WENDY GABREK It was a true feast for the eyes, as the Rotary Club of Alliston presented its 12th annual Night Lit Santa Claus ...

Industry honours ‘Generation Next’ Canadian Grocer awards rising stars at gala event

Rising stars of the grocery trade were recently recognized at the eighth annual Generation Next awards. The event, held November 19 at the Royal York ...

Locomotion Day Care opens second ‘station’ in Tottenham

By Wendy Gabrek Locomotion Day Care Centre in Tottenham has added a second “station” in the new 3rd Line plaza. The centre, the first ...

Shoppers fill the downtown for the annual Rurban Christmas Crawl

By Wendy Gabrek The Alliston Business Improvement Association hosted its annual Rurban Christmas Crawl on Thursday, November 8. Participating stores in the downtown core ...

Young couple loses everything in online scam

By Wendy Gabrek Two 19-year-olds from Alliston have been swindled out of their live savings. The couple, Taylor Basque and Thomas Murray, both full-time ...

Meet your new Council – Councillors sworn-in, begin new duties

By Wendy Gabrek The Council of 2018–2022 was sworn-in on Monday, December 3 in a special ceremony held in Council Chambers. The eight Councillors, plus ...

Family left behind by drunk driving incident receivessupport from Nottawasaga Foundation

By Wendy Gabrek On Tuesday, November 27, the Nottawasaga Foundation presented a cheque for $10,000 to Justine Ellis of Beeton. Justine, who was widowed just ...

Handel’s Messiah comes to New Tecumseth

The New Tecumseth Singers, along with their friends from the Dufferin Concert Singers, will be presenting Handel’s Messiah under the direction of John Wervers on ...

Rotary Santa Claus Parade wows with millions of lights

BY WENDY GABREK It was a true feast for the eyes, as the Rotary Club of Alliston presented its 12th annual Night Lit Santa Claus ...

Hornets get payback from last week’s loss to Huntsville

By Brian Lockhart The Alliston Hornets got a little payback during their Saturday (Nov. 24) game against the Huntsville Otters. When the two teams ...

Industry honours ‘Generation Next’ Canadian Grocer awards rising stars at gala event

Rising stars of the grocery trade were recently recognized at the eighth annual Generation Next awards. The event, held November 19 at the Royal York ...

Locomotion Day Care opens second ‘station’ in Tottenham

By Wendy Gabrek Locomotion Day Care Centre in Tottenham has added a second “station” in the new 3rd Line plaza. The centre, the first ...

Songwriters Showcase concludes for 2018 with concert in Beeton

By Wendy Gabrek John Lemme, guitarist and singer from Newmarket, performed at Trinity United Church in Beeton on Friday, November 16th as part of ...

How do you measure a year? For Margaret Bahen Hospice, it’s in the number of families touched

By Brock Weir Heather R’s family was emotionally drained when their mother was admitted to hospice care. Her cancer had spread quicker than any ...

Shoppers fill the downtown for the annual Rurban Christmas Crawl

By Wendy Gabrek The Alliston Business Improvement Association hosted its annual Rurban Christmas Crawl on Thursday, November 8. Participating stores in the downtown core ...

Hornets pick up another four points over the weekend

By Brian Lockhart It was a three-game weekend for the Alliston Hornets with two home game and one on the road. On Friday, November ...

Horan & Associates celebrates grand re-opening in Tottenham

By Wendy Gabrek The new retail space located at the 3rd Line and Tottenham Road is quickly filling with new and expanding local business. ...

Wilson resigns from cabinet, Progressive Conservatives leaving questions swirling

By Brock Weir Less than five months after seeking re-election as MPP for Simcoe-Grey, Jim Wilson tendered his resignation from the Provincial Cabinet and ...

Grannies sale raises $5K for families impacted by HIV/AIDS

By Wendy Gabrek Grandmothers Embrace, the local chapter of the Stephen Lewis Grandmothers to Grandmothers organization, held its annual Jewellery Sale at St. John ...

Haunted Hallowe’en Adventure at the Steam Train

By Wendy Gabrek The South Simcoe Railway hosted its annual Haunted Hallowe’en Adventure on Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26. Dressed in their ...

Young couple loses everything in online scam

By Wendy Gabrek Two 19-year-olds from Alliston have been swindled out of their live savings. The couple, Taylor Basque and Thomas Murray, both full-time ...

Mayor Rick Milne speaks out on the new term of council, and his thoughts on the election

By Wendy Gabrek Mayor Elect, Mr. Rick Milne, speaks to Times’ readers on the 2018 Municipal Election, the results and what’s next. We asked, ...

“Putting price on pollution gives money back to citizens,” says Finance Minister

By Brock Weir Putting a price on pollution will give money back to citizens, according to Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau. Mr. Morneau brought ...

New Tecumseth elects 2018–2022 council, voter turnout low

By Wendy Gabrek The results are in and the Town of New Tecumseth has elected its new council – to be led by incumbent ...

End Polio Now week in New Tecumseth

By Wendy Gabrek The Rotary Club of Alliston and the Town of New Tecumseth celebrate End Polio Now Week in New Tecumseth, October 22–29, ...

$72,700 Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant supports hospice’s Live on Legacy storytelling grant

By Wendy Gabrek On Friday, October 19 at Matthews House Hospice, the Live on Legacy program was launched – with help from a $72,700 seed ...

Royal LePage RCR celebrates grand opening in Beeton

By Wendy Gabrek Royal LePage RCR Realty Beeton celebrated its grand opening in a newly renovated Main Street location last Saturday afternoon. The group ...

Premier announces project to improve public safety alongside local firefighters

By Brock Weir Premier Doug Ford was flanked by local firefighters last Thursday while announcing new measures that will increase public safety. Joined by ...

Remembering those who were born to soon, in silence or died far too early

By Wendy Gabrek Matthews House Hospice (MHH) hosted its first candle lighting ceremony as part of the International Wave of Light on October 15 ...

Ontario is ready for legal cannabis, Mulroney says

By Mark Pavilons The province stands ready to ease the transition to legalized marijuana. The recreational use of pot became legal Wednesday. Addressing the Empire ...

Grand & Toy offers painting help at Stevenson

By Wendy Gabrek On Monday, October 1, a team of close to 30 Grand & Toy volunteers travelled to Stevenson Memorial Hospital to put a ...

Alliston Union partners with Trillium Ford to Scare Hunger this Hallowe’en

By Wendy Gabrek Trillium Ford Lincoln Ltd. has once again partnered with staff and students at Alliston Union Public School to collect non-perishable food ...

Matthews House Gala was a Parisian dream

By Wendy Gabrek The annual Matthews House Hospice Gala, “An Evening in Paris” took place on September 28 at the New Tecumseth Recreation Complex. ...

Raising funds for CONTACT whilst wearing Denim & Diamonds

By Wendy Gabrek CONTACT Community Services, a registered charity, has supported the people living in the communities of South Simcoe for the last 40 ...

New Tecumseth Votes 2018: Meet the Candidates – Trustee, Simcoe County District School Board

By Wendy Gabrek The Times of New Tecumseth & Adjala–Tosorontio asked the four candidates for School Board Trustee (Simcoe County District School Board) – ...

CIBC Run for the Cure raises funds and awareness for breast cancer

By Wendy Gabrek The annual CIBC Run For A Cure, benefitting the Canadian Cancer Society – a national, community-based organization of volunteers whose mission ...

Walk for Dog Guides raises $2,638 in Alliston

By Wendy Gabrek The Alliston Lions Club, in partnership with Alliston Pet Valu, hosted the Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides on Sunday, September ...

New Tecumseth Votes 2018: Meet your Ward 8 candidates

By Wendy Gabrek Ward 8 Tottenham is the final stop in our Meet the Candidates series. With four candidates on the ballot, and incumbent ...

“Meet the Good Doctors” – Clinic is accepting new patients

By Wendy Gabrek Recently, the ‘Good Doctors Medical Clinic, located next to Pharmasave Beeton, opened at 1 Main Street West. The Good Doctors clinic ...

Three charged in murder of Tottenham man

By Brock Weir One Toronto man and two boys are facing second degree murder charges following the shooting death of Tottenham man Beghet Toma ...

New Tecumseth Votes 2018: Meet your Ward 7 Candidates

By Wendy Gabrek The Times of New Tecumseth and Adjala–Tosorontio continues its Meet the Candidates series with the candidates for Ward 7 – Rural ...

Kevin Lord Memorial Foundation gives back to Hospice

Al Lord from The Kevin Lord Memorial Foundation presented at cheque for $3,000 to Matthews House Hospice at Matthews House Hospice’s annual golf tournament on ...

Hornets have one point lead in the standings

By Brian Lockhart The Alliston Hornets have taken an early lead in the division standings after a weekend that saw them win at home but give ...

Learning by ear, playing from the heart – meet B.J.

By Wendy Gabrek The Modern Conservatory of Music in Alliston, owned by Louise Martin, has a new piano teacher with special qualifications. Patrick Brown, ...

New Tecumseth Votes 2018 – Meet Your Ward 6 candidates

By Wendy Gabrek In our continuing series Meet the Candidates, The Times would like to introduce you to the four candidates vying for the ...

Third period win for Hornets in season opener

A third period goal from forward Caden Maher with 21 seconds left on the clock gave the Alliston Hornets their first win of the season on Friday night, September 14, at the New Tecumseth Recreation Centre.

Mayor’s Charity Rodeo supports local students

By Wendy Gabrek The annual Mayor’s Charity Rodeo took place at the Alliston Memorial Arena on Saturday, Sept. 8, and Sunday, Sept. 9 with show times at ...

New Tec Votes 2018: Meet your Ward 5 candidates

By Wendy Gabrek In our continuing series, “Meet the Candidates”, we have requested interviews with the three candidates running for Ward 5 – former ...

Community Garden opens in Tottenham

By Wendy Gabrek The Tottenham Community Garden, founded by Michael Cook, celebrated its grand opening at Hillside Community Church on Sunday, September 9. The ...

Terry Fox Runs set for Sunday

By Brock Weir Terry Fox’s legacy continues this weekend with the annual Terry Fox Run taking place in both Alliston and Tottenham. Alliston’s Run ...

Alliston Hornets pre-season tournament this weekend

By Brian Lockhart Yes, it’s that time of year again. Hockey season is getting underway and the Alliston Junior C Hornets will be hosting ...

Retired Alliston teacher “overjoyed” with $1 million lotto win

Congratulations to Fryderyk Jarema of Alliston for winning $1,000,002 with Encore (August 11, 2018 LOTTO 649 draw). Fryderyk matched all seven Encore numbers in exact ...

Moneyball drops for the first time to aid Matthews House

Moneyball, the first Helicopter Golf Ball Drop to take place in Simcoe County, is a fundraiser presented by Matthews House Hospice, a charitable organization. For ...

New Tec Votes 2018: Meet your Ward 4 candidates

By Wendy Gabrek There are three candidates running for Ward 4 in the upcoming municipal election – Stephen Dolson, Gayla McDonald, and incumbent Fran Sainsbury. ...

Habitat for Humanity builders leave legacy in First Nations community

By Wendy Gabrek The Darling Bequest Habitat for Humanity Youth Team has returned from their build in Tobique First Nation, New Brunswick, to share ...

New Tecumseth Votes 2018: Meet your Ward 3 candidates

By Wendy Gabrek There are three candidates vying for the position of Ward 3 councillor in the fall 2018 election. Incumbent JJ Paul Whiteside ...

CLASS Golf Tourney raises $45K

By Wendy Gabrek The Community Living Association of South Simcoe (CLASS) held their 25th Annual Golf Tournament on August 15 at the Nottawasaga Inn ...

UPDATED: 12th annual Ronan Realty Charity Golf Classic raises $21K

By Wendy Gabrek The 12th Annual Ronan Realty Charity Golf Classic took place at Woodington Lake Golf Course in Tottenham on Thursday, August 16. ...

New Tecumseth Votes 2018: Meet Your Candidates – Ward 2

By Wendy Gabrek The Times’ Meet the Candidates series continues this week with the three candidates vying for the Ward 2 seat. Incumbent Michael ...

Meet your final Ward 1 candidates: Wayne Noye

By Wendy Gabrek Ward 1 – Continued from the August 15th edition of The Times… Full Name: Geoffrey Wayne Noye Town of Residence: Alliston Length ...

New Tec Votes 2018: Meet the Candidates — Ward 1

By Wendy Gabrek Our ‘Meet the Candidates’ series continues this week with Ward 1 (Alliston). In the previous two editions of The Times of ...

Enbridge Gas Distribution assists in supporting firefighter training

By Brian Lockhart Enbridge Gas Distribution is partnering with the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council to help New Tecumseth Fire Rescue purchase firefight ...

Raising the flag with Pride

By Wendy Gabrek On Thursday, August 2, Fierté Simcoe Pride (FSP) hosted its seventh annual county-wide Pride event. In celebration, the rainbow flag was flown throughout the County, ...

LETTER: The Flag Flies at Half Mast

I first learned the significance of a flag flown at half mast at the tender age of 8, when President Kennedy was assassinated. Seeing any ...

Murphy’s Customer Appreciation breakfast a huge success

By Wendy Gabrek The team at Murphy’s Farm Market and Bakery hosted a customer appreciation Blueberry Brunch on Saturday July 28, and more than ...

Meet your candidates for Deputy Mayor

By Wendy Gabrek Last week we introduced you to the two candidates for Mayor in the 2018 municipal election – incumbent Rick Milne, and Tony ...

Meet the Candidates: Milne, Veltri enter the Mayoral Race

By Wendy Gabrek Nominations for the October 22 municipal election in New Tecumseth have now closed. In all, 31 candidates, including 10 women, are running in ...

Athletics wrap up 2018 NDBL season

By Brian Lockhart The Alliston Senior Athletics will wrap up the season this week with their final games. The Athletics ended up second from ...

New Tecumseth youth have hands-on experience at First Nations housing project

Summer is a time for making memories, whether you’re spending time with your family, soaking up the sun at the beach, or taking a well-deserved ...

Youth patients’ recoveries are brightened with hospital overhaul

Chances are, when you think of hospitals, some of the first images that come to mind might be of a cold, sterile space that can ...

“Canada didn’t happen by accident and won’t continue without effort”

Prime Minister talks unity, trade challenges at pre-election rally. By Brock Weir Canadians can solve the problems we’re facing by pulling together, even when ...

Matthews House Hospice celebrates ribbon cutting at new Centre of Excellence

By Wendy Gabrek On Thursday, July 12, Matthews House Hospice celebrated its official grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new 10-bed ...

Tottenham Artisans Market now open summer Sundays

By Wendy Gabrek The 4th Annual Tottenham Artisans Market, hosted by the Beeton Tottenham Business Improvement Association (BTBIA) is now open summer Sundays from July 15 through ...

“I don’t intend to leave politics until I have built those hospitals,” says MPP Wilson

By Brock Weir Rebuilding New Tecumseth’s “remarkable” local hospital remains a top priority for Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson the new Progressive Conservative Ontario Government ...

Wilson hits the ground running in tough trade portfolio

With a possible trade war with the United States looming, Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson has had no time to let the grass grow under his ...

Nominations open for Simcoe County Pride Awards

Do you know someone who celebrates gender diversity and promotes inclusion? They just might be the perfect person to nominate for the annual Simcoe County ...

Is Beeton progressing or digressing? asks reader

One of the definitions of the word “Progress” is “Growth and development leading to continuous improvement.” When I look at what seems to be happening ...

Jack Tiernay named to New Tecumseth Wall of Honour

By Brock Weir Canada Day celebrations had an added poignancy on Sunday as the late Jack Tiernay was added to New Tecumseth’s Virtual Wall ...

Maher receives Kevin Lord Scholarship

The New Tecumseth Ball Hockey League held its year end championship on Sunday, June 24. At the end of the season each year the Kevin ...

Canada Day parties continue with Tottenham Community Week

By Brock Weir Extreme heat may have kept some revellers away from the Canada Day Party on Sunday, but the party rolls on through ...

25th Annual Tottenham Classic Car & Truck Show set to take place July 8th

By Wendy Gabrek The 25th Annual Tottenham Classic Car & Truck Show is set to take place Sunday, July 8, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tottenham ...

Have your say on replacing Beeton Arena

Public input is still being sought on the replacement of Beeton Memorial Arena. The Town of New Tecumseth is continuing its online outreach into this ...

Ice cream like you’ve never had, or seen, before

By Wendy Gabrek Frozen Bites Thai Rolled Ice Cream Alliston officially opened its doors on Saturday, June 2nd, just in time for the summer ...

Ontario students send different message to Queen’s Park – but Simcoe-Grey bucks the trend

Simcoe-Grey might have crested a blue wave in the June 7 Provincial election, sending PC MPP Jim Wilson back to Queen’s Park – but if ...

Wilson handily wins re-election as MPP for Simcoe-Grey

By Brock Weir Incumbent Progressive Conservative MPP Jim Wilson handily secured a re-election victory on Thursday night, capturing 55.93 per cent of the vote. ...

Kevin Lord Memorial Golf Tournament a big success

By Brian Lockhart The 12th annual Kevin Lord Memorial Foundation golf tournament got underway at Bear Creek Golf Club in Innisfill on Saturday, May 26, with 115 ...

Spiritual medium, Chris Stillar, shares messages and offers hope for a good cause

By Wendy Gabrek People in Transition “My Sister’s Place” (the local women and children’s shelter) hosted a fundraiser at The Circle Theatre on Saturday, June ...

Debate New Tecumseth provides opportunity to meet provincial candidates

By Wendy Gabrek On Wednesday, May 30, Debate New Tecumseth hosted an All Candidates meeting at the Alliston Memorial Arena, for candidates vying for ...

Learning through play at Safari Kids

By Wendy Gabrek Safari Kids Indoor Playground in Alliston is now open! The children’s paradise is filled with slides, ball pits, ladders, video games, ...

Rhonda Vincent and The Rage headline 35th Annual Tottenham Bluegrass Festival

The sweet sounds of bluegrass will be echoing thru the hills of the Tottenham Conservation Area very soon as the stage is nearly set for ...

Simcoe-Grey candidates face questions from Banting students

Over 350 students at Banting Memorial High School were in attendance on Wednesday, May 23, as Provincial candidates Dan Hambly (Liberal), David Matthews (NDP) and ...

Ford, candidates tackle NDP at all-star rollout

By Brock Weir Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford and over a dozen of his candidates, including fellow leadership candidates Christine Elliott and Caroline Mulroney, ...

Model A Day raises more than $1k for hospital

The 17th Annual Trillium Ford Lincoln ‘Model A Day’ took place on Sunday, May 27th at the Alliston dealership. More than 40 1920s and 1930s Ford Model A vehicles ...

Old or new, the blue oval still shines — Model A Day this Sunday

Members of the Huronia Wire Wheel Club joined the team at Trillium Ford Alliston on Friday, May 18, for a pre-Model A Day photo op. ...

Future of Stevenson in the spotlight on second week of campaign

By Brock Weir The future of Stevenson Memorial Hospital was in sharp focus on the second week of the Provincial election campaign. On the heels ...

The Boys of Summer are Back: Senior Athletics start 2018 season

By Brian Lockhart The boys of summer are back on the diamond. The North Dufferin Baseball League has started the 2018 season but after ...

Hike for Hospice surpasses $100K fundraising goal

By Wendy Gabrek Matthews House Hospice annual Hike for Hospice took place on Sunday, May 6, with more than $100,000 raised through pledges and ...

Aschwanden inducted into Wall of Honour

By Wendy Gabrek The Museum on the Boyne Advisory Committee honoured Mr. Franz Aschwanden for his contribution to heritage in South Simcoe during this ...

“We’re all in this together” on Mental Health Week: CMHA

Reaching out to CMHA taught client “how to live” By Brock Weir There was once a time where Leah Badar would never have considered ...

Stevenson to host breast screening “mammothon”

Never had a mammogram or need to update your biennial mammogram? Tuesday May 15 is a great day to do it. On Tuesday, May 15, ...

Proposed community centre takes step forward

Submitted by Alan Masters The New Proposed Beeton Community Centre took another step forward this Monday night at a public meeting held by Parks ...

Conservative leader pledges to put “people ahead of government”

By Brock Weir Andrew Scheer will mark his first year as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada this month. In the 12 months ...

One butter tart at a time at Carriage House

Story & Photo by Wendy Gabrek Carriage House Bakery, an artisan bakery creating fresh and delicious baked goods, and owned by Samantha Young, celebrated ...

Alliston Home Hardware celebrates grand re-opening in new 65,000 sq.ft. store

By Wendy Gabrek Daniel and Emily Moulton, and Kim Ytsma, owners of Alliston Home Hardware Building Centre, celebrated the grand re-opening in their new ...

The 12th Annual Kevin Lord Memorial Foundation Spring Classic Golf Tournament

This year’s tournament will be taking place on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Bear Creek Golf Club (www.bearcreekgolfing.com), 12 noon shotgun start. The golf tournament ...

Hornets win back to back weekend games

It didn’t take the Alliston Junior C Hornets long to set the tone of their Friday (Oct. 6) night home game against the Orillia Terriers. At the end of the first period the Alliston team was leading 6-0.

Steam take win over North York

The Tottenham Steam won their fourth game of the season when they hosted the North York Renegades on Saturday (Sept. 30) night at the Tottenham Community Centre arena. North York came to Saturday’s game with a 4-3 record and both teams were trying to get the two points to move up in the standings.

Hornets double down over Schomberg

The Alliston Junior C Hornets are undefeated in four games to start the season after back-to-back wins over the Schomberg Cougars. The teams met up on Schomberg home ice on Thursday (Sept. 21).

Minor peewee AEs return with victory

The wait was over. The much anticipated return of the mighty minor peewee AE from TNT was finally here. The team travelled to the ...

Alliston Hornets opener nets first win

The Alliston Junior C Hornets are back on the ice for the 2017/18. Things got under way Friday (Sept. 15) night when the Alliston squad hosted the Huntsville Otters at the New Tecumseth Recreation Centre.

Organization receives $5,000 donation from The Nottawasaga Foundation

The Nottawasaga Foundation presented a cheque for $5,000 to Help The Kids Play (HTPK). HTPK is a community based organization that has been operating in the Tottenham, Beeton and surrounding areas since 2007 with the mandate to provide children with the funding to participate in a recreational activity, outside of regular school and home environments, where their parents / guardians are unable to do so.

Heritage Celebration brings players home

Looking around a packed room full of local residents, former residents, family and friends, it’s easy to see the impact that growing up in Beeton had on many people – especially those that were, and are a part of the town’s rich sports history. The Aug. 20 Beeton Heritage Celebration took place in the upstairs hall of the Community Centre and it was standing room only by the time everyone arrived.

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