New Tecumseth Times

The OPP is ready for winter, are you?

OPP officers from Central Region have been kept busy responding to calls for service as a result of the latest storm that has blanketed the ...

Stunt driver charged

On Wednesday, November 19th, at 9:48 a.m. an officer from the Nottawasaga OPP was on general patrol in the area of Highway 89 and the ...

Rotary Night Lit Parade enjoyed by all!

More than 30 local businesses took part in the Rotary Club of Alliston’s Night Lit Parade on Saturday, November 22nd. The event took place in ...

Santa can be scary, especially if you’re on the naughty list!

As part of the Alliston Business Improvement Association’s ‘Hometown Christmas’ event on Saturday, November 22nd, children could have their picture taken with Santa Claus at ...

‘Shop the Neighbourhood’ this Saturday

The Tottenham–Beeton & District Chamber of Commerce (TBDCC), the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and Yellow Pages is encouraging you to ‘Shop the Neighbourhood’ on Saturday, ...

Sophie’s Sweets owners say goodbye

Teresa and Carlos Trivino, owners of Sophie’s Sweets, are closing their storefront in Alliston as of December 31st. In order to make their final Christmas ...

Burn bright little tree

Mayor Mike MacEachern and a group of local children, smile brightly after the lighting of the Christmas tree at Mill Street and Victoria Street in ...

“Thanks for the hospitality”

2 Service Battalion presented a certificate of appreciation to representatives from the Town of New Tecumseth (Mayor Mike MacEachern and Beeton Councillor Richard Norcross) on ...

Firefighters honoured

The Town of New Tecumseth held its Annual New Tecumseth Fire & Rescue Recognition Night on Saturday, November 22 at The Hornet’s Nest in Alliston. ...

Milne, Dowdall look at deputy warden’s position

Both Essa mayor Terry Dowdall and New Tecumseth mayor Rick Milne are considering a run for the Simcoe County warden’s position next month. Current deputy ...

Stop a thief – go to jail

By Brian Lockhart Several years ago, someone I know was woken up at about 3 a.m., by the unmistakable sound of someone in his house ...

How do we boost productivity? Give workers a piece of the action

By Frank Stronach As the former CEO of Magna International, one of Canada’s largest manufacturing companies, my philosophy was always that employees don’t work for ...

Creativity around the house (or home)

By Brock Weir Spring is a time of renewal when it comes to our natural world, but most of us can agree that, as a ...

I’m the tax man

By Brian Lockhart “If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street, If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat, If you get too ...

Local Community Hospital: A Lifeline for Families

By Kara Harris Row In the heart of our community stands a beacon of hope and healing: our local hospital. For many, it’s more than ...

Yesterdayland, Todayland, and Tomorrowland

By Brock Weir It’s often said that hindsight is 20/20, but sometimes the results can be unexpected. Having kids of one’s own, I hear, can ...

Lighten up!

By Brian Lockhart This is the new age of information, where the world news is brought to you almost as it happens. Unfortunately, not a ...

Is technology accelerating the great divide in income?

By Frank Stronach Back in the 1980s, when Artificial Intelligence (AI) was still the stuff of science fiction and computers and automation were changing the ...

Using what we have while we’ve got it

By Brock Weir It’s often said that you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. That is indeed true, as anyone with a reasonable ...

Digital Hawaiian pizza

By Brian Lockhart Who doesn’t like pizza? It’s round, easily transported, and has the distinction of being probably the only hand-held food shaped like a ...

November 2014 Archive