June 2015 Archive
Celebrate Canada Day in New Tecumseth!
TNT Express Tykes
The might Tykes of the TNT Express take on the Bulldogs of Brampton during Ontario Minor Football League action at Mel Mitchell field in Beeton ...
Express Peewees play through the rain against Wildcats
The TNT Express Peewee division team battled the Metro Wildcats on Sunday, June 28, in a game played mostly in a light drizzle but it ...
Hornets announce new acquisitions
The Alliston Junior C Hornets are working hard to get the team put together for the 2015 / 16 season and have announced the acquisition ...
More help for families
Dear editor: It’s expensive to be a good parent in Canada. Raising a child to age 18 is estimated to take over $230,000—and that’s before ...
Canada Day message from the Lieutenant Governor
Happy Canada Day! This year we celebrate the 148th anniversary of Confederation. As Canadians and as citizens of one of the four founding provinces of ...
Kudos to our council
Dear editor: I wish to recognize the recent performance of democracy at work at the council meeting of June 22nd. It was a real piece ...
B&E at Next Step Literacy
On Monday, June 29, the Nottawasaga OPP received a report of a Break and Enter at Next Step Literacy, located at 16 Victoria Street East ...
OPP RIDE checks
On June 20th, members of the OPP were conducting R.I.D.E. checks within the Town of New Tecumseth. Within the span of one hour, our members ...
No tobacco sales for six months at AMCO gas station in Tottenham
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has served a notice of prohibition to a Tottenham gas station as a result of repeated tobacco sales to ...
Next Page »Politically Speaking
How can we help curb child poverty?
My son and I are embarking on a mission in late January, in an effort to help the less fortunate. Many of those we will be helping are children. We live relative luxury in this country, even if we are challenged by the free market and accompanying economic pitfalls. We complain about the price at the pumps, hydro rates and credit card bills.
Sale aids mission cause
This time I will walk the talk on mission trip
Mark Pavilons Writers write. We tell stories. Sometimes we witness events first-hand. Often, we help others retell their tales of adventure, both tragic and happy. ...
Democracy is the best system we have
The people have spoken. This pretty much sums up the fundamentals of our democratic system in a nutshell. Sure, our form of government may not be perfect, but it’s the very foundation of our society.
Neville-Lake Family memorial day planned
Hundreds of people are expected Sunday, Aug. 14 at Kettle Lake Park in King City, to commemorate the three Neville-Lake children and their grandfather, who ...
Do individual rights trump those of society?
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one. Top-down dictatorships, socialist nations and communist ideology put the “state” ahead of the individual. We here in the free west have grown accustomed to our liberal rights, and shun those other systems.
Student speakers wow judges at Tottenham Legion competition
Students from four local schools faced off at the first level of Legion Youth Speeches competition Feb. 28.
Tottenham’s Jordan Clark stars in fourth season of Family Channel drama
Jordan Clark, Tottenham’s favourite dancer, has been cast in Family Channel’s The Next Step for a fourth season.
How to help Syrian refugees in Simcoe–Grey
The Simcoe-Grey Federal Liberal Riding Association has undertaken to collect gently used items of clothing, toys, personal hygiene and bedding for Borden and Meaford housed ...
Free Tottenham Steam tickets
Dear Editor Tottenham Steam has partnered with the Parnaby Team of RCR Realty to provide a limited quantity of free tickets to the community for ...
