May 2016 Archive
TNT Express host Super Sunday
It’s summer gridiron season and the TNT Express kicked off the 2016 schedule hosting four home games at Mel Mitchell Athletic Field in Beeton on Sunday, May 22. It was opening weekend for the Ontario Minor Football League with games being played across the Province.
Adjala-Tosorontio defers bylaw on first medical marijuana facility
Adjala-Tosorontio council has deferred a bylaw which would have allowed the establishment of the township’s first medical marijuana facility.
For the love of potatoes, and vodka
The Beattie family of Alliston is putting their potato expertise to good use. In April, the family began distilling, packaging and shipping “Beattie’s Vodka,” made from potatoes grown right here in New Tecumseth, to local LCBO stores.
Extensive damage caused by fire
Firefighters from Adjala-Tosorontio, New Tecumseth, and Caledon responded to a house fire on Concession 7, just north of Highway 9, in Adjala-Tosorontio, on Tuesday, May ...
Tottenham Steam going strong
After a successful 2015/16 season that saw them win the Greater Metro Hockey League championship, the Tottteham Steam have announced the new direction the club will be taking for the 2016/17 season.
Survival Skill Set Festival comes to Tottenham
Everyday people all around the world are thrust into unexpected survival situations. You might not be an avid camper, or even outdoorsy in the slightest, ...
Fire on 9th Line
On May 15 at approximately 3:57pm., New Tecumseth Fire and Rescue and members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a fire on the ...
Banting Memorial High School to be rebuilt
After more than 60 years, and seven major face-lifts, Banting Memorial High School in Alliston is being rebuilt.
Rally for autism funding at Queen’s Park
Hundreds of concerned Ontarians gathered together on the lawns of Queen’s Park last week to protest the Liberal government’s cuts to autism therapy for children. ...
Gymnasts excel at recent championships
The 2016 Trampoline and Tumbling Ontario Championships were recently hosted by Vertical Zone in Barrie. All Alliston Gymnastics Club T & T athletes recently qualified and competed at these championships. The scores were extremely close in almost every age-split. Many of our T & T athletes showed their best routines/passes of the year at championships.
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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 ...
