New Tecumseth Times

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 ...

Seniors being celebrated this month in New Tecumseth

The importance of protecting seniors has been highlighted over the past three months since COVID-19 started to spread throughout the world. June is an especially ...

Tottenham mom raises awareness ahead of Rare Disease Day

By Brock Weir This Saturday is February 29 – a rare day in our calendar that only comes around in the Leap Year. But, it ...

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.