New Tecumseth Times

Decision on Admin Centre delayed until March 18 following outcry

By Kira Wronska Dorward The third, and intended to be final, discussion on New Tecumseth’s amended budget took place on February 11. It has been ...

Tottenham Legion’s 75th Anniversary Week continues

By Wendy Gabrek and Brock Weir The Tottenham Legion, and its 235 current members, will celebrate the 75th Anniversary of RCL Branch 329 on Sunday, February 24 (1944-2019) ...

Speech winners compete at Legion level

By Wendy Gabrek The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 329 Tottenham hosted speech winners from local schools on Saturday, February 9. Speakers in three categories – Primary, Junior, ...

Protest held at potential site of new town hall

By Wendy Gabrek On Saturday, February 9, resident tax payers of New Tecumseth held a friendly protest in front of the former Alliston Union Public ...

100 Women, $10,000, endless possibilities

By Wendy Gabrek The inaugural meeting of the newly formed ‘100 Plus Women Who Care New Tecumseth’ was held at the Gibson Centre for Arts ...

Addiction Services of York Region makes inroads into Alliston

By Brock Weir Addiction Services for York Region is getting to the heart of the matter by making inroads into Alliston. The Aurora-based organization, which ...

Parkin to return to CAO role

By Wendy Gabrek The Town of New Tecumseth will welcome back Blaine Parkin as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for the Town of New Tecumseth effective February 28, ...

Week of events planned to celebrate Tottenham Legion’s 75th Anniversary

By Wendy Gabrek The Tottenham Legion, and its 235 current members, will celebrate the 75th Anniversary of RCL Branch 329 on Sunday, February 24th – (1944-2019) and are ...

Costs of new Admin centre dominate budget consultation

By Kira Wronska Dorward The cost of New Tecumseth’s new administrative building dominated discussions as residents gathered last week to sound off on the 2019 ...

MPP Oosterhoff speaks out on Bill 182, the Compassionate Care Act, and the impact of palliative care on communities

By Wendy Gabrek On Monday, February 4, Matthews House Hospice hosted a Compassionate Care conversation with guest speaker Sam Oosterhoff, MPP for Niagara West. Oosterhoff, ...

Simcoe–Grey MP “disappointed” with Throne Speech, lacked specifics

The Speech from the Throne was delivered by Canada’s Governor General Julie Payette last Wednesday and supported by the NDP, preventing a fall election. Highlights ...

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.