New Tecumseth Times

Keanan Helps unveils first publicly accessible outdoor defibrillator in New Tec

By Wendy Gabrek The official unveiling of the first publicly accessible outdoor defibrillator unit in New Tecumseth took place at the Alliston EarlyON Centre, located ...

South Simcoe moves forward in Ontario Health Team process

The Ministry of Health has informed Stevenson Memorial Hospital (SMH) and community partners that they are able to move forward in the development phase of ...

Alliston Ribfest back on following June cancellation

By Brock Weir and Wendy Gabrek The Alliston Ribfest is back on – this time in September. On Wednesday, the Nottawasaga Detachment of the OPP ...

Company fined after construction worker’s death in Tottenham

By Brock Weir A Japanese company has been levelled a fine of $130,000 following the death of a worker at a site in Tottenham in ...

Let there be light, and baseball at night

By Wendy Gabrek New Tecumseth residents, working together under the group name ‘Light it Up!’, are fundraising to install additional lighting at the Coventry Park ...

Council offers support of local transit projects

By Kira Wronska Dorward The July 15 Committee of the Whole Working Session illuminated some long-anticipated developments on a public transportation system in the Town ...

Matthews House celebrates first anniversary in new centre of excellence

By Wendy Gabrek Matthews House Hospice celebrated its first anniversary last Thursday, July 11, at its new centre for excellence located at 13 Wellington Street ...

Many Hands, Doing Good marks first year of giving following Neville-Lake tragedy

By Brock Weir A name, a number, and maybe a logo or two. That’s what’s on the backs of your average baseball player when they ...

McKeown St. residents pleased with solution

By Kira Wronska Dorward In a follow up to the McKeown Street deputation at the previous Council meeting on June 24, Alan Masters was once ...

Many Hands Build a Community – TCW rules!

By Wendy Gabrek The annual – and highly anticipated – Tottenham Community Week took place between July 1 and 7, 2019. Tottenham Community Week is ...

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.