New Tecumseth Times

Alliston BIA Receives $10K Digital Main Street grant

By Wendy Gabrek On August 26, the Alliston Business Improvement Association (BIA) announced it has been selected to receive a $10,000 grant as part of ...

Tottenham Airfield project stirs Council debate

By Kira Wronska Dorward Council’s first session back from the summer break on August 26was a contentious one. The audience was filled as the public ...

Hoedown Showdown finalists named at Town Park

By Brock Weir Local country music lovers proved a hardy bunch last week as they braved the rain to see Canada’s next country star move ...

Local residents connect ahead of upcoming mission to Ukraine

By Brock Weir A chance meeting at Alliston Pentecostal Church has led to two local residents joining forces on a mission to Ukraine next month. ...

New Tec Extreme men win national ball hockey championship

By Brian Lockhart The New Tec Extreme men’s ball hockey team have won the national men’s ball hockey championship after travelling to St. John’s Newfoundland ...

New Tec Memorial 5K Run presents proceeds to SMH: $15K

By Wendy Gabrek On Thursday, August 15, This Run’s For You – a local organization that hosts charity fundraisers for not-for-profit associations – presented a ...

New Tecumseth named #5 community to live in: Maclean’s

By Wendy Gabrek Maclean’s Magazine has ranked New Tecumseth the fifth best place to live in Canada, in its recent “Canada’s Best Communities 2019” edition. ...

Preservation of Beeton Heritage Forest hailed by environmentalists

Formal transfer of land will be celebrated September 28 By Brock Weir Local environmentalists are celebrating the preservation of 43 hectares of nature in Beeton. ...

Light It Up tournament raises funds for Coventry Park diamond

By Brian Lockhart The bats were swinging and there was a lot of base running at the annual Tottenham Old-Timer’s Slo-Pitch League Light It Up ...

Federal Liberal Party candidate Kenney opens campaign office

By Brian Lockhart With just over two months left before Canadians will go to the polls to elect a federal government, Liberal Party candidate for ...

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.