New Tecumseth Times

Great Lakes Gliding in the air – but with restrictions

The gliders are airborne at the Great Lakes Gliding Club just outside of Tottenham, but don’t expect to be taking a flight if you’re a ...

New Tecumseth and Simcoe County sees largest single day spike in COVID-19 following steady decline

Things were going well for New Tecumseth and Simcoe Muskoka up until last Friday, June 19, when they both saw the largest single day spike ...

Banting students share their experience achieving “Excellence in Education”

Hard work is the key to success. And the success that three Banting Memorial High School students achieved through their hard work was recently recognized. ...

New Tecumseth reopens recreation spaces as it adjusts to COVID-19

With warmer weather and looser provincial controls for COVID-19, things are opening back up in New Tecumseth. The splash pad and Riverdale Pavilion are now ...

Rurban Farmers Market vendors selling plenty of local product

It’s been a long road for small business owners. Retail stores and local business owners have endured the past three months, scraping away at their ...

Housing development moving along in Beeton

The Town of New Tecumseth approved a report at their Monday night meeting that will facilitate the urbanization of Lilly Street in Beeton. The 81 ...

Obstetrics department at Stevenson slightly tweaked under COVID-19

Stevenson Memorial Hospital (SMH) has continued delivering babies throughout the pandemic, with some modifications, but SMH CEO Jody Levac says they’re trying to keep things ...

Elective surgeries start back up at Stevenson

Roughly 200 individuals who were set to receive an elective surgery or procedure at Stevenson Memorial Hospital (SMH) in late March, April or May were ...

Health Unit can’t accurately differentiate asymptomatic cases from false positives

As testing capacity has increased for COVID-19, its accuracy has remained a problem, so much so that the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) cannot ...

Parking Fees to Resume at Stevenson Memorial Hospital July 1

On Wednesday, July 1, parking fees will be reinstated at Stevenson Memorial Hospital (SMH) for members of the public, staff and physicians Temporary free parking ...

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.