Innisfil Community Foundation supports hospital foundation with $10,000 cheque

By Brian Lockhart The Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation has announced it has received a $10,000 grant from the Innisfil Community Foundation in support of new Automated External Defibrillators at Stevenson Memorial Hospital (SMH). The funding will help replace aging defibrillators ...

Town considers building new skateboard parks

By Brian Lockhart New Tecumseth municipal council received a report from the Recreation, Facilities, and Culture Department during its July 13 meeting regarding the feasibility ...

Jade’s Craftable Creations creates beautiful flowers from pipe cleaners

By Brian Lockhart Pipe cleaners used to be a tool for cleaning a pipe. Someone discovered that due to their bendable shape and furry liner, ...

Town plans slight increase in recreation user fees

By Brian Lockhart The Town of New Tecumseth is planning a slight increase for most user fees for recreational facilities. This is part of the ...

Council receives follow-up report on Canada North Vehicles

By Brian Lockhart Earlier this year, the Simcoe County Auto Mayors appealed to the federal government for practical policy changes that support local manufacturing, protect ...

Rotary Club of New Tecumseth kicks off its Catch the Ace progressive lottery

By Brian Lockhart The Rotary Club of New Tecumseth’s Catch the Ace draw is underway, with the first one held at the Alliston Legion on ...

OPP lay charges after indecent act in grocery store

By Brian Lockhart The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police arrested an individual following a report of an indecent act in a grocery store. ...

Nottawasaga OPP lay numerous charges for drug trafficking and fraud

By Brian Lockhart Members of the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police with assistance from Nottawasaga Community Street Crime Unit have concluded a drug ...

Jackie Curd retires after 32 years at The Clothes Line

By Brian Lockhart After 32 years of hard work and dedication, Jackie Curd has retired from her position as store manager at The Clothes Line ...

Sir Frederick Banting Homestead & Heritage Park reopens

By Brian Lockhart Sir Frederick Banting was a Canadian medical scientist and physician. He is best known for co-discovering insulin in 1921 alongside his assistant ...

Veterans First program launched to end veteran homelessness

By Brian Lockhart The County of Simcoe and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) have launched Veterans First – a program to end veteran ...

Tiffin Nature School offers one more month of summer fun for young children

By Brian Lockhart The Tiffin Nature School is offering another outdoor session in August for children ages 2.5 to six to explore and connect with ...

Fire danger rating remains moderate for New Tecumseth, other regions

By Brian Lockhart New Tecumseth’s Fire Danger Rating is currently listed as moderate, with no burning restrictions in place as of July 31. Of the ...

Abilities in Motion to host its annual Regatta later this month at Earl Rowe Provincial Park

By Brian Lockhart Abilities in Motion will be hosting its annual regatta, bringing people together to enjoy time on the water at Earl Rowe Provincial ...

Summer revellers are reminded to be wary of West Nile Virus

By Brian Lockhart It’s summer and a lot of people are spending time in the great outdoors near lakes and hiking along forest trails. The ...

Fire danger rating remains moderate for New Tecumseth

By Brian Lockhart There are currently no burning restrictions in place in the region. During a summer that has seen one hot period but otherwise ...

Mental health advocacy is ‘love letter’ to family, says new head of CMHA-YRSS

By Brock Weir As a caregiver to a parent with persistent mental illness, Andrew Chung knows all too well the challenges that come in finding ...

Sixty-three individuals charged in OPP sexual abuse and exploitation investigation

By Brian Lockhart Through the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet, a joint initiative involving the Ontario Provincial ...

Stay safe during wildfire air quality alerts

By Brian Lockhart The province experienced its first air quality alert of the year due to wildfires in northern Ontario that resulted in smoke blanketing ...

Essa-based Sweetiez Cookies: Not your average cookie

By Brian Lockhart If you have a sweet tooth and like a good cookie every now and then, you will really enjoy Sweetiez giant stuffed ...

OPP lay nearly 40 charges during Canada Day enforcement initiative

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) laid 39 charges and issued 32 warnings during a Canada Day marine enforcement initiative aimed at improving safety on Central ...

All-Star games showcase local talent on the diamond

By Brian Lockhart The Tottenham Beeton District Minor Softball Association held its fourth annual All-Star event on the diamond at the Tottenham Community & Fitness ...

NDBL senior division wraps up regular season schedule

By Brian Lockhart The Owen Sound Baysox finished in first place in the senior division of the North Dufferin Baseball League after taking over the ...

Alliston Tennis Club hosts drop-in night for members and visitors

By Brian Lockhart Tennis is a sport that requires skill and good hand-eye coordination. It is also a great way to keep fit and active. ...

Senior Mansfield Cubs defeat Clarksburg Blues in North Dufferin Baseball League

By Brian Lockhart It was a good night for the Mansfield Senior Cubs when they hosted the Clarksburg Blues on the diamond at Mansfield Community ...

PGA-sanctioned amateur event to be held at Bond Head

By Brian Lockhart Beeton area golfers will have the opportunity to participate as a team in a local qualifier of the PGA Scramble that will ...

New Lowell dominates the senior division of the North Dufferin Baseball League

By Brian Lockhart The New Lowell Knights continue to lead the North Dufferin Baseball League (NBDL) senior division, remaining undefeated so far this season. They ...

Beeton Lawn Bowling Club celebrates National Bowls Day

By Brian Lockhart The Beeton Lawn Bowling Club celebrated National Bowls Day on Saturday, June 6, by welcoming local residents and offering the chance to ...

Alliston Tennis Club to host introduction to sport for new players

By Brian Lockhart The Alliston Tennis Club is offering young first-time players or those interested in learning the sport the opportunity to come out and ...

Alliston Curling Club celebrates 125th anniversary

By Brian Lockhart The Alliston Curling Club is celebrating 125 years as a local organization, and on Saturday, May 23, it held a special day ...

Minor softball association in New Tecumseth welcomes coaches for 2026 season

By Brian Lockhart The Tottenham Beeton District Minor Softball Association officially kicked off preparations for the 2026 softball season with a coaches meeting held on ...

Laugh early and often

By Brock Weir It was hard to settle into my seat after a particularly active, hectic day – and one that had a bit of ...

CMHA, Oak Valley Health expand services for treatment-resistant depression

By Brock Weir Depression can often be treated through psychotherapy and medication, but for those living with treatment-resistant depression, finding relief can be just out ...

How hot is it?

By Brian Lockhart Predicting the weather has become a very accurate process over the past 20 or so years – maybe longer. Thanks to Doppler ...

August is prime time for accessing seasonal produce at farmer’s markets

How often have you thrown out produce you bought only a few days ago? One of the best ways to avoid that waste is to ...

Russia: Home of the Potemkin nuclear weapons?

By Gwynne Dyer There’s a lot of performative militarism in Russia at the moment, which is unsurprising given that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is ...

Perseverance

By Brian Lockhart There are people who like to fly under the radar and not really accomplish a whole lot in life. Others take a ...

My Sister’s Place reflects on decades of support for women and children

My Sister’s Place’s history, or as we like to call it, “her story,” began long before the shelter itself opened. We have served the ...

Courts are the last defence against tyranny

By Gwynne Dyer India and the United States are the world’s two biggest democracies, and both of them seem to be in danger. In each ...

If you build it…

By Brian Lockhart If you have been around long enough, you may remember the old TV show, WKRP in Cincinnati. Maybe you have seen it ...

Op-ed: Canada Post and the shuttering of community newspapers

The shuttering of Winnipeg’s Community Review means 200,000 households will no longer get the benefit of a free community newspaper delivered to their door. It ...

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