Simcoe County advances Housing Faster project with new planning toolkit

By Brian Lockhart The County of Simcoe is taking a significant step to support accelerated delivery of affordable and attainable housing with the release of its Housing Faster Community Planning Permit System (CPPS) Toolkit. The toolkit includes three key resources ...

Norcross exercises strong mayor powers to approve official plan amendment

By Brian Lockhart The Town of New Tecumseth’s Official Plan Amendment 5 (OPA 5) has been approved after Mayor Richard Norcross invoked strong mayor powers ...

Local cyclist to ride 500 km for SickKids Foundation

By Brian Lockhart For the second year in a row, New Tecumseth resident Vikram Bhangoo is taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge Canada, riding ...

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 ...

Techie Nesters will host a second session for seniors in Alliston

By Brian Lockhart After a successful inaugural information session in Tottenham on July 11, Techie Nesters will host a second session in Alliston in August ...

Russell deCarle returning to Beeton for one-night performance

By Brian Lockhart You may remember Russell deCarle from his days as lead singer and bassist with the Prairie Oyster band. During his tenure with ...

New Tecumseth mayor calls for balanced growth across Alliston, Beeton, and Tottenham

By Brian Lockhart With the province announcing intentions for the Town of New Tecumseth to grow, there has been a lot of debate about where ...

Police renew appeal for information in Highway 90 hit and run

By Brian Lockhart It has been one year since a fatal fail-to-remain collision in Innisfil claimed the life of a 35-year-old woman from Richmond Hill, ...

Alliston road resurfacing projects will begin after Potato Festival

By Brian Lockhart Three main streets in Alliston will benefit from road resurfacing and infrastructure improvements later in the summer. The Town of New Tecumseth ...

Maintenance underway at Tottenham wastewater treatment plant

By Brian Lockhart The Tottenham wastewater treatment plant is due for maintenance to ensure it runs at optimal performance. The Town of New Tecumseth is ...

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 ...

Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority releases highlights of June board meeting

By Brian Lockhart The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority has released highlights from its June 2026 board meeting, including updates and upcoming events. Draft levy for ...

Simcoe County launches survey on food waste and green cart use

By Brian Lockhart The County of Simcoe is inviting residents to share their experiences with food waste and green cart use through a short online ...

Roll Her Up Bakehouse fills Tottenham Market with the sweet smell of cinnamon rolls

By Brian Lockhart When she started working toward a career, Roll Her Up Bakehouse entrepreneur Cailyn Stewart was studying for something entirely different from what ...

Fire danger rating raised to ‘high’ for New Tecumseth

By Brian Lockhart The fire danger rating has been moved to high for New Tecumseth and several other municipalities in the region. The move from ...

OPP reminding residents about micromobility vehicle regulations

By Brian Lockhart The Nottawasaga OPP is reminding residents about the rules for using micromobility and off-road vehicles in New Tecumseth. Residents are encouraged to ...

Automated License Plate Recognition leads to multiple charges

By Brian Lockhart An Orangeville driver received several charges following a traffic enforcement investigation in Adjala-Tosorontio. Shortly before 10 a.m. on July 1, Nottawasaga Ontario ...

Beat the heat this summer: Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit offers guidance

By Brian Lockhart With summer underway and a recent week of high temperatures, there are likely more hot days ahead, which can leave many people ...

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 ...

Fergus Whalers claim the 2026 Junior C Schmalz Cup after defeating Tavistock Braves

By Brian Lockhart The Fergus Whalers are the 2026 Ontario provincial Junior C Schmalz Cup champions after winning the final series in five games over ...

Schmalz Cup tied 1-1 after opening games

By Brian Lockhart For two provincial hockey teams, the entire season has come down to a single final series to determine who will claim the ...

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 ...

Power of (Dogeared) Pages

By Brock Weir I’ve never really been a morning person. Then again, I haven’t really been a coffee person until relatively recently, so maybe that ...

Home is where you make it

By Brian Lockhart My ideal day is around 78°F, no humidity at all, sunny, with the odd puffy cloud passing across the sun just to ...

Netanyahu’s remaining options

By Gwynne Dyer “The graveyards are full of indispensable men,” said former French Premier Georges Clemenceau about a century ago, and it’s still true. Israel’s ...

CONTACT and Friends of the New Tecumseth Library come together to spread some ‘Good Vibes!’

By Brenda Pufek In a world that continuously challenges our resilience, the power of community support shines even brighter. CONTACT Community Services and Friends of ...

Courage, conviction, and contrast

By Brock Weir It’s strange how as often as some folks like to claim “Canada’s broken,” followed by an incongruous laundry list of reasons to ...

Do we have water to spare?

Canada is one of the highest per capita water users in the world. We use more than twice as much as Europeans. We think of ...

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