New Tecumseth Times

Community Garden opens in Tottenham

By Wendy Gabrek The Tottenham Community Garden, founded by Michael Cook, celebrated its grand opening at Hillside Community Church on Sunday, September 9. The ...

Terry Fox Runs set for Sunday

By Brock Weir Terry Fox’s legacy continues this weekend with the annual Terry Fox Run taking place in both Alliston and Tottenham. Alliston’s Run ...

Alliston Hornets pre-season tournament this weekend

By Brian Lockhart Yes, it’s that time of year again. Hockey season is getting underway and the Alliston Junior C Hornets will be hosting ...

Retired Alliston teacher “overjoyed” with $1 million lotto win

Congratulations to Fryderyk Jarema of Alliston for winning $1,000,002 with Encore (August 11, 2018 LOTTO 649 draw). Fryderyk matched all seven Encore numbers in exact ...

Moneyball drops for the first time to aid Matthews House

Moneyball, the first Helicopter Golf Ball Drop to take place in Simcoe County, is a fundraiser presented by Matthews House Hospice, a charitable organization. For ...

New Tec Votes 2018: Meet your Ward 4 candidates

By Wendy Gabrek There are three candidates running for Ward 4 in the upcoming municipal election – Stephen Dolson, Gayla McDonald, and incumbent Fran Sainsbury. ...

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Don’t worry – it’s paid for

By Brian Lockhart Throughout history, Western societies have always understood that sometimes people experience hardships beyond their control. A person could become sick and unable ...

Town proposed massive growth

After reading last week’s proposed growth plan from our elected officials, I was left shaking my head at the proposal’s lunacy. I understand “some” growth ...

Speaking English badly

By Gwynne Dyer It is a matter of chronic surprise that politicians, otherwise well-trained in saying just the right thing for the audience they are ...

Rumours

By Brian Lockhart There was a time when the year 2000 was considered a futuristic date. For some reason, that number represented a time when ...

Monthly Message: Plant a tree, shelter a life with annual campaign through My Sister’s Place

Every year at My Sister’s Place, we run our annual Trees for Shelter campaign. For this fundraising campaign, we sell potted trees. The program began ...

A story still being written

By Brock Weir I don’t know what it says about me that one of the most exciting days of my life took place when I ...

Demystifying public health food safety inspections

By Dr. Michelle Quaye, Public Health Physician Health inspections take place in many different settings, but they all have the same goal: making sure that ...