New Tecumseth Times

Suicide Awareness Day recognized in Adjala-Tosorontio

The pandemic’s disruption to routine and everyday life has had a pronounced impact on mental health. Now more than ever Canadians are experiencing a decline ...

Local parents share their thoughts on return to in-person learning

Ontario’s return to school plans left parents with a difficult choice in the last few weeks as they decided to send their kids back into ...

COVID-19 seeing a resurgence in Simcoe Muskoka and Province

Similar to the rest of Ontario, Simcoe Muskoka is seeing a resurgence in cases of COVID-19. There’s already been over 60 new infections in the ...

Town Council butts heads over grant application for a new Admin Centre

The $17 million price tag on New Tecumseth’s Administration Centre project at the former Alliston Union Public School has been a point of contention for ...

New all-way stop coming to Alliston intersection

A new all-way stop is coming to the Wellington Street and Church Street South intersection in Alliston. A report was unanimously approved at Monday night’s ...

Vince’s announces S.O.S. Food Drive: Funds to purchase food and supplies for four local shelters

Vince’s is pleased to announce the launch of their S.O.S. Food Drive, running September 14-27. S.O.S., stands for “Support Our Shelters,” and it’s all about ...

Ice Cats release Return to Play plan

Girl’s hockey in the region is planning a return for the 2020 / 21 season, however there will be some changes to the upcoming season ...

Farmers’ Market vendors gear up for fall and winter

It’s an easy question followed by a complicated answer. What’s the next step for vendors at the Alliston B.I.A Farmer’s Market as they prepare for ...

Midwifery services and at-home birth on the rise in Alliston

Fewer people are visiting hospitals in-person, including expecting mothers, since the start of the pandemic While hospitals follow strict protocols to keep patients and staff ...

Faris Team celebrates grand opening of new office in Alliston

After 13 years of service in New Tecumseth, the Faris Team now officially has a presence in Alliston. The family-owned real estate agency celebrated its ...

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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 ...