New Tecumseth Times

New Roads and Neal Brothers raise $30,000 for Southlake

By the middle of spring, countless signs dotted lawns across our community thanking frontline workers for their efforts in keeping us safe, healthy and fed ...

Screen your children each day before school for COVID symptoms: SMDHU

Many students in Simcoe County return to school this week and the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is urging parents to screen their kids each ...

Return to Play plan in place for minor hockey

After months of uncertainty, minor hockey associations are putting together a return-to-play plan to get players back out on the ice for the 2020/21 season. ...

Ontario Soccer issues Return to Play guide

Ontario Soccer, the governing body of the sport in Ontario, has modified its Return to Play guide with the latest release coming out on September ...

Smile Cookie Campaign comes to Beeton

The first ever Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign fundraiser is coming to Beeton this year, from September 14 to 21. The coffee shop opened on ...

SMDHU looks at negative impacts of COVID-19 related restrictions

A report was recently released by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) looking at the harmful impacts of COVID-19 related control measures put in ...

Council to explore different opportunities at property slated for new Admin Centre

New Tecumseth Council is creating a sub-committee to undertake visioning exercises at the former Alliston Union Public School (25 Albert St. W). The property was ...

Town projects $2.1 million surplus, lauds residents’ prompt tax payments

The Town of New Tecumseth is doing well financially, despite COVID-19 and is projecting a $2.1 million surplus by the end of the year. “This ...

Mayor Milne elected President of OSUM

Mayor Rick Milne was recently elected as the President of Ontario Small Urban Municipalities (OSUM) late last month. OSUM is the voice for urban townships ...

Ronald Beattie passes at 88

The community suffered a significant loss on August 21 when Ronald Kenneth (R.K) Beattie passed away at the age of 88. He was extremely active ...

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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 ...