New Tecumseth Times

Moondog Cornhole will host league play in Alliston

It’s a fast-growing activity that anyone can play and is growing in popularity. Cornhole is sort of a new take on horseshoes. Slanted boards are ...

RURBAN Farmer’s Market Spotlight: D&D Meats

When you think of a farmer’s market, quite often one of the first things that comes to mind is cured meats right from the farm. ...

Improvements to Riverdale Park trail will help accessibility

The Town is going to make improvements to the Riverdale Park Accessible Trail that runs along the Boyne River in Alliston. Crews have begun prepping ...

SMDHU opens walk-in clinics for COVID vaccinations

As the community settles into Stage 3 of Ontario’s Roadmap to Reopen, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit says vaccinations have been key to getting ...

Town reminds residents to watch for flashing green

If you’re a long-time resident of the area, you’ve probably seen a vehicle approaching from behind with a flashing green light on the dashboard. For ...

Arrival of local railway helped to put Proton Station on the map

Current residents of Proton Station might not consider their corner of the world to be an actual ghost town, however when you consider the past ...

Camp Tiffin now open for registration

If you’re looking to keep the kids busy this summer, Camp Tiffin is now open for registration. Led by Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority environmental educators, ...

Basketball back on track for practice and games

Ontario Basketball, the governing body of the sport in Ontario, is giving clubs the green light to get back into b-ball activity now that the ...

Senior of the Year for 2021 has long history of community involvement

Many local residents and graduates of Banting Memorial High School will remember Larry Keogh as a long-time teacher, vice principal, and principal at the local ...

Town working on by-law to regulate cannabis production

If you want to grow cannabis in New Tecumseth on a commercial level, there are rules in place regarding cannabis as an agricultural use. The ...

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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 ...