New Tecumseth Times

Good Shepherd Food Bank needs your support this Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is approaching and for some that means turkey with stuffing and all the trimmings – no questions asked. For others, it means relying on ...

Woof Walk raises needed funds for local shelter

On Saturday, September 10, the Alliston & District Humane Society (ADHS) held its annual Woof Walk fundraiser at its shelter, located in Tosorontio. The event ...

New Tecumseth Votes 2022 – Meet Your Candidates: Ward 4

Ahead of October’s Municipal Election, the New Tecumseth Times reached out to all Council candidates to learn more about who they are and what they ...

Hornets take a loss in home opener

The Alliston Junior C Hornets started the season with a loss when they hosted the Schomberg Cougars at the New Tecumseth Recreation Centre on Friday, ...

County celebrates “roots” at museum

The public is invited to join County dignitaries and forestry professionals at the Simcoe County Museum in commemoration of National Forest Week in Canada: 100 ...

Honda donates $35,000 for hospital equipment

Honda Canada donated $35,000 to the Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation to support the hospital’s critical equipment needs. The donation marks the company’s 35 years of ...

Bivalent COVID-19 booster available for those eligible

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is offering the bivalent COVID-19 booster to priority groups who are at greatest risk of hospitalization, severe illness, or ...

Municipalities issue condolence on the Queen’s passing

As the United Kingdom, Canada, Commonwealth realms and member nations, and people around the world mourn the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, municipalities ...

12th Line Bridge replacement will mean detour

The Town of New Tecumseth has awarded a contract to Alexman Contracting Inc. to replace the 12th Line Bridge 12004 over the Innisfil Creek. The ...

New Tecumseth Votes 2022 – Meet Your Candidates: Ward 1

Ahead of October’s Municipal Election, the New Tecumseth Times reached out to all Council candidates to learn more about who they are and what they ...

Encouraging and fostering Truth & Reconciliation

By Brock Weir Canada has come a long way since Orange Shirt Day first gained traction across the country as a way to build awareness ...

Monthly Message: A season of gratitude, celebrating community impact at CONTACT

With Thanksgiving approaching, we pause to reflect on the incredible generosity that surrounds us. At CONTACT Community Services, we know that no one should have ...

Hello Tilly Norwood

By Brian Lockhart The name Tilly sounds, at least to me, a little old-fashioned. Names come and go, then come back into fashion over time. ...

Gaza: The 20-point plan

By Gwynne Dyer When a bad man does a good thing, we should honour him for it even if his motives are selfish. Donald Trump ...

Monthly Message: How local action can inspire global hope

l In a world grappling with climate crises, economic instability, and growing social unrest, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by problems that seem distant and ...

Qatar and Poland

By Gwynne Dyer I’ll get to the Russian drones shot down over Poland, but I’ll start with the Israeli air strikes on Qatar because that’s ...

Monthly Message: My Sister’s Place’sgrassroots fight against domestic violence in South Simcoe

My Sister’s Place has been serving South Simcoe County since 1987, but it was a long road and a lot of hard work to get ...

Working ‘holidays’

By Brock Weir We probably all had to get up in front of the classroom at one point or another to yammer on about what ...

No ‘New World Order’

By Gwynne Dyer There is no ‘New World Order’, although there is certainly a new world disorder. The ‘rules-based international order’ that was created after ...

Monthly Message: Volunteers are the heart of the Alliston Food Bank

At the Alliston Food Bank, one truth rings clear: without volunteers, the doors simply would not open. Every bag of groceries packed, every shelf stocked, ...

September 2022 Archive