New Tecumseth Times

Ward 6 candidates address issues at public meeting

By Brian Lockhart New Tecumseth Ward 6 candidates had the opportunity tell voters their vision for the town during a public meeting held at the ...

Battery collection week runs November 7 to 11

By Brian Lockhart It’s time to find all those dead and used batteries as curbside battery collection returns for the County of Simcoe from Nov. ...

Tottenham band shell comes alive visually with new mural

By Brian Lockhart The band shell at Keogh Park in Tottenham has a new look thanks to a group of volunteers who turned the interior ...

Polio eradication

Dear Editor, As World Polio Day (October 24, 2022) approaches, I want to thank all of the Rotary Club members around the world, and in ...

Voter letter cards for municipal election will arrive in the mail

By Brian Lockhart If you are planning to vote in the upcoming municipal election, you will need to produce your voter letter card that identifies ...

A leader in charitable giving is right in our own community

By Dr. Ted Vandevis I love the Canadian Blood Services’ tagline ‘It’s in You to Give.’ All of us in some way, shape or form ...

From the Second Row: Free Speech

By Brian Lockhart I worked with a service club a few years ago and one of the tenets that it encouraged its members to abide ...

Local community coming together with creativity this Fall to give back to annual Nottawasaga OPP event

Murphy’s Farm Market & Bakery is again raising money to support the Nottawasaga OPP’s annual Shop With A Cop event through the newly branded Murphy’s ...

CLASS celebrates 60th anniversary with $100,000 donation

By Brian Lockhart The Community Living Association for South Simcoe (CLASS) is celebrating 60 years as an organization that supports people with developmental disabilities. CLASS ...

Low-cost rabies clinics providing protection for cats and dogs

By Brian Lockhart It is a requirement for pet owners to make sure their dogs and cats have been vaccinated against rabies. The vaccine not ...

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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 ...