New Tecumseth Times

You can’t ban everything

By Brian Lockhart The Liberal government has now backtracked and stopped its efforts to ban hundreds of hunting rifles and shotguns, effectively making them illegal ...

Province releases new health care plan designed to relieve pressure on the system

By Brian Lockhart The Ontario government has released a new plan for health care in the province, focusing on providing a better care experience by ...

Health Unit to begin secondary school clinics for immunizations

By Brian Lockhart The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is partnering with local school boards to offer school-based immunization clinics at Simcoe Muskoka secondary schools ...

Brock’s Banter: Bold steps and asking the right questions

By Brock Weir Early in my career covering politics and politicians, I found myself at the end of a very long phone conversation. Actually, it ...

From The Second Row: Groundhog Day

By Brian Lockhart Happy Groundhog Day! Yes, it’s that day of the year where we all celebrate the revered tradition of relying on a rodent ...

Get ready for Toot N’ Holler, massive community garage sale set for return

By Brian Lockhart It’s that time of year when your no longer wanted or needed items can become someone else’s treasures. The Toot N’ Holler ...

Run for Southlake aims to get back to pre-pandemic levels of fun

By Brock Weir The countdown is on for the 2023 Nature’s Emporium Run for Southlake and, in this second in-person event since COVID-19, organizers are ...

Health Unit aims to reduce access to tobacco and vapour products for youth

By Brian Lockhart The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is launching an eight-week tobacco and vapour product retailer education and enforcement campaign. This initiative is ...

Absolute Wedsite offers destination weddings in exotic locations

By Brian Lockhart As one of Tottenham’s newest businesses and its only travel agency, Absolute Wedsite brings a unique travel experience to those wanting to ...

Coldest Night of the Year walk will benefit S.H.I.F.T.

By Brian Lockhart If you are homeless and on the street during winter, the cold is your enemy and possibly a life-threatening situation. The fourth ...

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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 ...