New Tecumseth Times

Banting students address global issues at Model UN event

By Brian Lockhart The Simcoe County District School Board held its 34th Model United Nations event last week, where high school students assume the role ...

Simcoe County marks Emergency Preparedness

By Brian Lockhart The County of Simcoe is reminding residents about the importance of preparing themselves and their families for a wide range of potential ...

New Tecumseth council reviews 2022 municipal election

Council receives review of 2022 municipal election By Brian Lockhart New Tecumseth Council recently received a report reviewing the 2022 municipal and school board election. ...

BTBIA is looking for Canada Day participants

By Brian Lockhart The Beeton Tottenham Business Improvement Association (BTBIA) is looking for artisans, local businesses, and community groups to participate in this summer’s Canada ...

Arbor Day tree sale offers native tree and shrub seedlings

By Brian Lockhart The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority is hosting its annual Arbor Day Tree Sale at the Tiffin Centre for Conservation on May 13, ...

Simcoe County requests public input on housing

By Brian Lockhart The County of Simcoe is looking for public input to help shape future investments, actions, and solutions for housing across the region. ...

Let’s ban the news

By Brian Lockhart Try getting the news in North Korea. You won’t get much news. You will get a lot of propaganda determined by the ...

Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority warns paddlers to know your limits

By Brian Lockhart With spring weather now here, many people are heading out to enjoy kayaking and canoeing on local waterways. The Minesin Wetlands is ...

Taste of the Town returns with new twist this year

By Brian Lockhart The Taste of the Town event is returning to the Gibson Centre in Alliston with a new twist in the offering. If ...

Tim Hortons kicks off Smile Cookie Campaign

By Brian Lockhart If you like a sweet snack, participate in Tim Horton’s Smile Cookie Campaign and enjoy a baked good while supporting a worthy ...

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Always go straight to the top

By Brian Lockhart As a person who travels around this great province quite a bit, I have a couple of regions that are my favourites. ...

Monthly Message: Grey’s for Greens encourages livin’ the life, sustainably

Sustainability is increasingly being adopted as a lifestyle choice. With intention, it can be woven into almost all of our daily decisions as we transition ...

Reflections on Mary Simon

By Brock Weir When push comes to shove, I think it’s safe to say that Canadians are proud of our country. Sure, there are those ...

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 ...

May 2023 Archive