New Tecumseth Times

CMHA application for consumption and treatment services moving forward slowly

By Brian Lockhart Two separate applications were submitted to create a Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) location in Barrie to help prevent overdose deaths and ...

Health unit offers tips on enjoying outdoor festivities

By Brian Lockhart Many of us look forward to enjoying outdoor events and festivals through the summer. With that in mind, the Simcoe Muskoka District ...

Nottawasaga OPP kicks off opioid public awareness campaign

By Brian Lockhart The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is kicking off a campaign on opioids to raise awareness and educate the public ...

Masking requirements eased at Stevenson Memorial Hospital

By Brian Lockhart Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston has lowered its mask requirements effective June 27. The changes are being implemented based on recent guidance ...

Make it your own: How to get a personalized license plate

By Brian Lockhart We’ve all seen those automobile license plates with a little message spelled out in short form. Usually, it means something to the ...

Leadership

By Dr. Ted Vandevis One of the most gratifying and inspiring opportunities I ever received was to be appointed as chair of the reconstituted Board ...

Stop, look and listen

By Brock Weir In the grand scheme of things, there are worse places to be “stranded” in. Despite planning a mini-holiday in New York City ...

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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 ...