New Tecumseth Times

Alliston Curling Club celebrates Trillium Grant that funded renovations

By Brian Lockhart The Alliston Curling Club is looking a little brighter with building renovations as well as new furnishings and appliances, thanks to a ...

Monster Mash

By Brian Lockhart One night just before Halloween, when I was a kid, there was a showing of the 1961 movie “The Pit and the ...

Health Unit begins school immunization program for Grade 7 students

By Brian Lockhart The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is providing school-based clinics for three routine recommended immunizations for Grade 7 students. The immunizations include ...

Museum of Dufferin to host special day honouring Veterans

By Brian Lockhart The Museum of Dufferin will host a day to honour Veterans in advance of Remembrance Day, during Veterans Week – the week ...

Alliston man wins Auctioneer Challenge at International Plowing Match

By Brian Lockhart It was a first-time competitor’s energetic auctioneer chant that caught the judges’ attention at the International Plowing Match and Rural Expo held ...

Kingsmere Retirement workers rally for wage increase

By Brian Lockhart Over 40 people who work at Kingsmere Retirement Living in Alliston held a rally on the street in front of the Adjala-Tecumseth ...

Tottenham Fire Station back in operation following upgrades

By Brian Lockhart It was a project several years in the making, but once it got started, it was completed ahead of schedule and within ...

County unveils data tool as part of 10-point Homelessness Prevention Strategy

By Brian Lockhart The County of Simcoe is introducing a new data tool to support its 10-point Homelessness Prevention Strategy and assist people in need ...

Hornets deliver mid-week win over Orillia

By Brian Lockhart It was a payback game for the Alliston Hornets when they hosted the Orillia Terriers at the New Tecumseth Recreation Centre on ...

International law?

By Brian Lockhart At the end of the American Civil War, there were a lot of guys hopping around on crutches because they only had ...

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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 ...