New Tecumseth Times

When do you require an NVCA building permit?

By Brian Lockhart If you plan on building, adding an addition, doing work on a shoreline, or just installing an in-ground pool, you may be ...

New Tecumseth Public Library launches free programs

By Brian Lockhart The New Tecumseth Public Library has gone fine-free, and now it’s making all of its programs free, beginning in 2024. The Library ...

Local families feel community support over the holidays with Simcoe Paramedic Services Food and Toy Drive

By Brian Lockhart The County of Simcoe Paramedics Services 21st Annual Food and Toy Drive received huge support from the public during the holiday season. ...

Toffifee sales provide a $10,000 donation to SMHF

By Brian Lockhart The Alliston Canadian Tire store donated $10,000 to the Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation from funds raised through its ‘Topple the Toffifee Tower’ ...

Resolutions

By Brian Lockhart It’s that time of year when people make their annual New Year’s resolutions and vow to either stop doing something, start doing ...

Blood donor clinics coming to Alliston, Tottenham

By Brian Lockhart Canadian Blood Services will be hosting donor clinics in New Tecumseth in January. Donating blood or plasma is a small act of ...

Alliston Hornets hockey team finish 2024 in first place

By Brian Lockhart The Alliston Hornets wrapped up 2023 as the first-place team in the North Carruthers Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League after ...

New Tecumseth to spend $735k furnishing new Administration Centre

By Brian Lockhart New Tecumseth Town Council has agreed to spend an additional $735,000 to furnish the new Administration Centre that is nearly completed in ...

SMH closes unit to visitors due in increase in COVID-19

Stevenson Memorial Hospital has temporarily closed its medical and surgical in-patient unit to visitors. The decision was due an increase of COVID-19 at the hospital. ...

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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 ...