New Tecumseth Times

Mini Forests Make For Mighty Benefits

By John Wilson, Greys for Green As we continue to experience extreme weather events signaling increasing environmental decline and escalating social unrest around the world, ...

Crime and punishment

By Brian Lockhart There seems to be a lot more crime in Ontario than there used to be. Currently, there is a massive wave of ...

Tec We Gwill hosting ‘Let’s Talk About Cancer Prevention’ event

We all hear the big “C” and want to prevent it from touching our lives. Tec-We-Gwill Women’s Institute (WI) is hosting Shoshana Sherman, coordination advisor ...

Brampton man receives three-year sentence for Tottenham train collision

By Brian Lockhart A Brampton man who was driving a car that collided with a train on the 5th Line near Tottenham on the night ...

Health Unit reports cases of syphilis on the rise

By Brian Lockhart The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting that cases of syphilis are on the rise both nationally and in Ontario. Since ...

June is Seniors Month in Simcoe County

By Brian Lockhart Simcoe County Warden Basil Clarke has proclaimed June 1 to 30 as Seniors Month. “According to the 021 Census, 20 per cent ...

Police seek public assistance in homicide investigation

By Brian Lockhart The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is seeking the public’s assistance to identify a vehicle in an ongoing investigation. On ...

Town celebrates the opening of new Administration Centre

By Brian Lockhart It’s a historic milestone for the Town of New Tecumseth as the new Town Hall and Administration Centre are now open and ...

North Dufferin Baseball League standings start to take shape

By Brian Lockhart It has been a good start to the North Dufferin Baseball League (NBDL) season, with a lot of great matchups around the ...

Ontario makes fishing free for Father’s Day weekend

In honour of Father’s Day on Sunday, the province is offering free fishing this weekend. “Father’s Day weekend is a great time to get out ...

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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 ...