New Tecumseth Times

Man arrested in connection with 2022 murder in Alliston

By Brian Lockhart Police have made an arrest in an Alliston murder that happened almost two years ago. On August 26, 2022, Sibel Duzguner, 38, ...

Valid Outdoors Card required for fishing and hunting

By Brian Lockhart Now that the warmer weather is here, many people want to take part in outdoor activities like hunting and fishing. To hunt ...

Stevenson Memorial Hospital presents the Award of Excellence in Nursing

By Brian Lockhart Stevenson Memorial Hospital has announced the recipient of the 2024 Award of Excellence in Nursing. Candace Hubacheck, Registered Practical Nurse of the ...

Health Unit’s Certificates of Inspection get a new look

By Brian Lockhart The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has updated its Certificate of Inspection to include a QR code that can be scanned ...

St. Thomas Aquinas to get new addition with gym and classrooms

By Brian Lockhart St. Thomas Aquinas (STA) Catholic Secondary School in Tottenham will be expanded to include a new gym and eight new classrooms to ...

Ontario reports first measles death in Ontario in over a decade

By Brian Lockhart Two months after the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit issued a warning about the importance of measles vaccinations and offered immunization clinics, ...

County releases Community Response Toolkit to support vulnerable people

By Brian Lockhart Following the Hope, Housing, and Health Homelessness Prevention Forum in Midland in October 2023, the County of Simcoe and Town of Midland ...

Banting girls’ soccer teams compete at SCAA championships

By Brian Lockhart The Banting Memorial High School Marauders girl’s soccer program had a stellar season with both the junior and senior teams undefeated going ...

That’s one tough steak

By Brian Lockhart There’s an old joke from way back, in cartoon form, that shows a guy who is down on his luck, eating an ...

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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 ...