New Tecumseth Times

County releases annual report on 10-year affordable housing and homelessness strategy

By Brian Lockhart The County of Simcoe has released its 10th annual Housing Our Future report for 2023 to measure and evaluate the implementation of ...

Gibson Centre, CONTACT Community Services benefit from Seniors Grant

By Brian Lockhart The Gibson Cultural Centre and CONTACT Community Services are among the recipients in Simcoe-Grey to benefit from Seniors Community Grants. The Ontario ...

Council discusses allowing chickens in the backyard

By Brian Lockhart A presentation by a local resident requesting a consideration to change the bylaw regarding backyard chicken coops resulted in some discussion during ...

Cloned meat in Canada

By Sylvain Charlebois Imagine savouring a steak from a cloned animal or sipping milk from a cloned cow. Investigative journalism by Thomas Gerbet of the ...

Building maintenance

By Brian Lockhart Commerce Court in downtown Toronto is a huge skyscraper that once dominated the skyline. It has 57 stories and is 942 feet ...

Ready-to-drink beverages, large beer packs available in grocery stores early, amidst province-wide LCBO strike

By Sam Odrowski Ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages and large beer pack sizes are now available in Ontario’s grocery stores. The addition of these products to grocery ...

‘This facility will save lives’: Mental Health Hub moves one step closer to reality for York Region

By Brock Weir Jim Eliopoulos saw the fire diminish in the eyes of his son, Jake. Adopted from Ukraine as a 22-month-old in 1993, Jim ...

Grants and programs offered to landowners by NVCA

By Brian Lockhart If you are a landowner looking to restore and enhance your water quality and wildlife habitat, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority offers ...

NDBL hosts annual All-Star game in New Lowell

By Brian Lockhart The North Dufferin Baseball League hosted its annual All-Star game on the diamond in New Lowell on Saturday, July 6. This is ...

Kiwanis Teddy Bear Picnic promises summer fun for kids

By Brian Lockhart If you are looking for some fun summer activities for the kids that won’t cost a lot of money, the Kiwanis Club ...

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Always go straight to the top

By Brian Lockhart As a person who travels around this great province quite a bit, I have a couple of regions that are my favourites. ...

Monthly Message: Grey’s for Greens encourages livin’ the life, sustainably

Sustainability is increasingly being adopted as a lifestyle choice. With intention, it can be woven into almost all of our daily decisions as we transition ...

Reflections on Mary Simon

By Brock Weir When push comes to shove, I think it’s safe to say that Canadians are proud of our country. Sure, there are those ...

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 ...

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