New Tecumseth Times

Paramedic Services food and toy drive wraps up successful season

By Brian Lockhart Residents, schools, and businesses from across Simcoe County showed their holiday spirit by donating 7,781 toys, 22,771 lbs of food, and $21,265.65 ...

New Stevenson Memorial facility to include MRI

By Brian Lockhart Stevenson Memorial Hospital (SMH) has announced that an MRI suite will be part of its redevelopment project. Housed in the Diagnostic Imaging ...

Hornets start the new year with 27th consecutive win

By Brian Lockhart The Alliston Hornets started the new year with their 27th win of the season when they hosted the Innisfil Spartans on the ...

County of Simcoe issues statement addressing growth pressure in the region

The following statement was issued by County of Simcoe Warden Basil Clarke: “The County of Simcoe agrees with certain aspects of the recent Hemson Joint ...

Tall orders in power vacuums

By Brock Weir As the dawn of a new year approaches, a particular tradition in my family is to pause during the Christmas hubbub and ...

Iran: End of the line?

By Gwynne Dyer Six months ago, at the end of Iran’s presidential election, I finished an article by speculating that the long-lived theocratic dictatorship in ...

What does sustainable living mean?

By Louise Montague Our New Year’s resolutions pledge a fresh start. Narrative Research shows that while 46 per cent of Canadians made resolutions in 2023, ...

New Year’s resolutions

By Brian Lockhart Put that cigarette out, go for a two-mile jog, come home and read a book, call your best friend and visit with ...

Property tax – how much will you pay?

By Brian Lockhart If you are a home or property owner, you will be required to pay tax on the property you own based on ...

New app allows for easy vaccination reports with health unit

By Brian Lockhart A new mobile app allows parents to conveniently update their child’s immunization records with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. The CANImmunize ...

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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 ...

Turn into the waves

By Brian Lockhart When I was in my final year of high school, our entire Grade 12 class entered the gym to view the movie ...

Minority reports

By Brock Weir Like many Canadians on Monday night, I eagerly awaited the results of three Federal byelections – two in the GTA and one ...

Monthly Message: A day in the life of a volunteer at the Alliston Food Bank

By Alliston Food Bank What does a day in the life of a volunteer at the Alliston Food Bank really look like? From the outside, ...

Hungary: The tide goes out

By Gwynne Dyer Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk sent a message congratulating Hungary’s newly elected prime minister, Peter Magyar, for having evicted long-serving populist leader ...

Culture clash

By Brian Lockhart There is a rather famous video of a minor baseball game where parents in the stands are harassing the umpire. The umpire ...

Why bother? Here’s why.

By Brock Weir Easter is one of my favourite holidays. While the religious aspect is the main element of the observance, for many it’s a ...

Monthly Message: CONTACT Seniors Programs sees incredible success in the community

In an era when social isolation, especially among seniors, is a pressing issue, initiatives focused on free local programming and community engagement are more important ...