New Tecumseth Times

Stevenson Memorial Hospital encourages excellence award nominations for deserving nurses

By Brian Lockhart Stevenson Memorial Hospital (SMH) is inviting residents of New Tecumseth and surrounding communities to recognize the exceptional contributions of its nursing team ...

Local track and field club starts training for 2025 season

By Brian Lockhart With the warmer weather, the South Simcoe Dufferin Track & Field Club will be getting outdoors and training for the 2025 season. ...

Simcoe County temporarily extends drop-off facilities and adds new locations for spring clean-up

By Brian Lockhart To help residents during spring clean-up, the County of Simcoe is opening several waste drop-off facilities on extra days for brush only. ...

Eight teams remain in battle for Junior C Schmalz Cup

By Brian Lockhart The battle for the 2025 Junior C Schmalz Cup is underway with eight teams in the first round of playoffs in the ...

One of New Tecumseth’s newest businesses promises no-streak windows

By Brian Lockhart Cleaning second-story windows can be a challenge, especially when you don’t have the right tools for the job, but a new business ...

Alliston high school’s robotics team gains attention of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

By Brian Lockhart A robotics team from Banting Memorial High School in Alliston made a big impression at the one of the world’s largest trade ...

Simcoe County paramedics persevere through extreme weather conditions to provide life-saving care

By Brian Lockhart The recent bout of severe weather has placed a strain on Simcoe County Paramedics as they face additional challenges when serving the ...

South Simcoe Police respond to two drug overdoses in Bradford West Gwillimbury

Drug overdoses continue to impact residents of South Simcoe. A call was made to local emergency services on March 21, at roughly 5:25 a.m., about ...

NVCA appoints new Chief Administrative Officer

By Brian Lockhart The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority has appointed Jennifer Vincent as its new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). With nearly 25 years of experience ...

Ontario ministers warn U.S. new softwood lumber duties boost housing costs for Americans

By Sam Odrowski The provincial government is firing back at the United States over its government’s decision to raise duties on Canadian softwood lumber later ...

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My Sister’s Place reflects on decades of support for women and children

My Sister’s Place’s history, or as we like to call it, “her story,” began long before the shelter itself opened. We have served the ...

Courts are the last defence against tyranny

By Gwynne Dyer India and the United States are the world’s two biggest democracies, and both of them seem to be in danger. In each ...

If you build it…

By Brian Lockhart If you have been around long enough, you may remember the old TV show, WKRP in Cincinnati. Maybe you have seen it ...

Op-ed: Canada Post and the shuttering of community newspapers

The shuttering of Winnipeg’s Community Review means 200,000 households will no longer get the benefit of a free community newspaper delivered to their door. It ...

Power of (Dogeared) Pages

By Brock Weir I’ve never really been a morning person. Then again, I haven’t really been a coffee person until relatively recently, so maybe that ...

Home is where you make it

By Brian Lockhart My ideal day is around 78°F, no humidity at all, sunny, with the odd puffy cloud passing across the sun just to ...

Netanyahu’s remaining options

By Gwynne Dyer “The graveyards are full of indispensable men,” said former French Premier Georges Clemenceau about a century ago, and it’s still true. Israel’s ...

CONTACT and Friends of the New Tecumseth Library come together to spread some ‘Good Vibes!’

By Brenda Pufek In a world that continuously challenges our resilience, the power of community support shines even brighter. CONTACT Community Services and Friends of ...

Courage, conviction, and contrast

By Brock Weir It’s strange how as often as some folks like to claim “Canada’s broken,” followed by an incongruous laundry list of reasons to ...

Do we have water to spare?

Canada is one of the highest per capita water users in the world. We use more than twice as much as Europeans. We think of ...

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