New Tecumseth Times

Africa: The cartographic and demographic truth

By Gwynne Dyer Two Africa-based advocacy groups, ‘Africa No Filter’ and ‘Speak Up Africa’, launched a “Change the Map” campaign in April. “When whole generations, ...

3D Print Forge displays detailed toys and collector items at Tottenham Vendors’ and Farmers’ Market

By Brian Lockhart The items created by Anthony Seebaran of the 3D Print Forge are a collector’s dream. Anthony brought his items to the vendors’ ...

Municipalities split evenly on changes to Simcoe County Council representatives

By Brian Lockhart Simcoe County Council has released the results of the triple majority process undertaken by the 16 municipalities in the County. Council has ...

Local resident cycling to raise money for SickKids Foundation

By Brian Lockhart A New Tecumseth man is using his bicycle to raise funds to support childhood cancer research through the SickKids Foundation by riding ...

Fake ASE texts target New Tecumseth residents, Town warns

By Brian Lockhart If you or someone driving your vehicle is caught speeding in a zone with an Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) camera, you will ...

Simcoe County Museum to host Canadian Festival of Old Cars this weekend

By Brian Lockhart If you are an antique car enthusiast, you will have a chance to see some old classics at the Simcoe County Museum ...

Fire Danger Rating remains ‘extreme’ in New Tecumseth

By Brian Lockhart The Fire Danger Rating continues to remain at the ‘extreme’ level in New Tecumseth as hot and dry conditions continue across the ...

Simcoe County Archives reopens to the public after renovations

By Brian Lockhart The Simcoe County Archives has reopened to the public after an eight-month closure for significant renovations. Originally constructed in two phases – ...

Road rage incident ending with gunfire under investigation

Nottawasaga Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are investigating a road rage incident that ended with a bullet hole. The incident occurred between 11 p.m. on Aug. ...

Work ethic

By Brian Lockhart An interesting quote arrived through one of my news feeds the other day. “When there is no consequence for poor work ethic ...

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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 ...