New Tecumseth Times

County provides update on short-term modular housing

By Brian Lockhart The County of Simcoe is in the final stages of finalizing a partnership to bring a Bridge Housing Program to the 40-unit ...

Home for the Holidays online auction provides help for people in crisis

By Brian Lockhart CONTACT Community Services will be hosting its 4th annual ‘A Home for the Holidays’ online auction during the holiday season in support ...

Kevin Lord Memorial Foundation gifts $3,000 to SMHF

By Brian Lockhart After another successful golf tournament, the Kevin Lord Memorial Foundation is again supporting several good causes in the region. The tournament was ...

New Tecumseth’s deputy mayor motions for transparency on town credit cards

By Brian Lockhart New Tecumseth deputy mayor Stephanie MacLellan made a motion at the New Tecumseth Town Council meeting on Monday, Dec. 1, calling for ...

Beeton Santa Claus parade returns this weekend

By Brian Lockhart It’s time to get bundled up and find a good spot on the street so you can watch the Beeton Santa Claus ...

Alliston Hornets drop both weekend home games

By Brian Lockhart What’s going on with the Alliston Hornets? That’s what fans are asking after the Hornets suffered two more losses over the weekend. ...

Monthly Message: The price of convenience is too expensive for the environment

By Greys For Green We pay more, think less, and live on auto-play. Convenience has become a way of life. From pre-cut vegetables to next-day ...

Simcoe County council approves over $1 billion budget for 2026

By Brian Lockhart Simcoe County council approved a $1.042 billion budget on Nov. 25, 2025. The budget was designed to maintain existing service levels while ...

Don’t sweat the small stuff

By Brian Lockhart Years ago, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormons, ran a series of public service-type commercials ...

Venezuela: Performative murder

By Gwynne Dyer “If you’re on a boat full of cocaine or fentanyl or whatever, headed to the United States, you’re an immediate threat to ...

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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 ...