New Tecumseth Times

Wheels of Hope needs local drivers to assist cancer patients

By Brian Lockhart When a person is diagnosed with cancer, it is a life-changing event that can present many challenges. One of those challenges is ...

Track Your Plow app allows residents to keep informed on winter maintenance

By Brian Lockhart Now that the colder weather is here, you can expect town crews to be out plowing the streets during and after a ...

Southlake is the only hospital in York Region to be recognized in 2026

Southlake Health is proud to be one of the top employers in the Greater Toronto Area for 2026, a designation that celebrates workplaces that lead the ...

Smoke alarms save lives – check your batteries regularly

By Brian Lockhart With the recent time change and turning your clocks back an hour, it is also recommended that you use the change as ...

Local seminar provides seniors with guidance on how to avoid scams

By Brian Lockhart There have been many telephone and internet scams over the past decade, many of which have targeted senior citizens, resulting in millions ...

NVCA budget passed unanimously by Board of Directors

On Nov. 28, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) Board of Directors unanimously passed the 2026 NVCA Draft Business Plan & Budget — the first ...

Hornets split the weekend – win at home, lose on the road

By Brian Lockhart It was a split weekend for the Alliston Hornets, as the team won at home but lost on the road. The squad ...

Herbert’s Boots pledges $50,000 to support local hospital’s campaign

By Brian Lockhart Herbert’s Boots in Alliston has announced a pledge to donate $50,000 to the Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Because of You Campaign to ...

Health unit says cervical cancer can be eliminated with the bulletproof HPV vaccine

A new report from the Canadian Cancer Statistics Advisory Committee shows that cancer mortality rates are going down. However, cervical cancer rates have stopped declining in Canada. ...

Stevenson Memorial Hospital receives provincial funding for infrastructure

By Brian Lockhart Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston will receive funding from the province for Community Infrastructure Renewal as part of a broader $257 million ...

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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 ...