New Tecumseth Times

Summer revellers are reminded to be wary of West Nile Virus

By Brian Lockhart It’s summer and a lot of people are spending time in the great outdoors near lakes and hiking along forest trails. The ...

Town considers building new skateboard parks

By Brian Lockhart New Tecumseth municipal council received a report from the Recreation, Facilities, and Culture Department during its July 13 meeting regarding the feasibility ...

NDBL senior division wraps up regular season schedule

By Brian Lockhart The Owen Sound Baysox finished in first place in the senior division of the North Dufferin Baseball League after taking over the ...

Fire danger rating remains moderate for New Tecumseth

By Brian Lockhart There are currently no burning restrictions in place in the region. During a summer that has seen one hot period but otherwise ...

Mental health advocacy is ‘love letter’ to family, says new head of CMHA-YRSS

By Brock Weir As a caregiver to a parent with persistent mental illness, Andrew Chung knows all too well the challenges that come in finding ...

Sixty-three individuals charged in OPP sexual abuse and exploitation investigation

By Brian Lockhart Through the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet, a joint initiative involving the Ontario Provincial ...

OPP lay charges after indecent act in grocery store

By Brian Lockhart The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police arrested an individual following a report of an indecent act in a grocery store. ...

Nottawasaga OPP lay numerous charges for drug trafficking and fraud

By Brian Lockhart Members of the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police with assistance from Nottawasaga Community Street Crime Unit have concluded a drug ...

Jade’s Craftable Creations creates beautiful flowers from pipe cleaners

By Brian Lockhart Pipe cleaners used to be a tool for cleaning a pipe. Someone discovered that due to their bendable shape and furry liner, ...

Jackie Curd retires after 32 years at The Clothes Line

By Brian Lockhart After 32 years of hard work and dedication, Jackie Curd has retired from her position as store manager at The Clothes Line ...

Laugh early and often

By Brock Weir It was hard to settle into my seat after a particularly active, hectic day – and one that had a bit of ...

CMHA, Oak Valley Health expand services for treatment-resistant depression

By Brock Weir Depression can often be treated through psychotherapy and medication, but for those living with treatment-resistant depression, finding relief can be just out ...

How hot is it?

By Brian Lockhart Predicting the weather has become a very accurate process over the past 20 or so years – maybe longer. Thanks to Doppler ...

August is prime time for accessing seasonal produce at farmer’s markets

How often have you thrown out produce you bought only a few days ago? One of the best ways to avoid that waste is to ...

Russia: Home of the Potemkin nuclear weapons?

By Gwynne Dyer There’s a lot of performative militarism in Russia at the moment, which is unsurprising given that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is ...

Perseverance

By Brian Lockhart There are people who like to fly under the radar and not really accomplish a whole lot in life. Others take a ...

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 ...

July 2026 Archive