New Tecumseth Times

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 ...

Essa man dies following single-vehicle collision in Orangeville

Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers, along with local EMS and fire services, responded to a serious single motor vehicle collision in Orangeville, involving an ...

Simcoe-Grey receives funding to support rural economic growth

By Brian Lockhart The Province of Ontario is investing $181,674 to support economic growth and long-term prosperity in Simcoe-Grey. The funding is supplied through the ...

Baxter Central Public School to receive a $6 million addition

By Brian Lockhart Baxter Central Public School in Baxter will be receiving a $6 million addition to create more student spaces in Essa Township. When ...

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 ...

Seventh person arrested in Adjala-Tosorontio arson case

By Brian Lockhart Nottawasaga Ontario Provincial Police’s Major Crime Unit, with the assistance of the Hawkesbury OPP and Laval Police, have charged a seventh individual ...

NVCA plants 4.5 million trees – a major milestone in watershed restoration

By Brian LockhartThe Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority has planted 4.5 million trees, marking a majorconservation milestone.Since launching its tree planting program in 1965, NVCA has ...

Beach monitoring program now underway across Simcoe Muskoka

By Brian Lockhart With warmer weather now here, going to a local beach to cool off and have some fun will be on many local ...

Police release update on investigation into human remains discovered in Thornton

By Brian LockhartPolice are continuing their investigation into a death in Thornton following DNA confirmation ofthe deceased’s gender.Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, ...

Alliston man among four charged in Aurora murder

By Brian Lockhart Four people, including a man from Alliston, have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with an apparent homicide that occurred at ...

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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