41 Tecumseth Pines Dr., Tecumseth Pines, New Tecumseth - 07/20/12 04:53 PM
Well appointed two bedroom, two bathroom detached bungalow with a garage offered for $219,000.  What's missing from this picture? YOU!! See the Virtual Tour to more fully appreciate this property. Detached Bungalow with Single Garage If you would like to see this property and/or other homes in the area, call me, Chris Smith, @ 1.866,936.3500 to arrange your private viewing.
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Choosing Automotive Signage - 07/19/12 04:22 AM
 As longtime readers, or people in my marketplace might know, I previously drove a Dark Blue Passat Stationwagen (diesel).  I had my brokerage (and symbol - "rock" and then "hot air balloon"), my website and my office phone number in white vinyl lettering on the side and rear windows of this car. It has been the most effective (and cost-effective) single piece of marketing I have attempted.  The signage on my Passat, as simple as it is, has resulted in three listings and numerous inquiries, and only comes with a small price... any and everyone knows who is driving my car.  … (22 comments)

500,000 points finally! - 07/16/12 06:05 PM
I crossed over the 500,000 point threshold today, finally, not so much with a "bang" but rather with a "whimper".  6,000 bonus points from Bob's Localism challenge pushed me to 503,000 when I wasn't looking... October 16th, 2009 seems so long ago now, when at the urging of my very good friends, Al and Peggy Cunningham, I joined AR.  I had recently re-entered Real Estate and they told me that this was the future. They introduced me to many people here, many of whose blogs I still regularly read.  In the first few years they would alert me to any contest … (41 comments)

Alecs Birthday Cake - 07/11/12 10:26 AM
For Helen and I, a child came later in our lives, and without much forethought ... the time has flown by.  We have enjoyed all the family time that we have managed this month, whether playing games indoors (to beat the heat), or in the pool late afternoons (when the sun is not so harsh), and we saw Brave in Orangeville last Sunday.  Helen is of Scottish heritage, so this movie, like Braveheart, was a "must see". I tend to be the more pragmatic person of the two of us.  So when Helen told me that she wanted to bake Alec … (27 comments)

Ian Collet of Double Top Darts - 07/10/12 04:01 PM
It is with great sadness that I must share the news that Ian Collet passed in the morning of July 9th, 2012. There are some people that you do not have to see and/or talk to every day.  It could be months, even years, and yet, when you meet, it is as if you last saw them yesterday. Ian, and his wife Carol, are that type of people. I introduced people to Ian in a blog on Double Top Darts, a store that is a fixture in the Brampton Darting Community.  Ian, himself, has been a fixture at the Royal Canadian … (8 comments)

Potential Virus unleashed on Computers Monday July 9th, 2012! - 07/08/12 08:30 AM
Potential Virus unleashed on Computers Monday July 9th, 2012! A years-old virus created in Estonia could wreak havoc on your smartphones and/or computers if you are infected.  The DNS changer virus was designed to re-route internet traffic to sites where the group could profit from ad-clicks.  The FBI has prevented this from happening through a two-year program called Operation Ghost Click.  On Monday the FBI is shutting down these "temporary servers" allowing the internet to return to normal.  In most computers, this issue has been dealt with, but if you want to make sure you are not vulnerable, read on... PC, … (8 comments)

Alliston Farmer's Market on Mill Street - 07/07/12 11:30 AM
More "opportunity time" this morning, and as you might know, if I happen to be near Alliston on a Saturday morning, I will stop by the local farmer's market. So this morning, in spite of the, at times, torrential rains, guess where I was?


Helen had put in her order, and I picked up six bagels, still warm from the oven, a couple of strudels, and a spicy beef patty.  Our order from the Harvest Share program has us stocked for fruit and vegetables for the week, so I passed on their fine produce.

If you happen to … (11 comments)

Adjala - Tosorontio - 07/06/12 07:17 AM
Adjala-Tosorontio is a mostly rural township dotted with small towns in south-central Ontario, in the County of Simcoe. Adjala-Tosorontio is located north of Highway 9, east of Mono Township on west of the city of New Tecumseth. It was created in 1993 when the County of Simcoe Act merged the townships of Adjala and Tosorontio on January 1st, 1994. A predominantly rural area, the township reflects its agricultural heritage. Rolling hills, beautiful treed countryside and meandering rivers are a few of the many natural attributes of the area. Adjala-Tosorontio contains numerous small villages such as Colgan, Keenansville, Rosemont and many others. … (3 comments)

Beeton Creek Estates - 07/06/12 07:14 AM
Beeton Creek Estates is a small community of less than twenty five custom built homes nestled along the Beeton Creek just north of Tottenham Ontario.   Located on the south side of Sixth Line, just east of Tottenham Road, homes in this community are on lots generally two acres and larger located on Tecumseth Heights Drive, Themer Court, and McCague Court.  Prices for homes in this community will generally range from $500,000 and up. View Larger Map If the thought of living in an estate type home on a country lot amid treed rolling hills beside Beeton Creek appeals to you, call … (5 comments)

New Tecumseth, Ontario - 07/06/12 07:05 AM
The Town of New Tecumseth was created in January 1991 and encompasses the former municipalities of the Town of Alliston, the villages of Beeton and Tottenham, and Tecumseth Township.
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Located North of Highway 9 and South of Highway 89, East of Highway 50 and West of Highway 27, commuting to the GTA is conveniently accomplished via several main traffic arteries.  People that consider New Tecumseth as a location for their home for the following reasons:
An attraction to the lifestyle afforded them in the small towns and rural areas that make up New Tecumseth.
A desire … (3 comments)

Greenbriar Adult Lifestyle Community - 07/06/12 12:41 AM

Lou Biffis built the Nottawasaga Inn in 1968 on the Nottawasaga river just south of Highway 89, East of Alliston and north of Beeton and Tottenham. His vision of building a Inn/resort offering beautiful surroundings, quality service within an hour of Toronto provided people an opportunity to relax and pamper themselves in comfort at a fair price.In 1972, Lou first envisioned designing and creating a destination for year round residents. In 1985, the adult lifestyle community of Green Briar was founded on the eastern end of the property abutting an eighteen hole golf course.
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Briar Hill Adult Lifestyle Community - 07/06/12 12:40 AM
The Nottawasaga Inn in 1968 by Lou Biffis on the Nottawasaga river just south of Highway 89, East of Alliston and north of Beeton and Tottenham.
His vision of building a Inn/resort offering beautiful surroundings, quality service within an hour of Toronto provided people an opportunity to relax and pamper themselves in comfort at a fair price.In 1972, Lou first envisioned designing and creating a destination for year round residents.
In 1985, the adult lifestyle community of Green Briar was founded on the eastern end of the property abutting an eighteen hole golf course.
Briar Hill is the … (0 comments)

Tecumseth Pines Adult Lifestyle Community - 07/06/12 12:38 AM
Are you considering Downsizing? ... Considering a move to an adult lifestyle Community like Tecumseth Pines?
 
Tecumseth Pines is a planned adult lifestyle development of 185 Detached Bungalows introduced in three phases between 1984 and 1987, and is currently managed by Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities.
 
Beautifully situated among the treed rolling hills of New Tecumseth, South Simcoe, immediately north of Caledon, just northwest of King Township, this community in the city of New Tecumseth offers people who are wishing to "downsize" or just looking for more "freedom" the opportunity to do so while maintaining a lifestyle they desire. What makes … (0 comments)

Happy 236th Birthday America - 07/04/12 07:16 AM
Happy 236th Birthday America! My feelings towards the United States and its people have changed dramatically over the years.  As a student, I felt very pro-Canadian and anti-American.  I am not really sure I understand why.  Perhaps I was influenced by those around me... perhaps it was that I felt we, as Canadians, feel/felt so dominated by the larger (in population) prosperous and influential country to our south. Over the years, my feeling have changed.  As I look back, I understand that one of the major factors causing my feelings to change was experience, or perhaps, lack of it.  In my … (16 comments)