New Tecumseth’s Oak Ridges Moraine area is interwoven with the history of Tottenham, which grew around what is now the protected Tottenham Conservation Area. Anchored by the town’s central mill pond and surrounding countryside, this protected space has long been part of local identity. As New Tecumseth, alongside other parts of Simcoe County, is targeted for unprecedented levels of growth, ongoing official plan reviews and growth management plans will increase tensions at the ORM’s edge in the years ahead.