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SPORTS
Port Perry’s George Burnett is still proud of his small-town roots
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard SCUGOG: George Burnett has spent more than three decades shaping...
LumberJacks launch PJHL season with weekend sweep
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard The Port Perry LumberJacks kicked off their 2025–26 Provincial Junior...
On The Courts: 2025 Club Championship
SCUGOG: The Port Perry Tennis Club hosted its 2025 Club Championships last weekend, featuring some outstanding matches throughout the...
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
27th Annual Port Perry Antique & Nostalgia Show returns October 18 & 19
Jesse Gillis, Lake Scugog Historical Society SCUGOG: Scugog Recreational Community Centre will once again transform into a treasure...
The Artist Within: Fall Colours
by Lauren Walker Well, it has been a busy autumn thus far! I’m happy my September course filled up; and my October course is just about...
Explore Brock Township during the latest Culture Days weekend
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard BROCK: This Saturday, September 27th, Brock Township is inviting...
SHORELINES
Epsom & Utica News
by Faye Ashton It seems unbelievable that these are the last few days of September, with October quickly approaching. The quarter moon,...
Lindsay & Beaverton News
By Patricia Dawson The Thankful Hearts fundraising walk will take place on Thursday, October 2nd, at 1:30 p.m., at Ross Memorial Hospital...
Zephyr & Sandford News
by Pat Asling What more could be asked for than a continuation of the weather we experienced this past week? A good soaking rain and...
HEALTH, FITNESS, SENIOR LIVING COLUMNS
Advocating for yourself as you learn about your newly diagnosed disease
by Manley Lavender Upon learning from my neuromuscular specialist, I have something called myasthenia gravis and periphery neuropathy, I...
God reminds us we worry too much and must rely on Him
by Tina Y. Gerber-McCurley As we gathered for Church service, it was wonderful to see and talk to so many friends, after such a long...
Movement for Life
by Lauren Walker When my dad started mentioning his wrists were bothering him, we first thought he’d been doing too much sanding with a...
COVID 19 NEWS
DDSB Governance Committee to recommend rescinding COVID-19 tracking procedures
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM: The Durham District School Board’s (DDSB) Governance Committee recommends rescinding their COVID-19...
DDSB to continue current COVID-19 communication practices
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM: The Durham District School Board is not yet ready to rescind its COVID-19 communication practices....
COVID-19 no longer an international emergency
DAN CEARNS, The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The World Health Organization announced, earlier this month, COVID-19 is no longer a Public...
Meet our Columnists
DAN CEARNS - THE CAPED CEARNSADER
Dan Cearns is a reporter for The Standard Newspaper, so if you see him, feel free to say hello.
GEOFF CARPENTIER - WALK SOFTLY
Geoff Carpentier is a published author, ecotour guide and environmental consultant.
JONATHAN van BILSEN - YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME?
Join Jonathan van Bilsen begins a series of feature articles on prominent residents of North Durham in his new column, The Story Behind The Person.
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