Rewarding but tough may be the general consensus established entrepreneurs use to describe owning a small business. When working for...

SHAWN LACKIE, Special to The Standard SCUGOG: The multiple generations and teams from the Port Perry Angels Softball group enlivened the...

Let's celebrate! I have so much to be thankful for the last few months. I am so thrilled to be sharing my latest adventures! Port Perry...

SCUGOG: Get ready for this year's art festival, 'small town BIG.' The festival will kick off with the Lake Scugog Studio Tour, on...

KAWARTHA LAKES: Randy Read is a versatile veteran of the Canadian music scene. He has entertained throughout North America, over a career...

DENISE ROBERTSON, Project Manager, FMC OTTAWA: Farm Management Canada's (FMC) flagship Agricultural Excellence Conference (AgEx) is...

DAN CEARNS, The Standard SCUGOG: The Township of Scugog is partnering with 'Farm 911: The Emily Project' to make firefighter response...

HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to the Standard Last week's temperatures in the mid 20's just happened to be what we all needed, as an early...

KAWARTHA LAKES: Kawartha Conservation has launched three new native garden guides to help gardeners create healthy, natural, and...

LAURA GOULDING, Manager, Communications, 4-H Ontario GUELPH: 4-H Ontario is proud to announce the selection of five ambassadors who will...

OFFICE OF LORNE COE, MPP Whitby DURHAM: The Ontario Government is investing an additional $202 million annually in the province's...

In February, local vocalist Bob Burrows was working on a project at Chalet Studio, just outside of Claremont, with another local musician...

Last time I spoke about poop and how animals use it to stay healthy, excrete waste, have a snack or mark territories. Let’s dig a bit...

I was glancing through some notes I made many years ago, when collecting stamps, and noticed a reference to Tanganyika, an African...

DAN CEARNS, The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The City of Kawartha Lakes is moving forward with a licensing program for short-term rental...

DAN CEARNS, The Standard SCUGOG: The Scugog community is stressing transit as a concern to provincial officials. At a meeting, on Monday,...

DAN CEARNS, The Standard UXBRIDGE: The Ontario provincial government announced their plans to create an urban provincial park in Uxbridge...

When you read this, we will almost say goodbye to April, not apparently to the April showers. That one wonderful week of summer sure...

DAN CEARNS, The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR) thanked the City of Kawartha...

DAN CEARNS, The Standard BROCK: The Township of Brock has hired a former Scugog employee, to be their next treasurer and director of...