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Region of Durham reaffirms commitment to vulnerable residents on World Homeless Day
DURHAM: The Regional Municipality of Durham reaffirms its commitment to supporting vulnerable residents, in recognition of World Homeless...

The Standard
Oct 10, 20232 min read


Meet Service Canada at the Uxbridge Library
UXBRIDGE: Do you know where your nearest Service Canada is? The closest Service Canada locations for people living in North Durham are in...

The Standard
Oct 10, 20232 min read


Dr. Simon Adams Joins RMH as General Surgeon
LINDSAY: Ross Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome Dr. Simon Adams as a new, full-time general surgeon. Dr. Adams, originally from...

The Standard
Oct 10, 20232 min read


OPP found not criminally responsible for self-inflicted death in Cameron
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: Ontario’s police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), has found Ontario Provincial...

Dan Cearns
Oct 10, 20231 min read


Toronto man arrested in Port Perry for assault, impaired related incident
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: Durham Regional Police arrested and charged a 29-year-old Toronto man in Port Perry, on Saturday,...

Dan Cearns
Oct 10, 20231 min read


TLDSB director uses Thanksgiving message to reflect on start of 2023/2024 school year
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: Trillium Lakelands District School Board’s (TLDSB) Director of Education, Wes Hahn reflected on...

Dan Cearns
Oct 10, 20231 min read


MNRF investigate and seize animals at local raccoon rescue
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: A local animal rescue has become the target of an investigation by the Ministry of Natural...

Dan Cearns
Oct 10, 20231 min read


Kawartha Home Hardware Group as Presenting Sponsor for 2nd Edition of Fall Home and Living Show
HAILEY MCFADDEN, Vendor Show Coordinator LAS KAWARTHA LAKES: The Lindsay Agricultural Society (LAS) is thrilled to announce a strategic...

The Standard
Oct 10, 20232 min read


Make every bean count
JENN GOODCHILD, Taylor Forder Insurance Brokers Ltd. SCUGOG: As part of the Your Community Brokers group of brokerages, across Ontario,...

The Standard
Oct 10, 20231 min read


Town Hall: bringing theatre to the community since 1873
PORT PERRY: Did you know the Town Hall 1873 Theatre wasn’t always a theatre? Port Perry has been home to the Town Hall 1873 Theatre for...

The Standard
Oct 10, 20232 min read


Who said that?
By Jonathan van Bilsen It is again time to look at some of the origins of phrases in the English language. Digging deep, I find it...

Jonathan van Bilsen
Oct 10, 20232 min read


Season wasted
Another chapter of Toronto Blue Jays baseball is over. This chapter has to be one of the more embarrassing ones in recent history. For...

Dan Cearns
Oct 10, 20232 min read


Bruins split their Thanksgiving weekend games
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard Thanksgiving weekend was a time for the Uxbridge Bruins to resume hostilities with their two oldest rivals,...
darryl knight
Oct 10, 20232 min read


Lumberjacks win both Thanksgiving weekend games
DAN CEARNS The Standard The Port Perry Lumberjacks found success over the Thanksgiving weekend, winning back-to-back games against North...

Dan Cearns
Oct 10, 20232 min read


Epsom & Utica Oct. 12
by Faye Ashton We just experienced one of the best Fall weeks in memory, so we were set for the nasty weather we are experiencing this...

The Standard
Oct 10, 20231 min read


Zephyr & Sandford Oct. 12
By Pat Asling Here is an interesting Thanksgiving poem to start by Lydia Maria Child Thanksgiving Day Over the river, and through the...

The Standard
Oct 10, 20233 min read


Editorial: Reconciliation
I am thankful for this gracious move among Indigenous Peoples as of late. My wife and I attended a recent truth and reconciliation...

The Standard
Oct 5, 20236 min read



The Standard
Oct 5, 20230 min read


New electric ice resurfacer for Brock Township
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard BROCK: As part of the township’s ongoing efforts to reduce carbon emissions and improve experiences for...
darryl knight
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Lake Scugog Enhancement Project hits a snag
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Lake Scugog Enhancement project is heading back to the drawing board after tenders came in well above...

Dan Cearns
Oct 3, 20232 min read
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