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Uxbridge Legion hosting Remembrance Speaker Series
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard UXBRIDGE: Later this month, Uxbridge Branch 170, of the Royal Canadian Legion, will be hosting a trio of...
darryl knight
Oct 3, 20231 min read


City of Kawartha Lakes adopts province's housing target
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The City of Kawartha Lakes has accepted the Ontario provincial government's housing creation...

Dan Cearns
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Chief Keith Knott speaks ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: Curve Lake First Nation Chief Keith Knott spoke to a number of orange-clad attendees of a flag...

Dan Cearns
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Enrolment and potential need for new schools among topics at recent TLDSB meeting
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: Trillium Lakelands District School Board trustees received an update on enrolment and the...

Dan Cearns
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Ontario government expands list of ailments pharmacies can prescribe and treat
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: The Ontario government is allowing pharmacists to prescribe and treat a number of...

Dan Cearns
Oct 3, 20231 min read


OSSTF ratifies bargaining structure for provincial talks
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: Members in the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) ratified a bargaining...

Dan Cearns
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Upgrades Coming to Harold Bell Memorial Park in Goodwood
COURTNEY McCLURE The Standard GOODWOOD: The baseball diamond at the Harold Bell Memorial Park, in Goodwood, will be closed for just over...
Courtney McClure
Oct 3, 20231 min read


Can you afford not to invest in your health?
by Lauren Walker "If you don't invest in your health now, be prepared to pay for your illness later." This excellent saying I came across...

Lauren Walker
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Can you hear me now?
by Tina Y. Gerber–McCurley I find it interesting that the smallest bone in your body is in your ear. It is called the stapes and is the...
Tina Y. Gerber McCurley
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Possession Seems to be 9/10ths of the Law
by Jonathan van Bilsen You may have read in the news this week, the National Museum of Scotland is repatriating a looted totem pole to...

Jonathan van Bilsen
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Walk Softly – Everybody's Hungry – Time to feed them!
By Geoffrey Carpentier Over the last few days you might have noticed, a lot of birds (and some bugs and bats) are on the move. Hawks,...

Geoff Carpentier
Oct 3, 20233 min read


Under 18 Wolves are howling ahead of Friday night’s home opener
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard A new night for their home games, at Scugog Arena, has brought renewed optimism for the Under-18 Central...
darryl knight
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Lumberjacks get a win and a loss over the weekend
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Port Perry Lumberjacks had mixed results over the weekend, losing to the Uxbridge Bruins but...

Dan Cearns
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Bruins claw their way to four-game winning streak
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard UXBRIDGE: With three games in five days, it was a busy week for the Uxbridge Bruins. However, they were able...
darryl knight
Oct 3, 20233 min read


Illuminate Port Perry at the Kent Farndale Gallery
COURTNEY McCLURE The Standard SCUGOG: Get ready to see your town illuminated by a local artist. Kelsey McKitterick, is showcasing her...
Courtney McClure
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Epsom & Utica Oct. 5
by Faye Ashton This summer like weather is amazing. The monarch butterflies are still with us and the bumble bees and honey bees are...

The Standard
Oct 3, 20231 min read


Blackstock Euchre Club Results
October 5 edition 1. Pat Allamong. 2. Benita Blair. 3. Val Priebe. 4. Pat Currie. 5. Dorothy Henderson. Most lone hands: Pat Allamong,...

The Standard
Oct 3, 20231 min read


Zephyr & Sandford Oct. 5
By Pat Asling Here we are in October and with such beautiful weather as we have been blessed to enjoy, we can only hope that it...

The Standard
Oct 3, 20234 min read


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...

Dan Cearns
Oct 3, 20232 min read
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