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darryl knight
Oct 3, 20231 min read
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...
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Dan Cearns
Oct 3, 20232 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...
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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...
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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...
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Dan Cearns
Oct 3, 20231 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...
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Dan Cearns
Oct 3, 20232 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...
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Courtney McClure
Oct 3, 20231 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...
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Lauren Walker
Oct 3, 20232 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...
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Tina Y. Gerber McCurley
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...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
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...
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Geoff Carpentier
Oct 3, 20233 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,...
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darryl knight
Oct 3, 20232 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...
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Dan Cearns
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...
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darryl knight
Oct 3, 20233 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...
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Courtney McClure
Oct 3, 20232 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...
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The Standard
Oct 3, 20231 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...
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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,...
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The Standard
Oct 3, 20234 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...
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Dan Cearns
Oct 3, 20232 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...
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