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CREATIVELY SPEAKING: A Little Dirt Will Never Hurt Anyone
ROBIN VAN DER VLEUTEN Special to The Standard At a local trivia night, I had the pleasure of being on a team with Amita Dayal and...
Robin Van Der Vleuten
Feb 29, 20242 min read
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The Artist Within - February 2024
The Artist Within is a regular column by LAUREN WALKER, Special to the Standard There’s a reason why I do what I do as an artist. It is...

Lauren Walker
Feb 29, 20242 min read
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The Standard
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Feb 29, 20240 min read
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Springtide Music Festival coming back to Uxbridge in June
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard UXBRIDGE: Over the past seven years, the Springtide Music Festival has become one of the community's...
darryl knight
Feb 27, 20241 min read
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All you need to know about Nice Nurse Home Care
COURTNEY McCLURE The Standard BLACKSTOCK: Are you in need of home-care services? Nice Nurse Home Care could help. Jennifer Spears, who...
Courtney McClure
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Westland Insurance providing community-based focused services
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: While part of a national brand, Port Perry’s Westland Insurance is focused on tailoring its services to...

Dan Cearns
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Lindsay break and enter leads to two arrests
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: Two Lindsay residents are facing multiple charges, after a break and enter occurred at a Lindsay...

Dan Cearns
Feb 27, 20241 min read
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Sunderland Arena expansion gets a budget boost
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard BROCK: The Sunderland Arena expansion and renovation project continues to move forward, with councillors...
darryl knight
Feb 27, 20241 min read
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Kawartha Lakes invests in Lindsay cameras project
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The City of Kawartha Lakes is helping to fund a surveillance camera initiative being taken on by...

Dan Cearns
Feb 27, 20241 min read
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Kawartha Lakes to mark International Women's Day in March
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The City of Kawartha Lakes will be marking International Women’s Day in March. “As we prepare to...

Dan Cearns
Feb 27, 20241 min read
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Exploring the value of photography
COURTNEY McCLURE The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: “Your family photos do not deserve to be stored in a box never to be looked at until...
Courtney McClure
Feb 27, 20241 min read
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Scugog Township to hold operating budget open house
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Township of Scugog is inviting residents to provide their input into the 2024 municipal operating...

Dan Cearns
Feb 27, 20241 min read
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Maudern Times - A Big Birthday Celebration
NORTH DURHAM: Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on November 30, 1874, in Clifton, now New London, in Prince Edward Island. After a life of...

The Standard
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Walk Softly – What is normal anyway?
by Geoffrey Carpentier About this time of year, several acquaintances call me to tell me, excitedly, they just saw their first migrant...

Geoff Carpentier
Feb 27, 20243 min read
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Informed
by Jonathan van Bilsen Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of hosting a candidate’s forum, prior to the upcoming by-election for Durham...

Jonathan van Bilsen
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Uxbridge Bruins hosting alumni game on March 1st
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard By virtue of their third-place finish in the Orr Division regular season standings, the Uxbridge Bruins have a...
darryl knight
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Blackstock Euchre results
1. Ray Porter. 2. Barb Porter. 3. Pat Allamong. 4. Julie McClure. 5. Danny McClure, Kim. Most lone hands: Barb Porter. Hidden score:...

The Standard
Feb 27, 20241 min read
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Zephyr & Sandford news
PAT ASLING The Standard So winter put in another appearance, just to let us know its hiding around the corners but here we are well past...

The Standard
Feb 27, 20244 min read
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Epsom & Utica news
FAYE ASHTON The Standard What a beautiful bright sight as the full moon, the one which is farthest away from the earth shone down on us...

The Standard
Feb 27, 20241 min read
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