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The Standard
Mar 28, 20241 min read
Kawartha Conservation alerts public to illegal activities at Ken Reid Conservation Area
KAWARTHA LAKES: Kawartha Conservation is issuing a community alert regarding recent illegal activities within Ken Reid Conservation Area,...
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The Standard
Mar 28, 20247 min read
Editorial: Release
Most of us don't think about it in our day to day, but release is a thing which doesn't come easy. Try going up to a friend and attempt...
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Dan Cearns
Mar 28, 20241 min read
Scugog council approves the 2024 operating budget
DAN CEARNS, The Standard SCUGOG: Scugog residents will be seeing a 2.47 percent increase on the Township side of their municipal tax...
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Dan Cearns
Mar 27, 20241 min read
Easter spirit returning to Port Perry
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Port Perry community is once again invited to show their Easter pride later this month, with the...
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darryl knight
Mar 27, 20242 min read
Pick up something amazing tonight at Papa’s Pizzaland
SCUGOG: In the heart of bustling Port Perry, Papa's Pizzaland stands tall as a beacon of flavor and community. Over several years, this...
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darryl knight
Mar 27, 20242 min read
Brock’s rural road rehab program moving to next phase
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard BROCK: Local rural roads will continue to see improvements this year, as the township recently announced its...
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Courtney McClure
Mar 27, 20242 min read
Celebrate Earth With a Spring Clean-Up
COURTNEY McCLURE The Standard UXBRIDGE: Show your appreciation for the environment by supporting your local trails and wildlife. On April...
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Dan Cearns
Mar 27, 20242 min read
Kawartha Lakes council votes to make ATV pilot project a permanent fixture of the municipality
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The City of Kawartha Lakes is making the pilot project for All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), on City...
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Dan Cearns
Mar 27, 20242 min read
Ontario government announces new investments in housing related infrastructure funding
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: The Ontario government is making new investments, to try to get more housing built across...
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darryl knight
Mar 27, 20241 min read
Uxbridge plucks plan for backyard chickens
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard UXBRIDGE: In keeping with a recent report from the Durham Agricultural Advisory Committee (DAAC), as well as...
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Dan Cearns
Mar 27, 20241 min read
Scugog council costs over $319,000 in 2023
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: A report on council member salaries and benefits was included in the agenda for Scugog council’s meeting,...
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The Standard
Mar 27, 20242 min read
Top trends in gardening
Helen Nicolaou, Pine Ridge Garden Club With the first day of spring behind us, we can now enjoy the extra daylight hours planning how to...
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The Standard
Mar 27, 20243 min read
William Byrd programme to be performed at St. Paul's Anglican Church
UXBRIDGE: On Good Friday, March 29th, at 4 p.m., Cantorei sine Nomine, under the direction of Stuart Beaudoin, will perform an all...
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The Standard
Mar 27, 20241 min read
2024 Sunderland Lions Music Festival
NORTH DURHAM: The 64th edition of the Sunderland Lions Music Festival gets underway on April 3rd and 4th at Port Perry High School,...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Mar 27, 20242 min read
I’ve Lost My Head
By Jonathan van Bilsen Religion is a very personal thing and that is why I never bring it up in my column. History, however, is quite...
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Geoff Carpentier
Mar 27, 20243 min read
Walk Softly - Coyotes
by Geoffrey Carpentier Much maligned and certainly misunderstood, the coyote or brush wolf (Canis latrans) is a resourceful and adaptive...
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The Standard
Mar 27, 20241 min read
Epsom & Utica news
FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard Congratulations, to the PPHS Curling Club for excelling in Kingston this past weekend. They showed...
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The Standard
Mar 27, 20244 min read
Zephyr & Sandford news
PAT ASLING Special to The Standard The non-winter continues! By the time you read this all the snow that dumped on us Thursday will be...
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