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darryl knight
3 days ago2 min read
Councillors consider sidewalk extension to Brock High School
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard BROCK: A potential sidewalk extension which would connect the town...
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darryl knight
3 days ago2 min read
Scugog receives update on economic growth plan
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard SCUGOG: Local councillors recently received an update on the...
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darryl knight
3 days ago2 min read
Ward 5 By-Election set to begin in Kawartha Lakes on April 1st
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The City is gearing up for the much-anticipated...
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darryl knight
3 days ago2 min read
LATEST RATE CUT
by Shawn Lackie I don’t know about you but I am getting tired of hearing about Donald Trump. We need some kind of news blackout holiday...
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darryl knight
3 days ago2 min read
New organics collection program a success in Kawartha Lakes
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The new Organics Collection Program, recently...
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darryl knight
3 days ago2 min read
Brock moves forward with a new Visitor Growth Plan
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard BROCK: The Township is taking steps to enhance its tourism strategy,...
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Geoff Carpentier
3 days ago3 min read
Walk Softly – The Conclusion of a Chilly Tale
by Geoffrey Carpentier We are nearing the end of our discussion on how animals deal with winter’s cold and snow: having dealt with birds,...
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Lauren Walker
3 days ago2 min read
Movement for Life - March
by Lauren Walker Here’s a trivia question for you, What exercise has the biggest effect on your blood sugar?Long walks, short walks or...
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Tina Y. Gerber McCurley
3 days ago2 min read
Big changes start with small steps
by Tina Y. Gerber – McCurley As we know, a lot can happen in a year. I feel big things and changes are coming in 2025. I can feel the...
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Tammy Adams
3 days ago3 min read
New Scam Targeting Seniors
by Tammy Adams and Susan Fisher Scams have been around for years, but recently seniors are becoming increasingly targeted by scammers,...
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The Standard
3 days ago1 min read
Epsom & Utica news
by Faye Ashton Welcome Spring on Thursday, March 20th. We have witnessed Spring like weather this past week as we saw an abundant amount...
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The Standard
3 days ago6 min read
Zephyr & Sandford news
by Pat Asling Already more than half of March will has melted away. We can only hope in the next few days most of that snow in your yard...
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The Standard
3 days ago1 min read
Manilla, Beaverton & Cannington news
By Patricia Dawson Come out to a fun time fiddle jam on Sunday, March 23rd, from 1 to 5 p.m. The address is 16990 Simcoe Street, Manilla....
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The Standard
Mar 131 min read
Local residents receive King Charles III Coronation Medal
On Wednesday, March 6th the prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal was presented to Rick and Deb DeJong at the home of Magil and...
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Colleen Green
Mar 132 min read
Lakeview Health and Wellness opens Uxbridge location
COLLEEN GREEN The Standard UXBRIDGE: Lakeview Health and Wellness opened their first location in 2020 in Port Perry. Since then, the...
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darryl knight
Mar 132 min read
Scugog Council approves fee waiver for 2025 Dragon Boat Festival
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard SCUGOG: At a Township of Scugog's council meeting, on Monday, March...
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Shawn Lackie
Mar 133 min read
Column: Help Available For Aging In Place
by Shawn Lackie A number of years ago, I did a feature on Port Perry’s Golden Girls, on my Real Estate Show on Rogers. The Golden Girls...
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The Standard
Mar 132 min read
Birding In Mongolia presentation coming soon to Scugog Public Library
Jay Thibert , NDN North Durham Nature (NDN) Club will be presenting Birding In Mongolia with Carly Davenport, Martin Parker and Dave...
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The Standard
Mar 132 min read
Editorial: News Publishers Call on Canada Post CEO to Support Local News
For many Canadian community news publishers, Canada Post is really the only game in town when it comes to distributing their newspapers...
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