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Missing autistic boy found dead in Kawartha Lakes river
DAN CEARNS, The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The search for a missing boy has ended in tragedy in Kawartha Lakes. Kawartha Lakes Police...
Colleen Green
Jun 15, 20221 min read
Robert Rock seeks to return to the Ward 3 Council seat
DAN CEARNS, The Standard SCUGOG: Robert Rock hopes voters will let him remain the Township’s Ward 3 Councillor, after this October’s...
Colleen Green
Jun 15, 20222 min read
Scugog is bringing Canada Day celebrations back to Palmer Park this July
DAN CEARNS, The Standard SCUGOG: After the COVID-19 pandemic put a delay on in-person celebrations in the last couple of years, the...
Colleen Green
Jun 15, 20221 min read
Ontario lifting some masking requirements while leaving others in place
DAN CEARNS, The Standard NORTH DURHAM/ KAWARTHA: The Ontario provincial government is leaving a couple of masking requirements in place...
Colleen Green
Jun 15, 20222 min read
4 tips for backyard barbecue success
When the weather warms up, the opportunities to enjoy more time outdoors increase. For many people that means firing up the grill to cook...
Colleen Green
Jun 9, 20222 min read
Backyard barbecue essentials
Summer barbecue season has arrived, and this season may be an especially active one. Many summer barbecues were called off in 2020 as the...
Colleen Green
Jun 9, 20223 min read
Merilyn Simonds speaks about Louise de Kiriline Lawrence
JAY THIBERT, North Durham Nature Club SCUGOG: Author Merilyn Simonds will introduce us to amateur ornithologist and nature writer Louise...
Colleen Green
Jun 9, 20221 min read
Uxbridge Historical Centre reopening
UXBRIDGE: After being temporarily closed, due to storm damage, the Uxbridge Historical Centre reopened to the public, on Saturday, June...
Colleen Green
Jun 9, 20221 min read
Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee
SHELLEY BERTRIM, Special to The Standard SCUGOG: This past Sunday afternoon at Port Perry United Church the Senior Choir preformed a...
Colleen Green
Jun 9, 20221 min read
Timeline to cleanup Scugog after storm expected to take weeks
DAN CEARNS, The Standard SCUGOG: Cleanup efforts by the Township of Scugog, following the windstorm over the May long weekend, are...
Colleen Green
Jun 9, 20221 min read
Scugog hoping to receive disaster recovery funds<br>from the province
DAN CEARNS, The Standard SCUGOG: The Township of Scugog is looking for financial assistance from the province following the recent...
Colleen Green
Jun 9, 20222 min read
Harold Wright looking to become the next Ward 4 Councillor
DAN CEARNS, The Standard SCUGOG: Lifelong resident and former agricultural business owner Harold Wright is running for the Ward 4 council...
Colleen Green
Jun 9, 20222 min read
North Durham and Kawartha Lakes voters once again send three Conservative politicians to Queen’
DAN CEARNS, The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: Kawartha Lakes’ and North Durham’s provincial ridings are remaining Conservative,...
Colleen Green
Jun 9, 20222 min read
Information Sessions on Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) Repayment Letters
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is standing by to assist Canadians who may have received correspondence indicating that they will now...
Colleen Green
Jun 3, 20221 min read
Wilma Wotten running for the role of Scugog’s Mayor
DAN CEARNS, The Standard SCUGOG: Longtime Scugog Councillor Wilma Wotten is running to be the Township’s next Mayor. Ms. Wotten has...
Colleen Green
Jun 3, 20221 min read
Kawartha Lakes Food Source celebrated our 1st Anniversary of our own salsa brand
KAWARTHA LAKES: The proceeds from KLFS Salsa are invested into the operating expenses of Kawartha Lakes Food Source, such as rent,...
Colleen Green
Jun 3, 20222 min read
OPP lay charges against three more suspects in Omemee murder investigation
DAN CEARNS, The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid more charges in the homicide investigation into...
Colleen Green
Jun 3, 20221 min read
Canadian kids are writing letters to children in Ukraine
COURTNEY McCLURE, The Standard NORTH DURHAM: How are Canadian kids supporting Ukrainian children? From the Stirling-Rawdon Township, Kim...
Colleen Green
Jun 3, 20222 min read
Work continues to repair and recover after derecho storm
DAN CEARNS, The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA: Cleanup and recovery efforts continue after the derecho storm hit communities in North...
Colleen Green
Jun 3, 20222 min read
Volunteer Excellence in 2021 celebrated at KLFS, with a presentation of the Barbara Truax Volunteer
KAWARTHA LAKES: Barbara Truax joined the Kawartha Lakes Food Source Board of Directors on July 10th, 2002, at the very beginning of our...
Colleen Green
Jun 3, 20222 min read
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