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Free Topping Pizza under new ownership
DAN CEARNS, for The Standard SCUGOG: For new owners of the Free Topping Pizza restaurant in Port Perry, Gia LoPatriello and Mariah Gibbs,...
Colleen Green
Dec 17, 20201 min read
Donna McInnis recognized for community contributions with the Barbara Truax Award
KAWARTHA LAKES: In 2019 Donna McInnis dedicated a total of 226.25 hours to supporting those who feed the hungry, across the City of...
Colleen Green
Dec 17, 20201 min read
Storytime with the Uxbridge library
COURTNEY McCLURE, for The Standard UXBRIDGE: Kick your weekend afternoon off with a story from the Uxbridge library! Every Saturday...
Colleen Green
Dec 17, 20202 min read
Local trustee Carolyn Morton to chair DDSB in 2021
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard NORTH DURHAM: Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge Trustee Carolyn Morton will...
Colleen Green
Dec 17, 20201 min read
Jacob Mantle
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard UXBRIDGE: Former Uxbridge municipal politician, Jacob Mantle will be...
Colleen Green
Dec 17, 20202 min read
Uxbridge welcomes the13th annual fantasy of lights display
COURTNEY McCLURE, for The Standard UXBRIDGE: If you walk-through Elgin Park at nighttime, you’ll notice multiple displays lighting up the...
Colleen Green
Dec 17, 20202 min read
Hot off the presses: The Nog
COURTNEY McCLURE, for The Standard UXBRIDGE: Have you ever wondered if there was a creature living around Lake Scugog? Don’t tell your...
Colleen Green
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Wes Lane: 90 years young
COURTNEY McCLURE, for The Standard SCUGOG: A fresh flurry of winter snow didn’t stop James Lane and the rest of his family from wishing...
Colleen Green
Dec 10, 20202 min read
Kawartha Lakes passes 2021 capital budget
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: City of Kawartha Lakes council has passed the 2021 tax...
Colleen Green
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Brock council hears impact of interim housing control bylaw
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard BROCK: The Township of Brock is looking at its options after hearing...
Colleen Green
Dec 10, 20202 min read
Port Perry Hospital Foundation gives ‘pick me up’ to hospital staff
by The Standard | Podcast Dec 10 2020 https://thestandardnewspaper.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/PPHF-Pick-Me-Up-Dec-10th-2020.mp3 DAN...
Colleen Green
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Good Samaritans to the rescue
Good Samaritans to the rescue by The Standard | Podcast Dec 10 2020 https://thestandardnewspaper.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Good-Samar...
Colleen Green
Dec 10, 20202 min read
Scugog encourages people to recognize heroes online
Scugog encourages people to recognize heroes online by The Standard | Podcast Dec 10 2020 https://thestandardnewspaper.ca/wp-content/uplo...
Colleen Green
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Uxbridge Christmas Bird Count Day is approaching, Sunday December 27th are you with us?
BRENDA NEAR, North Durham Nature This will be the sixteenth year for our count, joining thousands of other counts across North America....
Colleen Green
Dec 3, 20201 min read
A trail of brilliant lights, festive windows, and a wave from Santa!
LISA JOHN-MACKENZIE, Township of Uxbridge, Tourism Development Coordinator UXBRIDGE: The Uxbridge Holiday Trail is a safe and festive...
Colleen Green
Dec 3, 20202 min read
Scot Pine Thinning 2020 Uxbridge Countryside Preserve
BRENDA NEAR, North Durham Nature This past Saturday afternoon a low profile Scot Pine thinning occurred in the Countryside Preserve with...
Colleen Green
Dec 3, 20201 min read
Food banks across the Kawartha Lakes report nearly 800 new individuals will have accessed their serv
JESSICA TOPFER, Administration and Programs Centre Manager, Kawartha Lakes Food Source KAWARTHA LAKES: 10 food banks across the Kawartha...
Colleen Green
Dec 3, 20203 min read
$11.5 million in funding will support increased capacity at provincial abattoirs and help farmers ad
The governments of Canada and Ontario are committing up to $11.5 million through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership)...
Colleen Green
Dec 3, 20203 min read
Oak Ridges Hospice on track to open in spring 2021
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard SCUGOG: Oak Ridges Hospice of Durham continues to make progress on...
Colleen Green
Dec 3, 20202 min read
Councillors decide not to donate raises to Scugog township
by The Standard | Podcast December 3rd, 2020 https://thestandardnewspaper.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Councillors-decide-on-Donations-D...
Colleen Green
Dec 3, 20202 min read
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