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Councillors decry slow response times, lower service levels
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: City of Kawartha Lakes councillors expressed their...
Colleen Green
Sep 24, 20202 min read
Door-to-Door Food Drive
HEATHER KIRBY, Executive Director, Kawartha Lakes Food Source KAWARTHA LAKES: Over the past six months, as the pandemic has forced a...
Colleen Green
Sep 24, 20202 min read


Ride for Covid Relief – Ride4UnitedWay
ROBERT HOWARD, Chief Possibility Officer, United Way of Durham Region DURHAM: On September 27th cyclists are invited to come to Durham...
Colleen Green
Sep 24, 20202 min read


The legacy of Terry Fox: The Marathon of Hope
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Colleen Green
Sep 24, 20202 min read
Kawartha Lakes health unit reporting trend of increasing animal bite cases
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health...
Colleen Green
Sep 24, 20202 min read


Algoma Orchards to receive over $57,000 in funding to become more innovative and competitive
DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: The Governments of Canada and Ontario are providing more than $5.4 million, through the Canadian Agricultural...
Colleen Green
Sep 24, 20202 min read


Independent review to be conducted on Brock municipal animal services
Independent review to be conducted on Brock municipal animal services by The Standard | September 24th, 2020 Podcast...
Colleen Green
Sep 24, 20201 min read


The Ontario government Durham Region Caucus announces over $126 million for Durham Region Transit
DURHAM: Ontario is working to support municipalities and get people moving by investing in new transit infrastructure projects in Durham...
Colleen Green
Sep 24, 20202 min read


Leaf and yard waste<br>collected weekly for the autumn
STACY GRANT, COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR, The Regional Municipality of Durham DURHAM: The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department...
Colleen Green
Sep 24, 20202 min read
Kawartha Lakes looking to restrict fireworks discharging to holidays
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: City of Kawartha Lakes council is moving forward with...
Colleen Green
Sep 24, 20202 min read
Climate walks to resume in Scugog
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard SCUGOG: Climate change action protest walks are going to resume this...
Colleen Green
Sep 24, 20201 min read
Ontario government reduces allowed gathering sizes across the province
Ontario government reduces allowed gathering sizes across the province by The Standard | September 24th, 2020 Podcast...
Colleen Green
Sep 24, 20202 min read
Garden Honours Late Emergency Department Nurse at Ross Memorial Hospital
AMANDA CARVALHO, Communications and Public Affairs Officer, Ross Memorial Hospital KAWARTHA LAKES: Each year at Ross Memorial Hospital,...
Colleen Green
Sep 17, 20201 min read
Ontario Family Court rules against divorced father seeking to keep child from in-person schooling
RUSSELL ALEXANDER, Divorce Lawyer KAWARTHA LAKES: The Superior Court of Justice has ruled against a divorced father seeking to keep his...
Colleen Green
Sep 17, 20202 min read
Ontario taking month long pause on easing virus restrictions
NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA: The Ontario government has put on hold any further lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, as cases in the province are...
Colleen Green
Sep 17, 20201 min read
Erin O’Toole provides caucus address
DURHAM: The new Conservative Party of Canada leader, and Durham MP, Erin O’Toole made his first address at the party’s national caucus...
Colleen Green
Sep 17, 20201 min read
Durham MPPs Announces $300,000 to Help Local Fight Against Crime
Durham Region: On August 6, 2020, the Ontario Government announced an investment of more than $6 million over the next three years to...
Colleen Green
Sep 17, 20203 min read
Durham Region welcomes major announcement from Amazon
DURHAM: The following statement was issued on behalf of John Henry, Regional Chair and Chief Executive Officer for The Regional...
Colleen Green
Sep 17, 20201 min read


North Durham’s first live Drive-In Concert
NORTH DURHAM: The Juno nominated duo, The Reklaws, will headline the first-ever live drive-in concert for North Durham, as part of the...
Colleen Green
Sep 17, 20201 min read
Vince’s announces S.O.S. Food Drive
NEIL MOORE, Brand Manager, Vince’s Market SHARON: On September 8th, Vince’s Market was pleased to announce the launch of their S.O.S....
Colleen Green
Sep 17, 20202 min read
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