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Rural Ontario Institute announces Rural Change Makers
The Rural Ontario Institute is pleased to announce the 2020 cohort of the Rural Change Makers pilot project. Eighteen participants, aged...
Colleen Green
Jun 25, 20201 min read
Ontario Celebrates Local Agri-food Heroes
The Ontario government is celebrating local agri-food heroes, who have stepped up to ensure the province’s food supply chain remains...
Colleen Green
Jun 25, 20202 min read
Uxbridge township hosts virtual Canada Day contest
COURTNEY McCLURE, for The Standard UXBRIDGE: The township of Uxbridge is asking residents of the municipality to show their...
Colleen Green
Jun 25, 20201 min read
Join In & Support Local!
SCUGOG: The Scugog Chamber is hosting a virtual Canada Day draw. You will have a chance to win a $480 prize package, consisting of gift...
Colleen Green
Jun 25, 20201 min read
Canada Day in Brock Township
BROCK: Canada Day will look a little different this year, as we are not able to gather for our annual celebrations, due to the COVID-19...
Colleen Green
Jun 25, 20201 min read
Trees planted behind community centre in Goodwood
Trees planted behind community centre in Goodwood by The Standard | June 25th, 2020 Podcast https://thestandardnewspaper.ca/wp-content/up...
Colleen Green
Jun 25, 20202 min read
Brock names new acting CAO
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Colleen Green
Jun 25, 20201 min read
Brock township to look at possible changes to food truck rules
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard BROCK: The Township of Brock is considering changes to their food and...
Colleen Green
Jun 25, 20202 min read
Scugog working with BIA to improve physical distancing space in downtown
SCUGOG: The Township of Scugog is looking to help residents physically distance from one another. At a meeting on Monday, June 22nd,...
Colleen Green
Jun 25, 20202 min read
Gift card program invests about $25,000 into the local downtown Port Perry economy
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard SCUGOG: The Port Perry Business Improvement Association (BIA) ran a...
Colleen Green
Jun 18, 20201 min read
Lindsay residents seeking damage pay from City of Kawartha Lakes
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: After having been removed from the City of Kawartha...
Colleen Green
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Scugog Mayor expects visitors, public will continue following COVID-19 rules
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard SCUGOG: With Scugog boasting the second lowest COVID-19 case numbers...
Colleen Green
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Province Continues to Strengthen the Voices of Patients, Long-Term Care Residents and Families
TORONTO: The Ontario government has appointed Cathy Fooks as Ontario’s new Patient Ombudsman, to help improve the quality of care and...
Colleen Green
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Regional Chair officially proclaims June as Seniors’ Month
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Colleen Green
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Update on Crown-Indigenous Relations
JAMIE SCHMALE MP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes Brock, Shadow Minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations For many years, the prospects for...
Colleen Green
Jun 18, 20203 min read
Local hospitals receive annualized funding increase
KAWARTHA LAKES: On March 25th, our government released Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19, which includes an increase of $935...
Colleen Green
Jun 18, 20201 min read
First Anniversary of Inquiry Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, and Jill Dunlop, Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues, issued the following...
Colleen Green
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Sunderland Public School teacher-librarian and student share their experiences with Distance Learnin
BROCK: The Durham District School Board (DDSB) started Distance Learning on April 6th, as a result of schools being closed due to the...
Colleen Green
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Cause of Scugog Island house fire deemed accidental
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard SCUGOG: The Ontario Fire Marshal’s office (OFM) has completed their...
Colleen Green
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Members choose Heroes at Heart appeal as current community cause
KIM COULTER Communications Specialist, Ross Memorial Hosptial Foundation KAWARTHA LAKES: The Ross Memorial Hospital (RMH) Foundation is...
Colleen Green
Jun 11, 20202 min read
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