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Local high school students bring their thoughts to Kawartha Lakes council
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: Two local I.E. Weldon Secondary School students addressed Kawartha Lakes Council recently in...

Dan Cearns
Apr 24, 20242 min read


Whooping Cough cases identified in Kawartha Lakes
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: There have been cases of Whooping Cough, also known as Pertussis, identified in the City of...

Dan Cearns
Apr 24, 20241 min read


Ontario creating new funding to build and upgrade sports and recreation centres
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: The Ontario provincial government is looking to help communities upgrade and create new...

Dan Cearns
Apr 24, 20241 min read


Scugog approves restarting the process to create a new animal shelter
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The New Animal Shelter for Uxbridge-Scugog project seems to be taking a step forward, five years after it...

Dan Cearns
Apr 17, 20242 min read


Deegan Denture and Hearing Clinics a longtime family tradition
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES/DURHAM: Deegan Denture and Hearing Clinics offer their clients years of family tradition and...

Dan Cearns
Apr 17, 20242 min read


Kawartha Lakes Police Service names their next police chief
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The Kawartha Lakes Police Service (KLPS) has named their next police chief. In a recent press...

Dan Cearns
Apr 17, 20241 min read


Kawartha Lakes councillors prefer action on parking over further study
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: Members of Kawartha Lakes council are looking for the City to take action on parking needs in the...

Dan Cearns
Apr 17, 20242 min read


City of Kawartha Lakes marks Autism Awareness Month
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The City of Kawartha Lakes recognized Autism Awareness Month, at a meeting, on Tuesday, April...

Dan Cearns
Apr 17, 20241 min read


Process and wait
DAN CEARNS The Standard As the old saying goes, the wheels of government turn slowly, and with no project does that seem more the case...

Dan Cearns
Apr 17, 20242 min read


Ontario Premier calls for federal carbon tax to end
DAN CEARNS, The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: Ontario Premier Doug Ford spoke out against the federal government’s recent carbon tax...

Dan Cearns
Apr 10, 20241 min read


Cupcake Junkie is the place to find sweet treats
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: Cupcake Junkie offers customers in Port Perry a wide array of tasty treat options. “We have cupcakes,...

Dan Cearns
Apr 10, 20242 min read


Recent conditions delay Scugog burn ban
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: With current weather conditions, Scugog’s Fire Chief happily told councillors at a meeting on Monday,...

Dan Cearns
Apr 10, 20241 min read


Scugog's Mayor discusses a number of topics at recent luncheon event
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: Township of Scugog Mayor Wilma Wotten provided her input and information on a number of topics at a...

Dan Cearns
Apr 2, 20242 min read


Ontario government unveils the 2024 provincial budget
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA: The Ontario government released the 2024 provincial budget on Tuesday, March 26th. This year’s...

Dan Cearns
Apr 2, 20242 min read


Local Lindsay museum unveils an exhibit on the Lindsay Post's history
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives recently unveiled a new exhibit on the history of the...

Dan Cearns
Apr 2, 20241 min read


The Greatest?
DAN CEARNS The Standard Recently, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews reached a milestone for this season. In a game against the...

Dan Cearns
Apr 2, 20242 min read


Kawartha Lakes puts a burn ban in place
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The City of Kawartha Lakes has put their spring burn ban in place. The ban was officially...

Dan Cearns
Apr 2, 20241 min read


Scugog to purchase new clocks from local resident for Town Hall 1873
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: Port Perry’s Town Hall 1873 will be getting a new installation soon: four heritage-style clocks. At a...

Dan Cearns
Apr 2, 20241 min read


Scugog council approves the 2024 operating budget
DAN CEARNS, The Standard SCUGOG: Scugog residents will be seeing a 2.47 percent increase on the Township side of their municipal tax...

Dan Cearns
Mar 28, 20241 min read


Easter spirit returning to Port Perry
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Port Perry community is once again invited to show their Easter pride later this month, with the...

Dan Cearns
Mar 27, 20241 min read
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