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Storm knocks down trees, power in Prince Albert, Port Perry
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: A severe storm in Scugog damaged trees and power lines, leaving a portion of the municipality without...
Dan Cearns
Jun 26, 20241 min read
Striking Out
DAN CEARNS The Standard We've come to the point in the summer when this writer must take the opportunity to say, "I told you so." In an...
Dan Cearns
Jun 26, 20242 min read
Durham police conducting a homicide investigation in Cannington
DAN CEARNS The Standard BROCK: Durham Regional Police are investigating a potential homicide after a man was found dead in a home in...
Dan Cearns
Jun 19, 20241 min read
Scugog to look at temporary parking options for Canada Day
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Township of Scugog is looking into the potential of expanding parking options for visitors to the...
Dan Cearns
Jun 19, 20241 min read
Durham police lay charges against Scugog man for intimate partner violence
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) have charged a 46-year-old Scugog man following an...
Dan Cearns
Jun 19, 20241 min read
Kawartha Lakes considering banning heavy trucks on a new selection of roadways
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The City of Kawartha Lakes is going to consider barring heavy trucks from certain roads in the...
Dan Cearns
Jun 19, 20241 min read
HKPR warns of a rise in local Pertussis cases
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR) recently sent out a warning...
Dan Cearns
Jun 19, 20241 min read
Scugog Fire responds to early morning fire in Blackstock
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: On Wednesday, June 5th, at 2:07 a.m., Scugog Fire was paged to a fire at 13900 Old Scugog Road in...
Dan Cearns
Jun 13, 20242 min read
Local resident calls for a Go Transit link in Lindsay
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: A Kawartha Lakes resident is calling on the City of Kawartha Lakes to help bring a Go Transit Bus...
Dan Cearns
Jun 13, 20241 min read
Red light sought to improve local safety at local intersection
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: A Kawartha Lakes councillor is looking to improve safety at a local intersection, by moving up...
Dan Cearns
Jun 13, 20241 min read
Durham Police arrest four individuals after they tried to flee in a stolen vehicle
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: Four individuals have been arrested and charged, after they tried to evade police in a stolen vehicle....
Dan Cearns
Jun 13, 20241 min read
Ontario, federal and municipal governments collaborate to keep CCBF alive
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: Multiple levels of government have come together to keep an infrastructure support grant...
Dan Cearns
Jun 13, 20241 min read
Kawartha Lakes OPP lay multiple impaired driving charges over the weekend
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding residents about the importance of driving...
Dan Cearns
Jun 13, 20241 min read
Centre of attention
DAN CEARNS The Standard After another season of disappointing results for the Toronto Maple Leafs, all eyes are on what this team will do...
Dan Cearns
Jun 13, 20242 min read
Scugog sends cell tower projects back to the drawing board
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Township of Scugog council delighted several residents when they voted to provide letters of...
Dan Cearns
Jun 6, 20242 min read
Ontario, federal governments to collaborate with municipalities on housing crisis
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: Provincial and federal housing officials have recently affirmed their commitment to...
darryl knight
Jun 6, 20242 min read
TLDSB school honoured for fundraising success
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: A Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) school has been named one of Ontario’s top...
Dan Cearns
Jun 6, 20241 min read
Scugog provides supportive funding for a Greenbank Hall project
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Township of Scugog has decided to help fund a project at the Greenbank Hall. At a meeting on Monday,...
Dan Cearns
May 29, 20241 min read
Kawartha Lakes calls on federal, provincial help for Fleming College
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The City of Kawartha Lakes is calling on the federal and provincial governments, to provide...
Dan Cearns
May 29, 20241 min read
Local business steps up to help after the Bobcaygeon apartment fire
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: Early this month, a fire tore through an apartment building in Bobcaygeon, displacing several...
Dan Cearns
May 29, 20242 min read
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