by Helen Nicolaou It's hard to tell, but spring officially arrived a month ago, back on March 20th. Still, with every warm sunny day,...

by SHAWN LACKIE Since we are still in holiday mode I did my 'Things to Be Thankful For' list and checked it twice. Goes something like...

by Shawn Lackie When Tiff Macklem at The Bank of Canada (BOC) announced the latest 25% rate cut on July 24th, there was a sigh of...

KAWARTHA LAKES: For a brief window this spring, Kawartha Conservation is thrilled to announce the return of our much-anticipated Native...

Helen Nicolaou, Pine Ridge Garden Club With the first day of spring behind us, we can now enjoy the extra daylight hours planning how to...

HELEN NICOLAOU Special to The Standard This Autumn weather has been ideal for finishing up all the garden duties. Many of us have taken...

JAY THIBERT, Special to The Standard UXBRIDGE: Wild pollinators are important to plant reproduction generally but they are also integral...

HAILEY MCFADDEN, Vendor Show Coordinator LAS KAWARTHA LAKES: The Lindsay Agricultural Society (LAS) is thrilled to announce a strategic...

HELEN NICOLAOU Special to The Standard SCUGOG: The 1970s was a groovy decade, seeing changes in music, culture and fashion. Many of us...

Walk Softly by Geoffrey Carpentier I recently read an article in the Toronto Sun by guest columnist John Stossel (July 28th, 2023, “Free...

HELEN NICOLAEU, Pine Ridge Garden Club SCUGOG: June is the month of Summer Solstice, marking a day of celebration for gardeners giving...

Debbi Mayster, Four Leaf PR According to a new survey commissioned by the TurfMutt Foundation and conducted online by The Harris Poll...

DEBBI MAYSTER, Four Leaf PR Perhaps you are already dreaming of family gatherings, grilling and eating in your backyard. Or maybe you...

The home improvement industry has been booming for years, but forecasters are projecting a deceleration in 2023 and perhaps beyond....

HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard SCUGOG: This week has inspired many a gardener to flock to the garden centres. A special weekend...

COURTNEY McCLURE, The Standard SCUGOG: Join monarch butterfly expert, Don Davis, as he shares his travels with the monarchs, at the...

Backyarding is the practice of taking everyday activities – think entertaining, eating, working, and working out, to name a few – into...

HELEN NICOLOAU, Pine Ridge Garden Club SCUGOG: The Pine Ridge Garden Club's first meeting of 2023 was held on March 14th and was well...

JAY THIBERT, North Durham Nature Club NORTH DURHAM: North Durham Nature Club is hosting David Hawke at their Tuesday, February 28th, Zoom...

HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard SCUGOG: Waking up Sunday morning to a winter wonderland certainly signified the end of another...