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Dear Editor: Canada Can Stop the Bad Bots Blitz
Dear Editor, Humans are now outnumbered on the internet. According to researchers, bots account for more than half of all internet traffic. The consequences of this development are starting to show. A bad bot, or a stealth bot, as it is also called, is a crawler which intentionally conceals or falsifies its identity or purpose, circumvents access controls or rights reservations, or impersonates human traffic. A new bipartisan proposal, in the United States - the Stealth Bot P

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Aug 203 min read


Letter: Deferral is not enough: Port Perry Agricultural Society calls on Township to resolve lease uncertainty now
The Port Perry Agricultural Society (PPAS) welcomes the community's extraordinary response to July 13th's Special Council meeting, and thanks every resident who showed up, spoke up, and made clear that the Port Perry Fairgrounds are not for sale. But the PPAS will not mistake a deferral for a victory. The uncertainty that has put this organization and this community's most beloved institution at risk has not been resolved. It has simply been postponed. Let's be direct about w

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Aug 132 min read


Subject: Response to Concerns About Avenu Development
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the recent editorial by the Scugog Lake Stewards, regarding the proposed Avenu development, near...

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Sep 12, 20242 min read


Welcome your 2024 tourism ambassadors
We are so excited to have Ken Vopni returning this year, as a Tourism Ambassador. We are also thrilled to have Brendan and Cameron...

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Jun 26, 20241 min read


Sunday, November 5th is International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
During this thanksgiving season, I am grateful we do not face the kind of religious persecution many in our world do today. Sunday,...
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Oct 27, 20232 min read


Letter to the Editor - Uxbridge Secondary School 100th Anniversary Reunion
Dear Editor, As we wrap up the Uxbridge Secondary School 100th Anniversary Reunion, we would like to take this opportunity to thank those...

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Jun 29, 20231 min read
Letter to the Editor - Sponsoring the Abandoned
What a wonderful evening of music Watoto brought to Hope Church, in Prince Albert, on June 20th. It was wonderful to see the sanctuary...

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Jun 29, 20231 min read
Letter to the Editor
Beginning with letters to the editor of three local Uxbridge newspapers in 2017, one of which landed on the desk of Colleen Green of The...

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Jun 15, 20231 min read


Statement from Ministers Marc Miller, Patty Hajdu, Dan Vandal and Pablo Rodriguez on National Indige
The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations; the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services; the...

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Jun 15, 20232 min read


Message from the Mayor
On behalf of the Township I invite Scugog schools, families and residents to join us in Palmer Park on Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 at 10...

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Jun 15, 20231 min read


Keep kids safe during lawn mower season
Dear Editor, When I was two years old, I ran into the path of a riding lawn mower and lost my right leg below the knee. It all happened...

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May 19, 20231 min read


Letter to the Editor: Musical Donation To Loaves And Fishes Food Bank
In February, local vocalist Bob Burrows was working on a project at Chalet Studio, just outside of Claremont, with another local musician...

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Apr 27, 20231 min read


Letter to the Editor: Port Perry High School Memory
Remember the huge snowstorm in Toronto, when Mayor Mel Lastman, much to the amusement of many, called for the Canadian Armed Forces,...

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Apr 21, 20234 min read
Letter to the editor: Port Perry High School 150th Anniversary & Reunion
Please join us for the 150th Port Perry High School (PPHS) Open House, on Saturday, May 6th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can roam the...

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Apr 21, 20233 min read


FROM THE OFFICE OF Todd McCarthy MPP DURHAM
Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released Ontario’s 2023 Budget: Building a Strong Ontario. It is a plan that navigates ongoing...

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Mar 29, 20233 min read
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, The 1st Port Perry Scout group would like to thank the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nations and their donation...

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Mar 9, 20231 min read


ODSP increase in income cap misses the mark for amputees
Dear Editor, Earlier in February, the Ontario government touted a win when it announced recipients of the Ontario Disability Support...

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Mar 3, 20231 min read


Letter to the Editor
Regarding the City plan to regulate Short term rentals (STRs), I have some thoughts. (re: the City of Kawartha Lakes) STRs have existed...

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Feb 9, 20232 min read


Letter to the Editor
It was reported last year that the Township of Scugog had a surplus of 1.3 million dollars in its 2022 budget. I checked with the...
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Jan 26, 20231 min read


Open Letter to the Editor: PP Scouts
This Scouting year 1st Port Perry Scouts are celebrating 100 years of Scouting. While the uniform has changed, over the last 100 years,...
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Jan 26, 20231 min read
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