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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- Oct 27, 2023
- 2 min
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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The Standard
- Jun 29, 2023
- 1 min
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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The Standard
- Jun 29, 2023
- 1 min
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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The Standard
- Jun 15, 2023
- 1 min
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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The Standard
- Jun 15, 2023
- 2 min
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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The Standard
- Jun 15, 2023
- 1 min
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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The Standard
- May 19, 2023
- 1 min
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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The Standard
- Apr 27, 2023
- 1 min
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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The Standard
- Apr 21, 2023
- 4 min
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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The Standard
- Apr 21, 2023
- 3 min
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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The Standard
- Mar 29, 2023
- 3 min
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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The Standard
- Mar 9, 2023
- 1 min
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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The Standard
- Mar 3, 2023
- 1 min
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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The Standard
- Feb 9, 2023
- 2 min
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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- Jan 26, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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 13, 2023
- 1 min
Letter to the Editor: Conservation
It is not necessary for the Ford government to destroy our Conservation Authorities to build more homes, faster in Ontario. As an...
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- Jan 13, 2023
- 1 min
Dear Editor,
It is always heartwarming to see the generosity of spirit which shines so brightly at Christmas time. Our community showed a wonderful...
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- Jan 13, 2023
- 1 min
Letters to the Editor
Mayor Wilma Wotten, Township of Scugog Without prejudice Further to your interview in the Port Perry Star with Chris Hall, online...
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