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Colleen Green
Nov 4, 20211 min read
Dear Editor – truth and reconciliation
We are a settler collective, based in Uxbridge, Ontario, who have been inspired by the Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action 53, Part...
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Colleen Green
Nov 4, 20212 min read
Letter to the editor – bakersville
Downtown and Virtual This Year! Bakersville, The Animated Gingerbread Village, and a Port Perry tradition for the last 25 years is again...
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Colleen Green
Nov 4, 20211 min read
Letter to the editor – Carbon Monoxide awareness week
Dear Editor, Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week starts November 1st: Is YOUR Family Safe? Carbon monoxide is called the Silent Killer because...
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Colleen Green
Oct 28, 20211 min read
Letter to the Editor,
“Finally after almost 2 years Port Perry Artists Association (PPAA) is having their annual “Fall Art Festival.” All original works,...
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Colleen Green
Oct 28, 20211 min read
2021 Christmas Campaign
Letter to the Editor, Due to the ongoing pandemic, and to ensure everyone’s safety, Operation Scugog has decided to give out gift cards...
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Colleen Green
Oct 21, 20211 min read
Letter to the editor
The article [‘Vehicle maintenance tasks drivers don’t want to overlook,’ in The Standard’s October 14th edition] was very informative,...
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Colleen Green
Oct 7, 20212 min read
LEtter to the editor – Haugen’s RESPONSE
Letter to the Editor, We are writing to respond to a recent letter to the editor regarding our Barbecued Chicken & Ribs plate charge,...
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Colleen Green
Sep 30, 20211 min read
LEtter to the editor – senior population
Dear Editor As a senior for the last 17 years, I always appreciate the local support most give us. However, recently I had a very...
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Colleen Green
Sep 23, 20211 min read
Letter to the Editor: Refugee Reunification Support Group
To the Editor: I am writing to express my admiration for the Port Perry Refugee Reunification Support Group and the generous people of...
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Colleen Green
Sep 16, 20211 min read
Open letter to The Standard readers,
Global Climate March in Port Perry In September 2019, 200 people joined a climate march in Port Perry. That global Fridays for Future...
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Colleen Green
Sep 16, 20211 min read
LEtter to the editor:
Metrolinx’s new Environmental Assessment(EA) process is not properly serving the citizens of Ontario, in my experienced opinion....
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Colleen Green
Sep 2, 20211 min read
Letter to the Editor
Once more, Our Sunrise Beach Association would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all of the businesses and individuals in our town...
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Colleen Green
Aug 26, 20211 min read
Letter to Editor, The Standard:
For many years now Trudeau’s Liberals have known about denied stroke treatment on basis of age, in Provinces like Ontario. And has...
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Colleen Green
Jul 15, 20211 min read
Letter to the Editor – 1st port perry scouts & big brothers and big sisters
Dear Editor, We would like to thank the following: Bruce Thomson of BP Shingles for donating all the material to replace the roof at the...
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Colleen Green
Jul 1, 20212 min read
Statement from Regional Chair John Henry on Canada Day
“In light of the recent discoveries in British Columbia and Saskatchewan, and in solidarity and respect for Indigenous neighbours, on...
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Colleen Green
Jul 1, 20211 min read
Letter to the Editor: Durham Region Stroke Recovery Group
Many Covid-19 Long-Haulers need physiotherapy in their quest for recovery. Long Haulers between ages 20 and 64 are denied OHIP funded...
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Colleen Green
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Downtown Scavenger Hunt June 9th – 30th
SCUGOG: This is your Dog Friendly Scavenger Hunt! When you find a clue and take a photo of it. When you have found all that you can, send...
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Colleen Green
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Letter to the editor: A small group of people met to remember the precious 215 Tk’emlúps te Secwépe
A small group of people met to remember the precious 215 Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nations Children from the Kamloops Indian...
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Colleen Green
Jun 3, 20211 min read
Letter to the editor: New Leash on Life
A huge thank you to the Port Perry community and businesses for their support of the 2021 virtual Port Perry Walk for Dog Guides. We have...
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Colleen Green
May 20, 20213 min read
Letter to the Eidtor: Elected Officials should not block constituents on social media
Elected officials should not block constituents on social media simply because they disagree with them. Social media helps to keep...
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