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Colleen Green
May 20, 20211 min read
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Today [Tuesday, May 18th] I took my one-year-old grandson out to play in my front yard. The dandelion seedlings were flying...
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Colleen Green
May 13, 20211 min read
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, With farming season here, I am reminding parents to pass on an essential and possibly life-saving lesson to their children –...
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Colleen Green
Apr 29, 20211 min read
Letter to the editor: One year, one million, a proud milestone
Since our launch in November 2019, Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes has made a significant impact in the local community. More than...
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Colleen Green
Apr 8, 20211 min read
Letter to the editor: Long Term Care
To the editor The Conservative government has $933 million in taxpayer funds to “fix long-term care.” This includes tax money given to...
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Colleen Green
Apr 8, 20211 min read
Letter to the editor: RCL Branch 419
To the editor Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 419 continues to thank the volunteers, following our Easter food and bottle and can drive. To...
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Colleen Green
Apr 8, 20211 min read
Letter To the editor: Congratulations to Scugog!
Congratulations to Scugog! The local health unit has done a great job at the inoculation center. I arrived at the arena/community centre...
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Colleen Green
Apr 1, 20211 min read
Letter to the Editor: 1st Port Perry Scouts
Dear Editor, 1st Port Perry Scouts will be holding their annual scrap metal/bottle fundraiser to support the up keep of the Scout Hall,...
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Colleen Green
Apr 1, 20211 min read
Letters to the Editor: Royal Canadian Legion
Dear Editor, On March 20th, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 419, held a food, bottle and can drive, in support of Operation Scugog,...
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Colleen Green
Mar 18, 20211 min read
Letter to the editor – War amps
Dear Editor The War Amps Key Tag Service is celebrating a milestone this year, its 75th anniversary! The service has not only been...
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Colleen Green
Mar 18, 20212 min read
Letter to the editor – March 18, 2021
Dear Editor GOING GOING GONE!!!! Where are all the Port Perry Trees going? Suppose you live in an existing area or in an area about to be...
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Colleen Green
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Scugog Council Passes 4.98% tax increase
Dear Editor Once again Scugog Council has disregarded the affects of the pandemic on both residents and small businesses and approved a...
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Colleen Green
Feb 18, 20211 min read
Letter to the Editor: “And The People Stayed Home”
As we approach the first anniversary of our lives changing in so many ways, and as we wait for the vaccine to arrive, perhaps it is a...
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Colleen Green
Feb 11, 20211 min read
Letter to the Editor: Red Dress
COVID-19 has affected the Memorial Walks, usually held all across Canada each February 14th. This year however, the 2021 Justice 4 Stolen...
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Colleen Green
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Letter to the Editor – Jan 21st, 2020
Dear Editor The holiday season has come and gone happily once again for the clients of Operation Scugog. The challenges of this difficult...
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Colleen Green
Dec 17, 20201 min read
Letter To the Editor: Holiday cheer cards for Veterans
From the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence The holidays will be...
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Colleen Green
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Letter to the editor: Conservation Authority
To the Editor I am gravely concerned about the proposed emasculating of the powers of Ontario’s Conservation Authorities buried in the...
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Colleen Green
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Letter to the editor: Township Pay Raises
Dear Editor A pay raise … seriously, in this pandemic? I find it difficult to believe the Town Council would vote for a pay raise! Over...
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Colleen Green
Dec 3, 20203 min read
Letter to the editor: Why Your Town Needs to be More Sustainable
Sustainability is a word you hear quite often now a days but what exactly does it mean? By definition the word sustainability means; the...
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Colleen Green
Dec 3, 20201 min read
Letter to the Editor: Help Our Neighbours!
Dear Editor, This is a community initiative to fill the shelves of the Operation Scugog Foodbank. There will be a food drive on Saturday,...
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Colleen Green
Nov 19, 20201 min read
Help us meet the need
We have been in touch with our local schools and there is a great need for gift cards from; Grocery Stores, Local Businesses that offer...
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