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Province expects to name a Durham Region facilitator this month
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM: The Region of Durham can expect a provincial facilitator to review the municipality and its services this...

Dan Cearns
Sep 7, 20232 min read


Elexicon tournament funds to benefit local charities and organizations
DAN CEARNS The Standard NORTH DURHAM: A few local organizations are among those who will benefit from the funds raised at Elexicon...

Dan Cearns
Sep 7, 20232 min read


Sunderland Fair set for Sept. 12 and 13
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard SUNDERLAND: Celebrating the agricultural heritage of the community and the theme of ‘pumpkins’ the Sunderland...
darryl knight
Sep 7, 20231 min read


Kawartha Lakes among municipalities offered "strong mayor" powers
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The Province of Ontario is extending an offer to the City of Kawartha Lakes. Accept a provincial...

Dan Cearns
Sep 7, 20232 min read


Meet Ontario’s newest Poet Laureate serving the Township of Scugog
SCUGOG: The Township of Scugog is proud to announce its first Poet Laureate, Hollay Ghadery. Hollay will soon compose poetry to capture...

The Standard
Aug 30, 20232 min read


English Catholic teachers the latest to hold strike vote
DARRYL KNIGHT, The Standard Another group of Ontario educators are moving closer to job action this fall, as Ontario’s Catholic school...
darryl knight
Aug 30, 20232 min read


Tourism in Durham seeing promising numbers despite difficult times
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM: At least one indicator of tourism success is showing the Region of Durham that the local tourism industry...

The Standard
Aug 30, 20233 min read


Homestead caps a successful first year of Honey for Hospice
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: Homestead Furniture and Appliances, in Port Perry, has completed a successful year-long fundraiser for...

Dan Cearns
Aug 30, 20231 min read


Triumphant Return of LAS Craft Market & Gift Show
HAILEY MCFADDEN, LAS KAWARTHA LAKES: The Lindsay Agricultural Society (LAS) is delighted to announce the resounding success of the LAS...

The Standard
Aug 30, 20233 min read


Blackstock Fair coming back this month
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Blackstock Fair returns to the fairgrounds, on Saturday, August 26th, for its 156th edition. The...

Dan Cearns
Aug 24, 20231 min read


Public elementary and secondary school teachers' unions to hold strike votes this autumn
DAN CEARNS The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: Elementary and secondary school teachers might be heading to the picket lines this...

Dan Cearns
Aug 24, 20232 min read


Scugog seeking community input to shape 2024 budget
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Township of Scugog is seeking residents' input on their 2024 municipal budget. "The Township of...

Dan Cearns
Aug 24, 20231 min read


DRPS, fire departments collaborate on annual North Durham Community Day event
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: People are invited to visit the Port Perry Fairgrounds on Saturday, September 16th, for a community event...

Dan Cearns
Aug 24, 20232 min read


83-year-old Scugog man killed in a single-vehicle collision
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: An 83-year-old man from Scugog Township died from a single-vehicle collision on Sunday, August 20th....

Dan Cearns
Aug 24, 20231 min read


Pegasus Animal Sanctuary holding summer youth event
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Pegasus Animal Sanctuary is hosting a youth summer program event, on Sunday, August 27th. The event...

Dan Cearns
Aug 24, 20231 min read


Amazing Race Port Perry set to return for its third year
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: McMurtry Law is bringing back the Amazing Race Port Perry event for another year, in support of the Oak...

Dan Cearns
Aug 15, 20231 min read


Lindsay's early August storm classified a Downburst
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The storm which hit Lindsay on Thursday, August 3rd, has been declared an EF0 Downburst by...

The Standard
Aug 15, 20232 min read


Kawartha Conservation looking to make the second Autumn Festival even better
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: Kawartha Conservation is hoping their second annual Autumn Festival is even better than the first...

Dan Cearns
Aug 15, 20232 min read


Body of missing boater recovered from Lake Scugog
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: Durham Regional Police have located a body, near Gilson’s Point, just two days after a boater went...

Dan Cearns
Aug 15, 20231 min read


Concerns found in Ontario government's Greenbelt boundary change processes
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM: Ontario's Auditor General has laid out several concerns with the way the Ontario provincial government...

The Standard
Aug 15, 20233 min read
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