By Shawn Lackie I was recently asked a very good question by a family friend (thanks Laurie) about whether or not it made sense to add a...

When the Township of Scugog Council returns from its summer break, one of the first orders of business will be to consider supporting a...

By Shawn Lackie When I was a kid (oh, so many years ago) we used to listen to our parents moan about taxes and how they were misspent...

by Lauren Walker Summer has come and gone! As usual it slips by in the blink of an eye. If you’re like me, summer can throw a wrench in...

by Tina Y. Gerber – McCurley Several years ago, I was experiencing difficulties and didn't know what was wrong. My doctor, at that...

To the Editor, Lake Scugog is a large, shallow lake, located about an hour north east of Toronto. Water from this headwater lake, fed...

DAN CEARNS The Standard As the National Hockey League (NHL) season draws nearer, teams will start to think further about what gaps they...

by Jonathan van Bilsen Self-driving vehicles are certainly here to stay, but they do come with a series of defects which need to be...

SHAWN LACKIE The Standard Much has been made about the interest rate increases over the last five years. Ten times, the Bank of Canada...

by Lauren Walker I’ve helped my family run All Fit All Ages Gym for most of my life. I’m happy to say, we are making changes, in order to...

by Jonathan van Bilsen I have always been fascinated by many of the sayings we have and often wonder where their roots lie. In fact, the...

by Geoffrey Carpentier For the last few years, we’ve had new neighbours on Elgin Pond, in Uxbridge. A family of swans moved in and each...

By Shawn Lackie Unless you have been living under a rock, you would know about the controversy created by the announcement, a new...

DAN CEARNS The Standard As a resident of the country of Canada, there is a lot to be proud of at the end of the 2024 Paris Summer...

by Jonathan van Bilsen Whenever people travel, there is inevitably the unexpected which happens. This was the case when I went to...

by Tina Y. Gerber-McCurley Life feels so chaotic, since my knee replacement at the end of June. I have things to do, people to visit, and...

by Jonathan van Bilsen NASA constantly searches for better ways to feed astronauts, especially on long space missions. This is certainly...

by Geoffrey Carpentier I woke up early today and went outside to watch the sunrise. A flash of colour caught my eye. Was that an earwig...

DAN CEARNS The Standard For years, I’ve been an avid follower of politics in this country, interested in things which happen at every...

by Jonathan van Bilsen After five years and sixty episodes of my travel show, photosNtravel, it has finally run its course. Although I...