“After 31 years in locally elected positions, l would like to share that I will not be seeking re-election this fall. It is time to...

HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard With a great sigh of relief, the first day of spring has come and was a welcome sight with the...

February brought us a deep freeze and lots of snow for winter roads operations to contend with. A few weekends ago the Township had to...

HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard The prediction of an early spring by Wiarton Willie on Groundhog Day has given all Green Thumbs a...

The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario For more than 30 years, Rosemary Sadlier has advocated for the...

January has been quite a month. Last week we experienced a significant weather event with heavy snowfall and drifting conditions; in...

HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard SCUGOG: Up until last Monday’s snowfall, I was beginning to feel we would slide through the...

From his early years in rural Kenya in the 1940s and ‘50s, living in villages without plumbing or electricity, Kanwal Sethi came to know...

HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard As I look back at this past year and appreciate the gains in growth around our community, I...

I can’t believe it…2021 is almost over! As we enter the holiday season, we know that we must remain diligent in our efforts to stop the...

Former Premier Bill Davis once said: “the real promise of Ontario is still very much ahead of us,” and I agree. His recent passing is but...

Winter weather has arrived in Scugog with cold temperatures and snow. Winter maintenance of our roads and sidewalks are now in operation....

HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard The drastic change in the weather has certainly reminded us that winter is near and the time has...

On September 22nd, Ontario’s proof of vaccination requirement came into effect for select public settings such as restaurants, meeting...

I hope you all had an enjoyable summer and that the fall and school year brings a sense of renewed optimism and good health. We had a...

HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard SCUGOG: Summer has certainly been a joy bringing us much-needed smiles and a feeling of...

HELEN NICOlAOU, Special to The Standard In anticipation of spring, as always, we all look forward to an outing to the local garden...

Thank you to all of you who contacted our office to express your opinions on last week’s editorial. We are so grateful to live in a...

Summer is in full swing, and we are very pleased to be entering Step 3 of the province’s reopening plan. Effective August 3rd, some...

Monday, June 21st, marked National Indigenous Peoples Day. I was joined by members of Scugog Council and Chief Kelly LaRocca of the...