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Scugog to hold next meeting at SCRC
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: In anticipation of big crowds, the Township of Scugog is moving their next Planning and Community...

Dan Cearns
Sep 12, 20241 min read


Lumberjacks continue pre-season with games against Terriers and Huskies
DAN CEARNS The StandardSCUGOG: The Port Perry Lumberjacks continued their pre-season action with a game against Orillia and two against...

Dan Cearns
Sep 12, 20243 min read


Lake Scugog project hit by permitting and funding delays
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG/KAWARTHA: The Lake Scugog Enhancement Project has seen more complications, leading to further delays. At...

Dan Cearns
Sep 12, 20243 min read
PHOTOS: Port Perry Fair
SCUGOG: The Port Perry Agricultural Society presented The Port Perry Fair, celebrating 167 years of agriculture on September 1st-3rd....
Robin Van Der Vleuten
Sep 4, 20241 min read


Open Letter from Chief Kelly LaRocca of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation
When the Township of Scugog Council returns from its summer break, one of the first orders of business will be to consider supporting a...

The Standard
Sep 4, 20243 min read


Freshness is the key for the new Mary Brown's restaurant in Port Perry
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: Mary Brown’s Chicken in Port Perry is offering people a unique dining experience. “Mary Brown’s is the...

Dan Cearns
Sep 4, 20242 min read


Port Perry man arrested for public intoxication and assault
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: A 35 year-old man was arrested, in Port Perry, for public intoxication, on Wednesday, August 28th....

Dan Cearns
Sep 4, 20241 min read


Local, regional and provincial officials stress vigilance regarding the return to school
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: Officials are conveying safety first, with the return of the school year happening this...
darryl knight
Sep 4, 20242 min read


Letter: No MZO for the shoreline of Lake Scugog
To the Editor, Lake Scugog is a large, shallow lake, located about an hour north east of Toronto. Water from this headwater lake, fed...

The Standard
Aug 29, 20243 min read


Lumberjacks in pre-season action
DAN CEARNS The Standard The Port Perry Lumberjacks opened their exhibition game schedule this past weekend, coming out with a couple of...

Dan Cearns
Aug 29, 20243 min read


Ontario government announces housing rule amendments to encourage more housing
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA: The Ontario government is making some changes, to encourage municipalities to get more housing...

Dan Cearns
Aug 29, 20242 min read
AgriTourism comes to Bray Ridge Farms
by Jay Meiliunas Bray Ridge Farms has been in the Bray family since 1948, when Stewart and June Bray purchased it through the Veterans...

The Standard
Aug 22, 20245 min read


Vets Around the Corner
JAY MEILIUNAS The Standard SCUGOG: The clinic is owned by Dr. Devon Barnes and Dr. Lindsay Patterson. Dr. Barnes was most recently the...

The Standard
Aug 22, 20243 min read


Local junior hockey teams hitting the ice for training camp
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard The weather may say it’s still summer, but the action on the ice is heating up for the local Provincial Junior...
darryl knight
Aug 22, 20241 min read


The Men's Baking Contest returns to the entertainment shelter at Port Perry Fair
PAUL PUCKRIN, Port Perry Agricultural Society The ever popular Men's Only baking contest is back. The Port Perry Fair will host the...

The Standard
Aug 22, 20242 min read


Port Perry PHARMASAVE Grand Opening
by Robin Van Der Vleuten SCUGOG: Allison Gillis, owner/pharmacist of the new Port Perry Pharmasave, had a grand opening BBQ on July 27th...
Robin Van Der Vleuten
Aug 7, 20241 min read


Brits on the Lake car show returns to Port Perry this weekend
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard SCUGOG: The much-anticipated Brits on the Lake car show will once again grace the historic Queen Street in...
darryl knight
Aug 7, 20241 min read


Ontario government looking to give pharmacists more powers
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: The Ontario government is holding consultations to explore possible new roles for the...

Dan Cearns
Aug 7, 20242 min read


Epsom & Utica news
by Faye Ashton Well, we buzzed through July. Time travels so fast now. We actually got more rain here at the farm last July than this...

The Standard
Aug 7, 20241 min read


Pow Wow 2024 Photos
SCUGOG ISLAND: The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nations held its 26th Powwow on Saturday, July 20th, and Sunday, July 21st on...
Robin Van Der Vleuten
Jul 24, 20241 min read
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