Edward White, Executive Director, Office of Peter Bethlenfalvy MPP of Pickering-Uxbridge UXBRIDGE: The Ontario government is investing $983,894 to help renew and rehabilitate critical infrastructure in Township of Uxbridge. The funding will be delivered through the 2026 Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF), as part of the government’s more than $200 billion capital plan, to protect Ontario by building key public infrastructure which will strengthen the economy and ke

by Pat Asling Well, this is a very short week since Monday was the Thanksgiving holiday, and this is being written on Thursday evening! I hope everyone has recovered from all the Thanksgiving eating! There are beautiful colours in the trees just now, but a lot of trees have not started losing many of their leaves yet, so looking at a large bush is very satisfying with the various colours. We know it is autumn, though. Even when the sun shines brightly during the day, the cold

DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard The Thanksgiving weekend delivered plenty of excitement for junior hockey fans, in the PJHL Orr Division, as the Uxbridge Bruins, Port Perry LumberJacks, and Little Britain Merchants all took to the ice in crucial early-season matchups. Uxbridge continued their hot start, sweeping a two-game set, against the Caledon Golden Hawks, to remain undefeated. The Bruins crushed Caledon, 12-1, on home ice, at the Bear Den, on Friday, October 10th, before fol

by Pat Asling Well, it’s been rather quiet this week, giving us time to consider all that needs doing to prep for Autumn. Those frosty nights sure had many worried and a few gardeners did lose some tomatoes and other tender vegetables and flowers. It seems that those in town were hit harder than those of us who live on the hills outside! The clear nights also gave us the opportunity to really see the Hunter moon in all its glory for several nights in a row, and at a time when

by Pat Asling Hasn’t it been loverly! I suppose we can’t expect it to last, but it would be nice if it did. Because it’s so nice, I keep...

DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard NORTH DURHAM: A long-awaited project, to improve the lives of...

by Pat Asling What more could be asked for than a continuation of the weather we experienced this past week? A good soaking rain and...

UXBRIDGE: How silent were silent films? The silents of the roaring twenties may not have had speech, but they had sound. And that sound...

by Pat Asling Only birthday celebrations this week! Firstly, a big congratulations to Fred Wilson, who conquered 93! Still active,...

by Pat Asling There were quite a few celebrations of various types again this week! We start with Geoff Carpentier, our outstanding...

Corey Johnston-Flanagan , Site Manager and Curator, Leaskdale Manse National Historic Site UXBRIDGE: The Lucy Maud Montgomery Society of...

DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard The Uxbridge Bruins are set to hit the ice, for the 2025-26 Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) season,...

by Pat Asling Before proceeding, I must make a clarification. A week or so ago, I mentioned Joan and Rod Sine and the contribution they...