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Gallery: 2025 Bobcaygeon Fair
The 171st Bobcaygeon Fall Fair was well attended due to a combination of great weather and great events throughout the weekend of...
Colleen Green
Oct 21 min read


Construction set to begin on long-awaited Animal Shelter project
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for  The Standard NORTH DURHAM: A long-awaited project, to improve the lives of...
darryl knight
Oct 22 min read


Bridge and culvert report highlights infrastructure challenges for Brock Township
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard BROCK:  Council received a detailed update on the state of local...
darryl knight
Oct 22 min read


Council reviews $12M plan to upgrade pumping stations in Lindsay
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES:  A proposal to invest more than $12 million in...
darryl knight
Oct 22 min read


Kawartha Lakes’ new traffic calming policy aims to slow speeds and increase safety
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES:  A new approach to traffic calming is in the works...
darryl knight
Oct 22 min read


Conservation Authority warns Brock Council regarding road salt impacts
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard BROCK: Local councillors heard an eye-opening presentation, on the...
darryl knight
Oct 22 min read


Robotics Take Root on Local Farms
COLLEEN GREEN The Standard On a breezy morning just outside Lindsay, the hum of machinery isn’t just from tractors anymore. A small robot...
Colleen Green
Oct 22 min read


Cultivating connections: Annual farm tour highlights supportive agriculture industries
DURHAM: The Durham Agricultural Advisory Committee (DAAC) successfully hosted its 23rd annual farm tour, at Kubota Canada Limited...

The Standard
Oct 22 min read


27th Annual Port Perry Antique & Nostalgia Show returns October 18 & 19
Jesse Gillis,  Lake Scugog Historical Society SCUGOG:  Scugog Recreational Community Centre will once again transform into a treasure...

The Standard
Oct 22 min read


How Do You Build Loyalty?
By Shawn Lackie This is a question I get asked from time to time and ask my self more times than I care to remember. How DO you build...
Shawn Lackie
Oct 22 min read


Pine Ridge Garden Club News: Autumn Colours
by Helen Nicolaou Monday, September 22th, marked the Autumn Equinox, welcoming the end of scorching summer days. The warm days this month...

The Standard
Oct 23 min read


Epsom & Utica News
by Faye Ashton It seems unbelievable that these are the last few days of September, with October quickly approaching. The quarter moon,...

The Standard
Oct 21 min read


Lindsay & Beaverton News
By Patricia Dawson The Thankful Hearts fundraising walk will take place on Thursday, October 2nd, at 1:30 p.m., at Ross Memorial Hospital...

The Standard
Oct 21 min read


Zephyr & Sandford News
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...

The Standard
Oct 24 min read

The Standard
Oct 20 min read


171st Lindsay Exhibition wraps up with a packed weekend of tradition and thrills
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The midway lights dimmed Sunday evening as the 171st...
darryl knight
Sep 252 min read


Port Perry’s George Burnett is still proud of his small-town roots
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard SCUGOG:  George Burnett has spent more than three decades shaping...
darryl knight
Sep 252 min read


Young entrepreneurs shine in Kawartha Lakes’ Summer Company program
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES:  The next generation of entrepreneurs in Kawartha...
darryl knight
Sep 252 min read


‘Quietly Incredible’ tagline aims to showcase Kawartha Lakes’ charm
DARRYL KNIGHT Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES:  A family paddling along the Trent-Severn Waterway, a...
darryl knight
Sep 252 min read


The Artist Within: Fall Colours
by Lauren Walker Well, it has been a busy autumn thus far! I’m happy my September course filled up; and my October course is just about...

Lauren Walker
Sep 252 min read
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