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About The Standard
The Standard is the independently owned newspaper in North Durham. We offer local coverage of the news, politics, and sports that matter to Scugog, Uxbridge and Brock townships, and the Kawarthas.
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FEATURE COLUMNS
Courtney McClure
The pandemic hasn’t lifted: stay home
Throughout the last couple of months, I have seen an influx of tourists crowding the streets of...
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Dan Cearns
Editorial
Editorial: What is life?
The response to that question is as varied as the types of people out there. Yet, the truth is as...
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Geoff Carpentier
Everybody and everything is helping pollinators
Around the globe, we hear with alarming frequency, honey bees are in decline due to mysterious...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Happy Birthday Port Perry
I think most people are aware, 2021 marks the 150th birthday of Port Perry. I am amazed at the...
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Lauren Walker
Getting my hands dirty
I’m so excited June is here now! Beautiful weather means getting out there and enjoying the...
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Tina Y. Gerber
A pacemaker shouldn’t stop you from enjoying life by Tina Y. Gerber
Pacemakers aren’t just for older people! The pacemaker was invented over 50 years ago by Mr. Wilson Greatbatch. Whether you have a pacemaker or not, keep as active as you can. Having a pacemaker shouldn’t stop you...
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News
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Victor Doyle on the Oak Ridges Moraine
JAY THIBERT, North Durham Nature North Durham Nature will be presenting a Webinar on the Oak...
Arts & Entertainment
LatestBonner Boy’s splash pad reopened for the summer
COURTNEY McCLURE,for The Standard UXBRIDGE: With the summer heat rolling in, the Bonner Boy’s Splash Pad is reopening. “It is great news, we have opened our Bonner Boy’s Splash Pad,” said Uxbridge Mayor Dave Barton. “We want our...
COVID-19, COVID-19, COVID-19 NEWS: NOTICE OF CLOSURES, COVID-19 News: notice of re-opening
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Case numbers continue to decline
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA: North...
Sports, Wheels
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The Bet
Well, Toronto Maple Leafs fans, unfortunately, they did it again. As a result, the Leafs failed to...
Spotlight On Business
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