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PJHL pauses hockey season until January 27th due to provincial restrictions
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA: Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) teams:...
Colleen Green
Jan 13, 20222 min read
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Scugog returning to virtual and appointment only services in response to the Province’s move to Modi
SCUGOG: Effective 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2022 the province moves to Modified Step Two of the Reopening Plan. The plan provides...
Colleen Green
Jan 6, 20222 min read
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The Port Perry Mudmen concert has been postponed to April 23rd
SCUGOG: Mudmen Canada’s Celtic Rock Warriors have yet weathered another storm surviving the long covid 19 world shut down. Back and...
Colleen Green
Jan 6, 20222 min read
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Ontario government announces new measures to ‘blunt’ latest wave of virus cases
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA: With COVID-19 case numbers rising to record...
Colleen Green
Jan 6, 20221 min read
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Ontario introduces new measures to try to “push back” Omicron variant
DURHAM/KAWARTHA: This week, new provincial COVID-19 regulations have gone into effect in Ontario. As of Sunday, December 19th, the...
Colleen Green
Dec 21, 20212 min read
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Ontario to require proof of vaccination in certain spaces, launching digital vaccine certificate
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA: The Ontario government is moving forward with...
Colleen Green
Sep 9, 20212 min read
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Province extends stay-at-home order to early June
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: The Ontario government has decided to extend...
Colleen Green
May 20, 20211 min read
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Ontario Extending Stay-at-Home Order Until June 2
TORONTO: With the new, more contagious variants continuing to pose significant risks, the Ontario government, in consultation with the...
Colleen Green
May 13, 20214 min read
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Ontario government announces further measures to combat COVID-19
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Colleen Green
Apr 22, 20212 min read
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Ontario back in a state of emergency with another stay at home order
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Colleen Green
Apr 15, 20212 min read
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Ontario back in lockdown, as variant case numbers rise
Ontario back in lockdown, as variant case numbers rise by The Standard | Podcast April 8, 2021 https://thestandardnewspaper.ca/wp-content...
Colleen Green
Apr 8, 20211 min read
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Scugog seeks more vaccines for North Durham sites
by The Standard | Podcast April 8, 2021 https://thestandardnewspaper.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/More-Vaccine-4-ND-Apr-8th-2021.wav DAN...
Colleen Green
Apr 8, 20212 min read
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Ontario Implements Provincewide Emergency Brake
All 34 Public Health Unit Regions to Move into Shutdown TORONTO: The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer...
Colleen Green
Apr 1, 20216 min read
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North Durham vaccine clinic openings delayed
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard NORTH DURHAM: The opening of COVID-19 vaccination clinic sites in...
Colleen Green
Mar 18, 20212 min read
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Kawartha’s top doctor pleas for people to stay home as Kawartha moves into Orange zone
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: Despite the stay at home order expiring this week in...
Colleen Green
Feb 18, 20212 min read
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Ontario government changes March Break to April Break
Your Title Goes Here by The Standard | Podcast February 17, 2021 https://thestandardnewspaper.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/March-break-t...
Colleen Green
Feb 18, 20212 min read
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Ontario bringing back colour coded health system this month
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA: The Ontario provincial government is letting the...
Colleen Green
Feb 11, 20211 min read
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Brock Township sends a message to the Region of Durham about the Beaverton housing project
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard BROCK: The Township of Brock has sent a response to the Region of...
Colleen Green
Feb 11, 20213 min read
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Ontario shutdown extended until early February
COURTNEY McCLURE, for The Standard UXBRIDGE: Ontario’s province wide shutdown has been extended to February 6th, 2021. Uxbridge and...
Colleen Green
Feb 5, 20211 min read
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Scugog allowing patios to stay this winter as COVID-19 protocol option
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard SCUGOG: The Township of Scugog is allowing businesses on Port Perry’s...
Colleen Green
Feb 5, 20211 min read
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