Subject: Response to Concerns About Avenu Development
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the recent editorial by the Scugog Lake Stewards, regarding the proposed Avenu development, near...
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The Standard
Jun 261 min read
Welcome your 2024 tourism ambassadors
We are so excited to have Ken Vopni returning this year, as a Tourism Ambassador. We are also thrilled to have Brendan and Cameron...
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Oct 27, 20232 min read
Sunday, November 5th is International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
During this thanksgiving season, I am grateful we do not face the kind of religious persecution many in our world do today. Sunday,...
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The Standard
Jun 29, 20231 min read
Letter to the Editor - Uxbridge Secondary School 100th Anniversary Reunion
Dear Editor, As we wrap up the Uxbridge Secondary School 100th Anniversary Reunion, we would like to take this opportunity to thank those...
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The Standard
Jun 29, 20231 min read
Letter to the Editor - Sponsoring the Abandoned
What a wonderful evening of music Watoto brought to Hope Church, in Prince Albert, on June 20th. It was wonderful to see the sanctuary...
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The Standard
Jun 15, 20231 min read
Letter to the Editor
Beginning with letters to the editor of three local Uxbridge newspapers in 2017, one of which landed on the desk of Colleen Green of The...
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The Standard
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Statement from Ministers Marc Miller, Patty Hajdu, Dan Vandal and Pablo Rodriguez on National Indige
The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations; the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services; the...
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The Standard
Jun 15, 20231 min read
Message from the Mayor
On behalf of the Township I invite Scugog schools, families and residents to join us in Palmer Park on Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 at 10...
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The Standard
May 19, 20231 min read
Keep kids safe during lawn mower season
Dear Editor, When I was two years old, I ran into the path of a riding lawn mower and lost my right leg below the knee. It all happened...
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The Standard
Apr 27, 20231 min read
Letter to the Editor: Musical Donation To Loaves And Fishes Food Bank
In February, local vocalist Bob Burrows was working on a project at Chalet Studio, just outside of Claremont, with another local musician...
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The Standard
Apr 21, 20234 min read
Letter to the Editor: Port Perry High School Memory
Remember the huge snowstorm in Toronto, when Mayor Mel Lastman, much to the amusement of many, called for the Canadian Armed Forces,...
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The Standard
Apr 21, 20233 min read
Letter to the editor: Port Perry High School 150th Anniversary & Reunion
Please join us for the 150th Port Perry High School (PPHS) Open House, on Saturday, May 6th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can roam the...
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The Standard
Mar 29, 20233 min read
FROM THE OFFICE OF Todd McCarthy MPP DURHAM
Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released Ontario’s 2023 Budget: Building a Strong Ontario. It is a plan that navigates ongoing...
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The Standard
Mar 9, 20231 min read
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, The 1st Port Perry Scout group would like to thank the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nations and their donation...
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The Standard
Mar 3, 20231 min read
ODSP increase in income cap misses the mark for amputees
Dear Editor, Earlier in February, the Ontario government touted a win when it announced recipients of the Ontario Disability Support...
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Feb 9, 20232 min read
Letter to the Editor
Regarding the City plan to regulate Short term rentals (STRs), I have some thoughts. (re: the City of Kawartha Lakes) STRs have existed...
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Jan 26, 20231 min read
Letter to the Editor
It was reported last year that the Township of Scugog had a surplus of 1.3 million dollars in its 2022 budget. I checked with the...
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Jan 26, 20231 min read
Open Letter to the Editor: PP Scouts
This Scouting year 1st Port Perry Scouts are celebrating 100 years of Scouting. While the uniform has changed, over the last 100 years,...
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Jan 13, 20231 min read
Letter to the Editor: Conservation
It is not necessary for the Ford government to destroy our Conservation Authorities to build more homes, faster in Ontario. As an...
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Jan 13, 20231 min read
Dear Editor,
It is always heartwarming to see the generosity of spirit which shines so brightly at Christmas time. Our community showed a wonderful...
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