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Colleen Green
Apr 28, 20223 min read
Message from the Mayor
Spring is here, bringing renewed hope and much to look forward to. It is wonderful to be back attending in-person community events. This...
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Colleen Green
Apr 22, 20223 min read
Celebrating stories of Ontarians: Rahul Singh, Member of the Order of Ontario
With so many crises in the world right now, we are all looking for reasons to be optimistic—and for ways that we can help. I will always...
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Colleen Green
Mar 31, 20224 min read
Mayor’s Message regarding the 2022 Municipal Election
“After 31 years in locally elected positions, l would like to share that I will not be seeking re-election this fall. It is time to...
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Colleen Green
Mar 24, 20222 min read
Pine Ridge Garden Club News
HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard With a great sigh of relief, the first day of spring has come and was a welcome sight with the...
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Colleen Green
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Message from the Mayor: Mayor Bobbie Drew, Township of Scugog
February brought us a deep freeze and lots of snow for winter roads operations to contend with. A few weekends ago the Township had to...
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Colleen Green
Feb 24, 20222 min read
The Pine Ridge Garden Club
HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard The prediction of an early spring by Wiarton Willie on Groundhog Day has given all Green Thumbs a...
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Colleen Green
Feb 10, 20223 min read
Celebrating stories of Ontarians: Rosemary Sadlier, Member of the Order of Ontario
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario For more than 30 years, Rosemary Sadlier has advocated for the...
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Colleen Green
Jan 27, 20222 min read
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR<br>Mayor Bobbie Drew, Township of Scugog
January has been quite a month. Last week we experienced a significant weather event with heavy snowfall and drifting conditions; in...
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Colleen Green
Jan 27, 20222 min read
Pine Ridge Garden Club News
HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard SCUGOG: Up until last Monday’s snowfall, I was beginning to feel we would slide through the...
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Colleen Green
Jan 13, 20223 min read
Celebrating stories of Ontarians: Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers Recipient – Major (Retired)
From his early years in rural Kenya in the 1940s and ‘50s, living in villages without plumbing or electricity, Kanwal Sethi came to know...
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Colleen Green
Jan 6, 20222 min read
Pine Ridge Garden Club New
HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard As I look back at this past year and appreciate the gains in growth around our community, I...
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Colleen Green
Dec 21, 20213 min read
Mayor’s Message – December 20, 2021
I can’t believe it…2021 is almost over! As we enter the holiday season, we know that we must remain diligent in our efforts to stop the...
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Colleen Green
Dec 16, 20212 min read
Lieutenant Governor’s 2021 holiday message
Former Premier Bill Davis once said: “the real promise of Ontario is still very much ahead of us,” and I agree. His recent passing is but...
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Colleen Green
Nov 25, 20213 min read
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR Mayor Bobbie Drew, Township of Scugog
Winter weather has arrived in Scugog with cold temperatures and snow. Winter maintenance of our roads and sidewalks are now in operation....
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Colleen Green
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Pine Ridge Garden Club
HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard The drastic change in the weather has certainly reminded us that winter is near and the time has...
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Colleen Green
Oct 28, 20213 min read
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR Mayor Bobbie Drew, Township of Scugog
On September 22nd, Ontario’s proof of vaccination requirement came into effect for select public settings such as restaurants, meeting...
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Colleen Green
Sep 30, 20213 min read
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR Mayor Bobbie Drew, Township of Scugog
I hope you all had an enjoyable summer and that the fall and school year brings a sense of renewed optimism and good health. We had a...
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Colleen Green
Aug 20, 20212 min read
Pine Ridge Garden Club News
HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard SCUGOG: Summer has certainly been a joy bringing us much-needed smiles and a feeling of...
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Colleen Green
Jul 21, 20212 min read
Pine Ridge Garden Club
HELEN NICOlAOU, Special to The Standard In anticipation of spring, as always, we all look forward to an outing to the local garden...
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Colleen Green
Jul 21, 20211 min read
Publisher’s Note
Thank you to all of you who contacted our office to express your opinions on last week’s editorial. We are so grateful to live in a...
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