Brock approves 2024 municipal budget
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard BROCK: After weeks of careful deliberation, Brock councillors recently approved the 2024 municipal budget,...
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Dan Cearns
Mar 131 min read
Scugog council sees 2.47 percent increase in operating budget
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: Scugog councillors got their first look at the 2024 draft municipal operating budget, at a meeting on...
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Dan Cearns
Mar 62 min read
Jamil Jivani wins the Durham riding by-election
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM: Jamil Jivani will replace Erin O’Toole as the Durham riding’s Member of Parliament after winning a...
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darryl knight
Feb 271 min read
Sunderland Arena expansion gets a budget boost
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard BROCK: The Sunderland Arena expansion and renovation project continues to move forward, with councillors...
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Dan Cearns
Feb 271 min read
Scugog Township to hold operating budget open house
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Township of Scugog is inviting residents to provide their input into the 2024 municipal operating...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Feb 272 min read
Informed
by Jonathan van Bilsen Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of hosting a candidate’s forum, prior to the upcoming by-election for Durham...
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darryl knight
Feb 212 min read
Enrolment cap on international students impacts local postsecondary schools
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: The recent announcement by the federal government that there will be a cap placed...
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Dan Cearns
Feb 211 min read
Scugog chooses 2.5 percent as target tax rate increase for 2024
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Township of Scugog is setting a target tax increase of “not more than 2.5 percent” for the 2024...
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darryl knight
Feb 211 min read
Uxbridge approves annual budget with 5.77 percent increase
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard UXBRIDGE: Local councillors have wrapped up weeks of deliberations, surrounding the 2024 municipal budget,...
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darryl knight
Feb 131 min read
Revised timeline for Sunderland Arena expansion project
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard BROCK: As the township continues to work with the province, over what a scaled-down version of the Sunderland...
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darryl knight
Feb 132 min read
Report shows historic decline in Uxbridge home building
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard UXBRIDGE: A recent report shows, housing growth is at a near-historic low in Uxbridge Township. At council’s...
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Dan Cearns
Feb 132 min read
Kawartha Lakes Mayor to look at options for council to handle deputations better
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The City of Kawartha Lakes’ Mayor, Doug Elmslie, is going to look at options for how Kawartha...
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Dan Cearns
Feb 132 min read
Durham Liberal candidate speaks up to defend a local Durham business
DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM: The Durham riding’s Liberal candidate, Robert Rock, calls on the community to show more support and love...
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The Standard
Feb 131 min read
Update from Kawartha Lakes Ward 6 Councillor
By Ron Ashmore 2023 was a very busy year, and 2024 is shaping up to be just as busy helping constituents. I had two very successful Town...
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darryl knight
Feb 71 min read
Have your say at Brock’s budget open house on Monday, February 12th
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard BROCK: With councillors now in the midst of the annual municipal budget deliberation process, the public is...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Feb 72 min read
Time to Head to the Polls
by Jonathan van Bilsen By now, you have probably heard we, the people of Scugog, and a large part of Durham Region, are heading into...
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Dan Cearns
Feb 71 min read
Durham riding to have an early March by-election
DAN CEARNS The Standard NORTH DURHAM: A date has been set for a federal by-election, to replace Durham MP Erin O’Toole following his...
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Dan Cearns
Jan 302 min read
New Kindergarten curriculum revealed, to go into effect in 2025
DAN CEARNS The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: The Ontario government is making changes to the Kindergarten curriculum, which will...
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Jonathan van Bilsen
Jan 262 min read
Déjà Vu…
by Jonathan van Bilsen I do not often touch on political issues in this column, but having watched the republican caucuses in Iowa last...
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Dan Cearns
Jan 102 min read
Robert Rock named the Liberal Party of Canada candidate for the Durham by-election
DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: A Scugog politician is taking his talents to the Liberal Party of Canada, as he looks to run in the...
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