by Pat Asling Some weeks it’s easy to just sit down and spend time writing this column. Others, it takes a bit to organize all the...

by Pat Asling One half of another year slipped into oblivion! I hope you all had a great holiday weekend, although some of it was pretty...

by Pat Asling What a week! or, "What's a day without rain!" Too much cloud to even see the Strawberry Moon! Of course, the greenery is...

by Pat Asling I hope everyone,Dad's included, had a lovely Fathers Day. Well, here we are, a week later and still doing lap news. It's...

By Pat Asling Since I am writing this on my iPad, on my lap, there may be less content and more errors than usual, but better than...

COURTNEY McCLURE The Standard NORTH DURHAM: Have you seen dirt bikes and ATVs on your local roadways? While this may be a common sight in...

by Pat Asling June already. Here is a little poem to celebrate a year almost half done. June Birds just waking to sing as night slips...

DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard NORTH DURHAM: The next federal election is anticipated, on or around October 20th, 2025, though this date may...

by Pat Asling Can you believe it’s almost the end of May? It’s been a mixed bag of weather with some beautiful summer days and some...

DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA: The Ontario government is introducing new legislation to try to deter the growth of auto theft....

by Pat Asling The first long weekend of summer. It seems like we have had some spring/summer weather for some time but Sunday was really...

DAN CEARNS The Standard NORTH DURHAM: While no federal election has been called, as of yet, the new riding of York-Durham has its first...

by Pat Asling Another Mother’s Day passed! For some it was a fun day of celebrating the virtues of their mother but for others a sad...

NORTH DURHAM: The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of upcoming road closures, on Reach Street and Sandford Road, in...

by Pat Asling Birds, grass and flowers have inundated us. It would certainly be beautiful if it was just let up in the rain to let us...

DAN CEARNS The Standard NORTH DURHAM: Three local Chambers of Commerce are coming together to form a new entity, the North Durham Chamber...

DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard After a hiatus of more than a decade, the roar of football will echo once again through the halls of Uxbridge...

By Pat Asling Talk about the “green, green grass, of Home!” With this rain, it just keeps getting greener and longer. A few people, like...

DAN CEARNS The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: The Ontario provincial government is looking to help communities upgrade and create new...

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard Strange weather. Guess we are paying for all that lovely warmth and sunshine we had earlier in the...