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Ontario-Wide Financial offers clients several mortgage solutions
DAN CEARNS, The Standard ONTARIO: Ontario-Wide Financial provides its clients with a number of mortgage options. “We provide financing...
Colleen Green
Sep 1, 20222 min read
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Ontario government announces next phase of ‘Plan to Stay Open’
DAN CEARNS, The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA: Ontario government officials have announced the next phase of their ‘Plan to Stay Open’,...
Colleen Green
Aug 25, 20221 min read
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Rogers continues to work to restore services lost<br>in nationwide outage
DAN CEARNS, The Standard DURHAM: Rogers Communications continues to work to restore service to all of their customers after a Canada-wide...
Colleen Green
Jul 14, 20221 min read
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Ontario Caps 2023 Rent Increase Guideline Below Inflation at 2.5 Percent
ZOE KNOWLES, Office of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ontario’s rent increase guideline for 2023 is 2.5 percent, below...
Colleen Green
Jul 7, 20222 min read
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Scugog, Brock Townships support creation of ‘Draven Alert’
DAN CEARNS, The Standard SCUGOG/BROCK: The Townships of Scugog and Brock are adding their voices to a request for a new alert system,...
Colleen Green
Jul 7, 20221 min read
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MSIFN, OLG to enter mediation to deal with outstanding issues
DAN CEARNS, The Standard SCUGOG: The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation (MSIFN) and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission...
Colleen Green
Jul 7, 20222 min read
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Peter Bethlenfalvy returns to Queen’s Park as Finance Minister
DAN CEARNS, The Standard UXBRIDGE: Pickering-Uxbridge MPP Peter Bethlenfalvy has been named Ontario’s Finance Minister once again. On...
Colleen Green
Jun 30, 20221 min read
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Strawberry Pudding Ontario Farm Fresh
4 cups (1 litre) fresh rhubarb 3 medium Ontario apples 1 pint (500ml) fresh Ontario strawberries 2 cups (500ml) water 1/2 to 3/4 cup...
Colleen Green
Jun 23, 20221 min read
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Ontario lifting some masking requirements while leaving others in place
DAN CEARNS, The Standard NORTH DURHAM/ KAWARTHA: The Ontario provincial government is leaving a couple of masking requirements in place...
Colleen Green
Jun 15, 20222 min read
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North Durham and Kawartha Lakes voters once again send three Conservative politicians to Queen’
DAN CEARNS, The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA LAKES: Kawartha Lakes’ and North Durham’s provincial ridings are remaining Conservative,...
Colleen Green
Jun 9, 20222 min read
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Uxbridge Election Candidates: Provincial Election 2022
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Colleen Green
May 26, 20221 min read
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The storm which hit Ontario on Saturday classified as a Derecho
DAN CEARNS, The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA: A large wind storm knocked down power lines, tore trees out of the ground and knocked out...
Colleen Green
May 26, 20222 min read
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Spencer Ford is Durham’s New Blue Party candidate
DURHAM: 54 year-old Spencer Ford is running to be Durham’s next MPP as part of the New Blue Party. “I am honoured to be running as the...
Colleen Green
May 20, 20221 min read
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Donald McBey named Kawartha Lakes Liberal candidate
DAN CEARNS, The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The Ontario Liberals have nominated Donald McBey as their candidate in the Haliburton-Kawartha...
Colleen Green
May 4, 20221 min read
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Kerstin Kelly to stand as the Ontario Party candidate
Kerstin Kelly to stand as the Ontario Party candidate by The Standard | May 5th, 2022 https://thestandardnewspaper.ca/wp-content/uploads/...
Colleen Green
May 4, 20222 min read
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Elizabeth Tallis and the New Blue Party of Ontario
COURTNEY McCLURE, The Standard NORTH DURHAM: Elizabeth Tallis from the New Blue Party of Ontario is running for the Ontario provincial...
Colleen Green
May 4, 20222 min read
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Ombudsman finds Kawartha Lakes task force violated open meeting rules
DAN CEARNS The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The Ontario Ombudsman has found the Kawartha Lakes’ Off-Road Vehicle Task Force contravened the...
Colleen Green
Apr 28, 20223 min read
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Ontario government officially removes tolls for the use of Highways 412 and 418
DAN CEARNS, The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA: The Ontario government has officially removed tolls from two highways. On Tuesday, April...
Colleen Green
Apr 14, 20221 min read
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Ontario building new long-term care beds in Cannington and<br>the City of Kawartha Lakes
VANESSA DE MATTEIS, Office of the Minister of Long-Term Care CANNINGTON: The Ontario government is adding 73 new and 247 upgraded...
Colleen Green
Apr 8, 20222 min read
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High Mortality Incident in<br>Poultry Flock Near Your Farm Feather Board Command Centre
The Feather Board Command Centre (FBCC) was made aware of a high mortality incident in a poultry flock in your area. FBCC is strongly...
Colleen Green
Apr 7, 20222 min read
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