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Baby Walker starts “the year off with a bang”

Posted by Colleen Green | Jan 11, 2020 | Archives, Home, News

Plungers sought for annual Port Perry fundraiser

Posted by Colleen Green | Dec 13, 2019 | Archives, Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment, Home, News

Nexus Coffee now serving both Uxbridge and Port Pe...

Posted by Colleen Green | Dec 13, 2019 | Archives, Home, News, Spotlight On Business

MoJacks tested in two hard fought weekend games

Posted by Colleen Green | Dec 11, 2019 | Home, Sports

Lindsay Transit offers free rides until December 2...

Posted by Colleen Green | Dec 11, 2019 | Archives, News

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FEATURE COLUMNS

Jonathan van Bilsen

You better watch out, you better not cry

by Colleen Green | Dec 11, 2019

I simply love this time of year. Fluffy, white snow blankets the ground and people are bustling...

Cearra Howey

World Scout Jamboree brings Welsh Scouts to Port Perry

by The Standard | Aug 15, 2019

Port Perry was host to some special visitors from August 5th to August 8th. A large number of...

Dan Cearns

A Brighter Christmas

by Colleen Green | Nov 29, 2019

With it being near the Christmas holiday season, it is a good time to think about how you can make a difference for someone in your community. Personally I think the best thing about Christmas is being able to give. I’m always...

Geoff Carpentier

Power of the Crowd

by Colleen Green | Jan 9, 2020

At this time of the year, once I reset my mind after celebrating the wonderful season of Christmas, with its remembrance of Christ, the amazing family interactions and the general great feeling it gives all of us, I think ahead...

Darryl Knight

Uxbridge Bruins melt the Ice in Georgina

by Colleen Green | Dec 13, 2019

DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard UXBRIDGE: The Uxbridge Bruins earned another weekend split in Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) Orr Division action, rolling past Georgina 11 to 5 before being shut out 3 to 0 by the Little...

News

Flu shot goes long way to reducing impact of the flu

by Colleen Green | Jan 11, 2020 | Archives, News

Dr. DAVID WILLIAMS, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Few things are as unpredictable each year as flu season. Will it be a severe season, or will it be mild? Will the vaccine match the circulating strains? Regardless,...