'Highway robbery' on Scugog's roadways
By Chris Hall - Mar 05, 2010 - 04:30 AM
SCUGOG -- Some unscrupulous tow truck operators are demanding a small fortune from those they find stranded on the side of a road, say Durham police...
Scugog taxpayers to dig deeper in 2010
By Chris Hall - Mar 03, 2010 - 10:14 AM
SCUGOG -- Scugog has whittled down its budget increase for 2010, lowering its projected hike to 2.4 per cent. When Scugog's elected leaders got...
Uxbridge hall boards fight for cash
By Jeff Hayward - Feb 25, 2010 - 11:04 AM
UXBRIDGE -- Let the bidding begin. Uxbridge hall boards have begun their quest to share a piece of the $25,000 set aside for community centres in the...
Flaherty announces changes to mortgage rules
By Melissa Mancini - Feb 17, 2010 - 10:07 AM
OSHAWA -- The federal government is changing the rules of home buying.
On Tuesday, Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty announced new rules...
Scugog council costs calculated
Feb 01, 2010 - 03:29 PM
SCUGOG -- The final tally for how much Scugog's councillors cost taxpayers in 2009 stands at $154,136. According to a staff report included in the...
Lottery licenses no jackpot for Scugog
By Chris Hall - Jan 27, 2010 - 10:42 AM
SCUGOG -- Revised rules issued by the Province recently relating to obtaining lottery licenses has left Scugog service clubs tangled in bureaucratic...
Sliding revenues a concern for Scugog
By Chris Hall - Jan 27, 2010 - 10:41 AM
SCUGOG -- A glut of available ice time at arenas across the region has resulted in reduced bookings and revenues at Scugog's ice pads, councillors...
Scugog eyes 3.2-per cent tax hike for 2010
By Chris Hall - Jan 27, 2010 - 10:41 AM
SCUGOG -- Scugog is looking to bump its share of residents' tax bills up by a little more than $30 on average in 2010 as it ponders a 3.2-per cent...
Uxbridge to expand uses at Kennedy House
By Jeff Hayward - Jan 20, 2010 - 12:59 PM
UXBRIDGE -- The Township is focusing on public uses for Kennedy House and will seek the public's input on proposed amenities. Uxbridge officials...
Scugog to send financial aid to Haiti
By Chris Hall - Jan 19, 2010 - 12:07 PM
SCUGOG -- Aid efforts in earthquake-ravaged Haiti will soon get a boost from Scugog Township. At Monday's municipal committees meeting...
Filling pits can fill Uxbridge coffers: mayor
By Jeff Hayward - Jan 19, 2010 - 04:30 AM
UXBRIDGE -- Residents looking to dump fill, remove topsoil or change the grading on their property potentially face a new slate of regulations if the...