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Durham Region will conduct its 2026 Business Count from May through August 2026, with staff visiting brick-and-mortar businesses across the region in person to collect information about business operations, including employment, growth plans and floor space. The Region says the information is used to compile employment statistics, help plan regional
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Durham Region’s Community Safety and Well-Being Secretariat is accepting applications from April 27 to May 22, 2026, for its Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Fund grant program. The fund is intended to support not-for-profit organizations and community groups running violence-prevention initiatives in Durham Region, according to the region’s
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Durham Region says it will hold a National Public Works Week open house on Saturday, May 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Oshawa/Whitby Depot at 825 Conlin Road in Whitby. The region said the event will run rain or shine. National Public Works Week
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Durham Region’s after-hours emergency phone numbers, 905-576-9991 and 1-800-372-1104, are currently out of service, according to a disruption notice posted on the Region’s website. The outage affects two numbers used for after-hours emergencies, and the Region has provided an alternate line for urgent situations involving key regional services.
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Durham Region says it will buy a former hotel at 533 Kingston Rd. in Pickering, using federal funding, to set up what it calls the Durham Reception Centre for temporary accommodation and support services for asylum claimants served through the Durham Humanitarian Response Program. The reception centre is intended to
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The Regional Municipality of Durham has issued a notice to “all persons in possession of land” in the region stating that, under Ontario’s Weed Control Act, the municipality may enter land in Durham to have noxious weeds destroyed if they are not destroyed throughout the season, and may charge
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Lane shifts and off-peak lane restrictions are set to begin April 20, 2026, on Kingston Road (Regional Highway 2) in Ajax, as construction starts on the second segment of the Durham-Scarborough Bus Rapid Transit (DSBRT) project. The work is scheduled to run from Rotherglen Road to about 300 metres west
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The Durham Region Health Department will begin its 2026 West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance and control program between May 11 and June 8, according to a regional notice posted April 15. The program will include monitoring for larval mosquito activity, applying larvicide in catch basins and surface water sites, and
Whites Road (Regional Road 38) in Pickering is scheduled to close April 15–16 between Taunton Road (Regional Road 4) and Finch Avenue (Regional Road 27) to repair railroad tracks at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Southern (CPKC) Railway crossing, Durham Region says. The two-day closure affects a section of
Durham Region will hold a free compost pickup on Saturday, May 9, from 8 a.m. to noon at Clarington Operations Depot 42, 178 Darlington-Clarke Townline Road in Bowmanville, south of Highway 2. The Bowmanville pickup is part of a series of compost giveaways scheduled across Durham Region between April
Durham Region plans to clean watermains in Greenbank on April 27 and 28, with work scheduled during the day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to a notice posted on the region’s website. The region has contracted IQ Environmental to carry out the cleaning. The work
Lane restrictions are planned on Thickson Road South (Regional Road 26) in Whitby from April 13 to April 22 while Durham Region replaces watermain valves between Victoria Street East (Regional Road 22) and Wentworth Street (Regional Road 60). The restrictions will affect travel on that stretch of Thickson Road South
The Region of Durham will host a free Home Energy and Electric Vehicle (EV) Expo on Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Regional Headquarters, 605 Rossland Road East, in Whitby. According to the region, the expo will provide information about home electrification and electric
Durham Region says it will clean watermains in Newcastle overnight from May 4 to May 29, 2026, as part of regular maintenance of its water supply system. The region has hired IQ Environmental to do the work, which is scheduled each night from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Durham Region says it will run its spring curbside battery collection from April 20 to 24 for households across the region that currently receive curbside collection services, with pickup taking place on each home’s green bin collection day. Residents are asked to put used household batteries in a clear,
Durham Regional Chair John Henry said in an April 2 statement issued in Whitby that the province will appoint regional chairs instead of having them elected. Henry said the change would mean residents of Durham Region would no longer elect the person who leads the upper-tier municipality if the province’
Water conservation measures are in effect in Blackstock, in the Township of Scugog, from March 27 to April 27. Durham Region says the measures are tied to ongoing upgrades and construction at the Blackstock municipal well site. The Region is asking all municipal water supply customers in Blackstock to discontinue
Applications are open until April 30 for the Business Advisory Centre Durham (BACD) Summer Company program, which offers eligible students in Durham Region up to $3,000 to start and operate a summer business. The program has eligibility and time-commitment rules, including age and school-enrolment requirements, an average weekly hours
Durham Region will hold an Early Learning and Child Care Showcase and Job Fair on Friday, April 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Durham Region headquarters, 605 Rossland Road East, in Whitby. Durham Region says the event aims to raise awareness of careers in