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Bennett Road in Bowmanville is scheduled to close between Baseline Road and Lake Road from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7 to 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. Highway 401 is also scheduled to fully close in both directions between Liberty Street and Highway 115 from 11 p.m.
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The Municipality of Clarington closed all municipal sports fields and cancelled field permits for Tuesday, July 21, 2026, citing excessive rainfall. The closure affects anyone who planned to use Clarington sports fields that day, including groups and individuals with booked field permits. Clarington posted the update July 21 under its
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Sandringham Drive in Courtice is closed between Stirling Avenue and Strathallan Drive because of a watermain break. The closure is in effect until further notice. The closure may affect local traffic in the area, and drivers may need to use other nearby streets until the road reopens. The Municipality of
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The elevator at the Alan Strike Aquatic and Squash Centre, 449 Liberty Street North in Bowmanville, is out of service because of mechanical issues and will be unavailable until further notice, the Municipality of Clarington said July 21. The disruption may affect how some visitors move through the recreation facility,
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Four road sections in Clarington are currently closed due to downed trees and power lines, the Municipality of Clarington says. The closures are expected to remain in place overnight as crews work to restore access. Residents are being asked by the municipality to avoid the affected areas and use alternate
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Two Goodfood-brand meatball meals sold online in Quebec are being recalled because they contain undeclared egg and sesame, according to a Canadian Food Inspection Agency notice. The agency said people should not use, sell, serve or distribute the affected products. The recalled products are Goodfood “Middle Eastern-Style Pork
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Durham College highlighted alumnus Gary Paulin in a June 25, 2026, online profile, noting that the 2001 Police Foundations graduate is a member of the college’s Indigenous Education Circle and currently works at Ontario Power Generation. The profile outlines Paulin’s career path and his involvement with the Circle,
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Durham College launched its “Equipped” capital campaign on June 29 with a goal of raising $15 million for capital equipment and new or updated learning spaces, according to information posted by the college. The fundraising campaign is aimed at supporting hands-on training and facilities used by students in programs
Durham College’s Board of Governors elected Peter Pryce as chair and John Ecker as vice-chair for the 2026–2027 board year at a June 26 meeting, the college said. The two positions lead the Board of Governors, which Durham College said is responsible for its governance mandate and
Thirty students in Grades 10 to 12 from four Durham District School Board (DDSB) high schools took part in a sustainability-themed cooking competition this spring at Durham College’s W. Galen Weston Centre for Food in Whitby, the college said. According to Durham College, the event brought high school
More than 230 students in Durham College’s Centre for Success program were recognized at a completion ceremony last month at the Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, the college said. The Centre for Success is a Durham College program that the college describes as an alternative pathway that includes smaller
Durham College plans to launch a partnership this fall with PARA Marine Search and Rescue that will involve students producing photos, videos and written materials and helping with event planning and public relations for the volunteer organization. The partnership is expected to add student support to a group that provides
Durham College’s Athletics and Recreation department has received the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association’s (CCAA) Community Service Award for the 2025–26 season, according to a Durham College announcement dated July 8, 2026. The award cites Durham College’s “Sport is for everyBODY!” parasport initiative, run in partnership with
Durham College says it will add lacrosse sixes as a competitive club sport this fall and will host an exhibition series on Saturday, Oct. 18, at its Oshawa campus as part of a four-school pilot season. The pilot season is meant to test adding lacrosse sixes as a permanent
Durham College said it is working on two projects funded by the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT) focused on prior learning assessment and transfer-credit estimates, according to a July 2 post by the college. The projects relate to how students may be able to receive academic credit
Pickering College gave Durham College’s Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture its Community Agent of Change award earlier this year, according to a June 30 posting by Durham College. For local residents, the announcement points to work that Durham College says the Barrett Centre has been doing
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a food recall warning for multiple processed meat products sold online and in Quebec because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The agency’s recall notice was last updated July 17, 2026. Listeria can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults and
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded a recall for Ola-Ola brand Authentic Pounded Yam (Iyan) sold under the label name “IYANINSTANT” because some packages contain milk that is not declared on the label. The recall was first published June 26, 2026, and the notice was last updated
Municipal outdoor recreation programs in Clarington, including Families in the Park and Orono Park Pool drop-in swims, were cancelled Thursday, July 16, 2026, due to poor air quality, the Municipality of Clarington said. The cancellation affects scheduled outdoor programming that day, and the municipality said it was taking additional