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Durham Region has opened a public survey from May 4 to May 18 to collect residents’ views on Bill 100, the Better Regional Governance Act, 2026, proposed Ontario legislation that would change how the Durham Regional Chair is selected. The survey is part of Durham Regional Council’s response to
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The Region of Durham is accepting applications from local non-profit organizations for its 2026 Sustainable Food Security Fund, with funding up to a maximum of $50,000 per approved application. Applications open May 4 and close May 27 at noon. In Durham Region, one in four households is experiencing food
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Durham Region says it will put daytime lane restrictions on Regional Road 3 in the Municipality of Clarington from May 4 to June 30, 2027, running from east of Townline Road (Regional Road 55) to west of Enfield Road (Regional Road 34). One lane of traffic will remain open. The
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Durham Region Health Department is reminding residents and frontline professionals that all animal bites and scratches involving humans must be reported to the health department, as part of a Rabies Awareness Month notice dated May 1. The department says rabies can be transmitted through the bite, scratch or saliva of
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Durham Region has installed a new protected left-turn signal for eastbound drivers at the intersection of Regional Highway 2 and Courtice Road in Courtice. The region says the signal was installed April 30 and is now operating. The change affects motorists turning left from Regional Highway 2 eastbound onto Courtice
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Durham Region Chair and CEO John Henry issued a statement May 1 in Whitby marking Asian Heritage Month. Asian Heritage Month is observed in May. Henry’s statement did not list any specific events or activities planned in Durham Region. In the statement, Henry described the month as a time
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Durham Region has opened a 60-day public review of a Public File Report (PFR) on sanitary sewage servicing for the Port Perry Employment Area in the Township of Scugog, following a Schedule B Class Environmental Assessment. The review period runs from April 30 to June 29, 2026. The PFR describes
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Durham Region says it will share emergency-preparedness tips during Emergency Preparedness Week, which runs May 3–9, 2026. The region’s information is aimed at households across Durham, including people who live or work near a nuclear generating station, who are directed to the zoned Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Guides. According
The Regional Municipality of Durham says it has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for sanitary sewage servicing to support the Port Perry Employment Area in Scugog, and has posted the study’s Project File Report for a 60-day public review running from April 30 to June 29, 2026. For
Zephyr Road (Regional Road 13) will be closed between Concession Road 5 and Concession Road 6 in the Township of Uxbridge from May 4 to Nov. 30, 2026, for the Laurie Bridge replacement project, according to a notice from Durham Region. The closure will keep traffic out of the work
Durham Region said in a notice posted April 27 that speed limits are reduced in construction zones on Regional roads and that fines are doubled when workers are present. The reminder comes as the Region says the number of construction projects increases as the weather warms up, which can mean
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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