Durham College athletics department receives CCAA Community Service Award for 2025–26

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 to add lacrosse sixes club team, host Oct. 18 exhibition series in Oshawa

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 says it is working on two ONCAT-funded projects on PLAR and transfer credits

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 a Community Agent of Change award, Durham College says

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

CFIA recalls multiple processed meat products sold online and in Quebec over possible Listeria

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

CFIA expands Ola-Ola pounded yam recall due to undeclared milk

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

Clarington cancels outdoor recreation programs and Orono Park Pool drop-in swims on July 16 due to poor air quality

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

Clarington issues burn ban due to poor air quality and reduced visibility

Clarington Emergency and Fire Services has issued a burn ban for all of Clarington, effective Wednesday, July 15, 2026, due to poor air quality and reduced visibility from ongoing wildfires in Canada. The ban affects residents and property owners across the municipality because it restricts outdoor burning during conditions that

Clarington schedules four Wednesday outdoor movie nights in August, with skating in Courtice and Newcastle

Clarington will hold four free “Movies Under the Stars” outdoor screenings on Wednesdays in August, with movies starting at dusk in Courtice, Orono, Newcastle and Bowmanville, according to a schedule posted by the municipality. The series gives residents four set dates and locations for evening movies, and includes pre-show

Clarington posts survey as it develops GIS and GIS data strategy

The Municipality of Clarington says it has posted an online survey as it develops a GIS and GIS Data Strategy, with the announcement dated July 14, 2026. The municipality says the strategy is focused on how Clarington uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and GIS data for municipal work, including services,

Mid-July work planned for Hetherington Drive stormwater outlet, with up to five days of daytime trail closures

Construction is scheduled to start in mid-July on the Hetherington Drive Stormwater Outlet Improvement Project in the Bowmanville Valley Conservation Area, with brief daytime closures planned on parts of the Bowmanville Valley Trail totalling no more than five working days and possible restrictions for through traffic on Hetherington Drive

Clarington mayor’s Canada Day statement mentions ‘community event’ without time or location

Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster issued a Canada Day statement dated July 1, 2026, that referred to “our community event” but did not include the event’s time, location, or other details. The statement was posted on the Municipality of Clarington’s website under “Community News.” With Canada Day activities often