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Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster issued a Lunar New Year statement on the Municipality of Clarington website on Feb. 17, 2026, extending greetings “on behalf of Clarington Council” to residents marking the Year of the Horse. The statement was posted in the municipality’s “Community News” section and included a description
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The Municipality of Clarington has acquired a 20-hectare property at 801 Maple Grove Road in Bowmanville, just west of the South Bowmanville Recreation Centre, for a future outdoor Sports and Event Grounds. The municipality said the purchase was completed Feb. 12, 2026. Clarington expects to use the site for outdoor
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Parts of Brooklin in Whitby may experience low water pressure — and some properties may have no water — on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, while Durham Region carries out work on the Zone 4 water pressure system from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The notice matters for residents in the
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Durham Region Regional Chair and CEO John Henry issued a Lunar New Year message in a statement datelined Whitby, offering “warm wishes of health, joy and good fortune” to “Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other East and Southeast Asian families in Durham Region.” While largely ceremonial, the statement is one of
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Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster posted a statement on the Municipality of Clarington website on Feb. 11 that referred to what he called a “school shooting” in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. The post, listed in the municipality’s online “Community News” section, offered no additional details about what happened in Tumbler
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Several Durham Region offices and in-person services will be closed Monday, Feb. 16, for the Family Day holiday, and Durham Region Transit will run on a weekend schedule. Residents may see closures or reduced access at Ontario Works offices, regional child care and family service locations, some adult day programs,
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a food recall warning on Feb. 12 for Stellar Bay Shellfish Farmed Oyster, Kusshi oysters because of possible norovirus contamination. The agency said illnesses have been reported, and the oysters were distributed in British Columbia and possibly other provinces and territories. The recall matters
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Hotels, restaurants and institutions in Quebec should not use, sell, serve or distribute TS brand Sushi EBI Frozen Cooked Shrimp after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a recall notification for chemical contamination, last updated Feb. 13, 2026. The notice is aimed at commercial and institutional kitchens and includes
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a Class 3 recall for 40-pound cases of Chicken Wings Split distributed in Quebec due to semicarbazide contamination. The recall date is Feb. 10, 2026, and the alert was originally published Feb. 17, 2026. The recall may affect food-service settings rather than
Recreation centres in Clarington, Ont., will be open Monday, Feb. 16, for Family Day programming only, while the Municipal Administrative Centre, Hampton Operations Centre and the Clarington Animal Shelter will be closed. The holiday schedule affects when residents can access some municipal buildings and how quickly certain requests are handled,
Children aged 12 and under can ride Durham Region Transit (DRT) for free across Durham Region over the Family Day weekend, according to a Feb. 11, 2026 post from the transit agency. DRT also said it will operate on a weekend schedule on Family Day. The fare and schedule changes
Wilson Road North in Oshawa is expected to be closed between Attersley Drive and Terrace Drive from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 11 while Durham Region completes an emergency watermain valve replacement. Residents and businesses in the area may experience low water pressure or a
Clarington Library, Museums & Archives will hold its Winter WonderLearn Festival on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Courtice Library. The event is drop-in and open to all ages. The festival runs on Family Day, when most Clarington Library, Museums & Archives
Tanya Heck, a faculty member at Durham College’s Oshawa and Whitby campuses, has earned the WorldChefs Certified Pastry Chef designation, the college said in a post dated Feb. 10. The designation may be of interest to local residents who follow Durham College’s culinary programs, which train students for
The Ontario Works office at Midtown Mall, 200 John St. W. in Oshawa, is scheduled to reopen Wednesday, Feb. 11, after closing last week for cleaning and repairs following flooding, according to Durham Region. The office provides Ontario Works services for local clients, and the reopening means the Midtown Mall
Durham Region plans to drill a new municipal water-supply well at 12235 Simcoe Street in the Township of Scugog from Feb. 17 to Sept. 30, 2026, to augment the water supply for the Port Perry community. For residents and businesses near the site, the project is expected to bring more
Clarington council has approved a heritage permit under the Ontario Heritage Act to allow the demolition and removal of two structures at 2656 Concession Road 4 in Darlington: a one-storey brick rear wing and a one-storey wooden outbuilding connected to an existing farmhouse dwelling. Council considered the application on Jan.
Durham Region Transit’s Transit Executive Committee met Feb. 4 in Whitby, where members approved a DRT Technology Roadmap and received updates that the agency added more than 46,000 scheduled hours and 23,000 On Demand hours in 2025, according to Durham Region Transit. For riders in Durham Region,
Durham Region Transit (DRT) closed its Customer Service Desk at 110 Westney Road South in Ajax on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, meaning in-person inquiries, fare media sales and lost and found collection were not available that day. The closure matters for riders who rely on the front desk for help