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Clarington council approved the Soper Springs Secondary Plan for north Bowmanville on April 28, 2026, setting out planning policies for future housing, parks, multi-use paths and trails, environmental protection and supporting infrastructure in the area. For residents, the secondary plan sets the rules the municipality will use to review
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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
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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,
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Ontario Tech University in Oshawa and Saskatchewan Polytechnic say they have partnered to deliver Ontario Tech’s Nuclear Career Accelerator—an 11-week online training program—for learners in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The schools announced the partnership April 28. For people in those four provinces who are
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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
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Ontario Tech University published a post on its website on April 27, 2026, outlining energy-related programs, facilities and partnerships it says are connected to areas including nuclear technologies and small modular reactors (SMRs). For local readers, the announcement is a snapshot of the university’s training and research work
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Clarington says its physician recruitment program has brought four new family doctors to Courtice and Bowmanville since launching in late 2025. Under the program, each participating doctor receives $50,000 in support and must commit to practising in Clarington for at least five years. Family-doctor access remains a concern
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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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Clarington says drivers can expect lane restrictions and short-term road closures on parts of Maple Grove Road, Cigas Road and Hockaday Court from May to July 2026 as crews carry out ditching and culvert work. The traffic changes affect a stretch of Maple Grove Road between Bloor Street and
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Clarington’s Planning and Development Committee is scheduled to hear four development proposals in Bowmanville and Newcastle at a public meeting on Monday, May 11, 2026, starting at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is set for council chambers at the Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance St., Bowmanville, and will