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Whitby, Ontario — A technical issue affecting Durham Region Transit’s On Demand booking app has been resolved, and all On Demand trips will resume Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Fixed‑route bus service continues to operate. DRT attributed the Oct. 20 disruption to broader challenges at the app vendor’s cloud
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Clarington Library, Museums & Archives (CLMA) will host events in October and November 2025 at the Bowmanville, Newcastle and Courtice library branches and at the Sarah Jane Williams Museum, including a walking tour, a heritage fair, a Heritage Speaker Series talk, a Repair Café, a Winter Market and a Customer
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The Region of Durham has launched Together Against Hate Durham, a three-phase initiative that includes an online resource toolkit and a full-day conference on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at the Ajax Community Centre. Registration closes Friday, Oct. 31. The program offers residents and organizations materials on recognizing and reporting hate
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The Region of Durham will close Wilson Road North (Regional Road 35) between Cavendish Court and Hillcroft Street in Oshawa, day and night from Nov. 3 to 7, to install water and sanitary services. The closure will disrupt through-traffic on this corridor for five days. The Region announced the work
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a food recall warning on Oct. 17 for certain pistachio products sold in Vancouver due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recall follows CFIA test results and applies to products distributed in British Columbia. The CFIA advises consumers and retailers not to consume, serve, use,
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Marigold Hospice Care has opened as Clarington’s first residential hospice. The municipality donated the land, offset fees, and provided $1.25 million to start construction. The facility will provide residential end-of-life care for local residents and their families. The opening places hospice care within the municipality, reducing the need
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 1 recall on Oct. 17, 2025 for Nishel Foods Pork Neck Bone Soup because wheat is not declared on the label. The product was distributed in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Undeclared wheat and gluten can cause serious or life‑threatening
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Durham Region will close Taunton Road (Regional Road 4) between Townline Road and Enfield Road in Clarington from October 25 to November 29 to remove and replace a concrete culvert, as part of the Taunton Road rehabilitation and reconstruction project. The closure will detour traffic between Townline Road and Enfield
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a recall notification on Oct. 16, 2025, for Biskwi brand Waffles with Chocolaty Filling due to mould. The 180‑gram product, recalled by Dollarama L.P., was distributed nationally. Affected packages carry UPC 6 67888 54812 5 and best‑before dates 2026‑04‑
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On Oct. 16, the Municipality of Clarington launched an online snowplow map that updates every five minutes to show where municipal roads were plowed or salted in the past 24 hours. Residents can use the map to follow snow-clearing progress during storms and to see route priorities across Clarington. The
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Clarington will hold two in-person ward forums with the Mayor and Council on October 21 and 22, 2025, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wards 1 and 2 will meet in Bowmanville; Wards 3 and 4 will meet in Newcastle. Each session will include a presentation and time
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Ian Sirota will headline a comedy show at Volt Raceway, 2383 Durham Regional Hwy 2 in Bowmanville, on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, from 8:30 to 9:45 p.m. Tickets cost $25–$35, and the event is 19-plus with valid ID required. The show is part of a Saturday-night