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Durham Region 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, 825 Conlin Road, in Whitby. According to the region, the event is intended to highlight Works Department services and equipment based at
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Courtice Road (Regional Road 34) is closed day and night until July 3 between Bloor Street (Regional Road 22) and a point 585 metres north of Baseline Road West in Courtice, according to Durham Region. The Region said the closure is for installation of a sanitary sewer to support new
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Lane restrictions are in place on Shirely Road (Regional Road 19) in the Township of Scugog, from 50 metres west of Old Scugog Road to 35 metres west of Regional Road 57, and are scheduled to remain until the end of May 2026, according to Durham Region. The restrictions may
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Lane restrictions are in place on Lake Ridge Road (Regional Road 23) in Brock Township while Durham Region carries out road rehabilitation work, with the restrictions expected to continue until the end of June 2026. The work may affect travel through the area for more than a year, and drivers
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Durham Region launched a free Weather‑Ready Home Assessment on May 2 at the Durham Home Energy and Electric Vehicle Expo in Whitby and has added a low‑interest Durham Greener Homes Loan Program for eligible energy retrofits, according to information posted on the region’s website. The programs provide
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A water service interruption in Ajax is affecting an area from Kingston Road East (Regional Highway 2) south to Mandrake Street, between Harwood Road and Salem Road, with watermain repairs expected to be completed by late afternoon Friday, May 8, according to Durham Region. The outage may affect household water
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Lane restrictions on Regional Road 57 in Scugog are in effect from 70 metres south of Shirley Road (Regional Road 19) to 700 metres north of Edgerton Road and are expected to continue until the end of July 2026, according to Durham Region. The restrictions are part of a road
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Ontario Tech University held its annual Nursing Pinning Ceremony on May 8, welcoming 145 final-year students from its Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) and Advanced Entry BScN programs, according to a university news release. The ceremony is part of the Ontario Tech–Durham College collaborative nursing program and
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Durham Region is directing residents to its online Traffic Watch Map (durham.ca/TrafficWatch), which lists current traffic situations, construction detours and road closures across the region, including Clarington. For local drivers, the map provides a single place to check for disruptions that could affect trips on regional roads before
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Ontario Tech University engineering students presented 86 capstone design projects on May 5, 2026, at the university’s Oshawa campus during the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science’s annual Engineering Capstone Systems Design Exhibition and Competition. The exhibition involved 362 fourth-year engineering students. Awards and cash prizes went
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Lane restrictions are scheduled on Brock Road (Regional Road 1) in Pickering from May 11 to May 29, affecting the stretch from 120 metres north of Williams Jackson Drive/Dersan Street to 230 metres south of Rex Heath Drive/Zents Drive. The work is tied to a new development and
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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