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Demolition and site preparation for the Bowmanville Hospital redevelopment began Nov. 5, with three houses at 18, 20 and 22 Prince Street in Bowmanville taken down to clear space for construction. Hospital services remain open during this phase. The Prince Street properties are being cleared and repurposed for future construction
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Durham Region’s Special Committee of the Whole will review the proposed 2026 Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budget and the Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Business Plans and Budget on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in Council Chambers at Durham Regional Headquarters, 605 Rossland
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Clarington Library, Museums & Archives will host a free, drop-in screening of the National Film Board film A Return to Memory for adults on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Bowmanville Library, 163 Church St., Bowmanville. Admission is free and no registration is
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 2 food recall warning on Oct. 31, 2025, for two pistachio desserts sold at Ladurée stores in Toronto due to possible Salmonella contamination. Distribution is listed as Ontario and online. The products were clerk-served with no UPCs and were sold over
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The Region of Durham awarded a 2025 Accessibility Advisory Committee Award in September to Durham College’s Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture for accessibility features and programming at the Ajax Urban Farm. The award was presented at the Region’s Annual Accessibility Awards Celebration. The recognition centres
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Registration is open for Do It In Durham Entrepreneurship Week, a series of more than 30 online and in-person business sessions scheduled November 17 to 21 across Durham Region. Most events are free. The program offers workshops, practical sessions and networking. Local organizations are involved, including the Clarington Board
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First-year Finance – Business Administration student Taylor Bacon received a $5,000 tuition credit through Durham College’s annual campus-events registration contest, the college announced Oct. 30. The contest is open to all applicants who register for campus events such as Open House and Program Information Nights. The award
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 2 food recall warning on Oct. 30, 2025, for certain roasted pistachios sold at Fresh Nuts, 12522-132 Avenue in Edmonton, due to possible Salmonella contamination. The products have no listed brand and were sold in variable sizes with no UPC between
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The Region of Durham will temporarily close Bowmanville Avenue (Regional Road 57) in Clarington between Byers Road and Concession Road 10 from 8 p.m. on November 4 to 5 a.m. on November 5 as part of construction to replace the Burketon Station bridge over the Canadian Pacific Kansas
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Durham College’s International Education Office will present two sessions at the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) Conference and Excellence Awards in Québec City from Nov. 2 to 5, covering community partnerships tied to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and coordinated support for international students. The sessions outline
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From Oct. 31 to Nov. 11, Durham Region Transit (DRT) will waive fares for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members, reservists and veterans across Durham Region. Riders can qualify by showing recognized military identification, travelling in uniform, or wearing service medals. The 12-day waiver overlaps commemorative events in early November.
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On Oct. 27, Durham College’s Social Impact Hub announced Raising Resilient Families, a multi‑phase research project in Durham Region that examined service gaps and ways to improve support for parents with cognitive challenges. The work was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada through