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On Dec. 19, 2025, Lakeridge Health launched the next phase of infrastructure and energy upgrades at Ajax Pickering Hospital and Oshawa Hospital, a project expected to cut utility use by about one-third and modernize critical building systems at both sites in Durham Region. The work involves Lakeridge Health partnering with
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Durham Region will collect natural Christmas trees at the curb in Clarington on residents’ regular collection days during the weeks of Jan. 5 and 12. Trees will be composted with leaf and yard waste, and winter weather may delay pickup. The same two-week schedule on regular collection days applies in
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 2 recall dated Dec. 15, 2025, for Thit Ghe brand frozen crab meat because of Salmonella contamination. The action covers 400 g packages identified by UPC 8 934966 034910 from lot VN557IV276 with a best-before date of 2027JN18. The recall notice lists
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Clarington Library, Museums & Archives will host a guided Edwardian Christmas tour of Waverley Place on Dec. 20, 2025, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Sarah Jane Williams Museum. Registration is required, and the program is intended for families with children in Grades 1–5. Donations
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On Dec. 12, 2025, Clarington adopted its 2026 Budget Update, revising the 2024–27 operating budget. In 2026, the average household will pay $56.40 more on the municipal portion of the property tax bill, a 0.99 percent increase. The update affects the Clarington share of property tax bills
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 2 food recall warning on Dec. 13 for Aoun brand Tahineh – Ground Sesame 100% (800 g) due to possible Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed in Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Saskatchewan. Salmonella may not change a food’s
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Announced Dec. 15, the Ontario government will provide $529,358 through the Ontario Together Trade Fund to help Cargowall Limited install two automated roll-forming lines in Clarington, with 14 new jobs planned and 29 positions retained across Durham Region. The money comes from the Ontario Together Trade Fund, announced with
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a recall notification on Dec. 11, 2025, for Great Value 100% Grape Juice due to tartrate crystals. The affected 1.82‑litre bottles were distributed nationally in Canada and are being recalled by Refresco Canada Inc. According to the CFIA, consumers, retailers and food‑
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Times Higher Education ranks Ontario Tech University in Oshawa in the 801–1000 band worldwide and 144th among young universities—second in Canada for 2024—while the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects lists the school in the global Top 100 and No. 2 in Canada for Energy Science and
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Clarington Library, Museums & Archives will host guided Edwardian Christmas tours at Waverley Place in the Sarah Jane Williams Museum on Saturday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Registration is required. The program is intended for families with children in Grades
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A six-week Introduction to Employment program for adults will run Mondays from Nov. 17 to Dec. 22, 2025, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Bowmanville Library in Clarington. Advance registration is required for each session through the Participation House Project, and a Durham Region Transit (DRT) bus
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The Durham Region Health Department’s Oral Health Clinic at 200 John Street West in Oshawa will be closed on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, for an all-day general staff meeting. The clinic will reopen Monday, Dec. 15, at 8:30 a.m. The department posted the closure notice on its