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Brief Scheduled Downtime for Durham Region Websites on July 31

Justin Barber

31 Jul 2025

Scheduled maintenance for durhaminsider.ca, durham.ca, and calendar.durham.ca is set for Thursday, July 31 at 10 p.m., according to an announcement on the Region of Durham's official website. The announcement states that each website will be unavailable for approximately five to seven minutes during this time.

The Region of Durham advises that the maintenance is intended to improve accessibility and correct problems with calendar event displays. Residents using these sites may experience brief interruptions while the updates are deployed.

No further details about the updates or the specific issues with event displays were disclosed in the announcement. As of publication, the Region of Durham has not posted any changes to the schedule or provided additional information regarding the maintenance.

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