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Clarington clerk certifies 2026 municipal election results; council to be sworn in Nov. 23

Clarington’s municipal clerk certified the results of the 2026 municipal election on Tuesday, Oct. 27, confirming the members elected to council for the 2026–2030 term. The new council is scheduled to be sworn in during an inaugural meeting on Monday, Nov. 23, 2026.

Certification makes the results official for the next four years, covering the mayor’s seat as well as local and regional council positions that represent Clarington residents.

Certified results posted by Clarington Elections show Tom Dingwall was elected mayor.

The regional council seats were won by Granville Anderson, representing Wards 1 and 2, and Willie Woo, representing Wards 3 and 4.

For local council, Joe Neal was elected councillor for Ward 1, Kathleen Flynn for Ward 2, Corinna Traill for Ward 3, and Denise Robinson for Ward 4.

Voter turnout was 34 per cent, with 29,520 of Clarington’s 86,879 eligible voters casting a ballot.

In the 2022 municipal election, turnout was 28 per cent.

Of those who voted in 2026, 95.7 per cent cast ballots online and 4.3 per cent voted by telephone. It was the second municipal election in Clarington to use internet or telephone voting.

Construction underway for new traffic signals at West Side Drive and Baseline Road in Bowmanville

Construction is underway at the intersection of West Side Drive and Baseline Road in Bowmanville as crews install new traffic signals, with work expected to finish by the end of November and some work continuing into spring 2027, according to the Municipality of Clarington. The municipality said drivers should expect

Durham College plans Nov. 7 open house; staff say on-site applicants will have $150 Ontario Colleges fee covered

Durham College will hold a Fall Open House on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, and staff say people who apply at the event will have the $150 Ontario Colleges application fee covered. A Durham College blog post dated Oct. 16 does not specify whether the open house will be held at

Durham College outlines diploma-to-degree transfer pathways for Ontario college graduates

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Durham College outlines two annual IT student events: expo and 24-hour hackathon

Durham College says it runs two annual events for students in its information technology programs: the DC IT Student Expo, where students present projects, and the DC Hack-a-Thon, a 24-hour team challenge. The college described the events in an Oct. 8 post on its website. In the

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Construction underway for new traffic signals at West Side Drive and Baseline Road in Bowmanville

Durham College plans Nov. 7 open house; staff say on-site applicants will have $150 Ontario Colleges fee covered

Durham College outlines diploma-to-degree transfer pathways for Ontario college graduates

Durham College outlines two annual IT student events: expo and 24-hour hackathon