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Edwardian Christmas tours at Sarah Jane Williams Museum on Dec. 13 and 20; registration required

Justin Barber

12 Dec 2025

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 1–5.

Each session is a one-hour guided visit featuring holiday décor and opportunities to try old-fashioned games.

Donations to local food banks will be accepted at both sessions.

Six-week Introduction to Employment series runs Nov. 17–Dec. 22, 2025 at Bowmanville Library

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

Oshawa Oral Health Clinic closed Dec. 12 for staff meeting; reopens Dec. 15 at 8:30 a.m.

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

Durham Region receives $140,000 to update climate adaptation plan

Whitby — Durham Region received $140,000 from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund on Dec. 9 to support a 10-year update of the Durham Community Climate Adaptation Plan, first approved by Regional Council in 2016. The update is intended to guide how municipal services prepare for and respond

‘Christmas with Wildlife’ runs Nov. 22–Dec. 21, 2025 at 6706 Gibbs Road

Soper Creek Wildlife Rescue will host evening sessions of its Christmas with Wildlife program at 6706 Gibbs Road in Clarington on select dates in November and December 2025. Admission is $15 plus HST per person age 2 and up, with attendance limited to two-hour time slots. This is the third

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Six-week Introduction to Employment series runs Nov. 17–Dec. 22, 2025 at Bowmanville Library

Oshawa Oral Health Clinic closed Dec. 12 for staff meeting; reopens Dec. 15 at 8:30 a.m.

Durham Region receives $140,000 to update climate adaptation plan

‘Christmas with Wildlife’ runs Nov. 22–Dec. 21, 2025 at 6706 Gibbs Road