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Durham College business and information technology students receive memberships with Durham Region chambers of commerce and boards of trade, including the Clarington Board of Trade, through a partnership now in its fifth year. The memberships apply during a student’s program and for one year after graduation. The arrangement links
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Ontario Tech University in Oshawa was named Most Sustainably Improved University in the 2025 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings and also received a sustainability award from the Region of Durham, the university announced December 19. UI GreenMetric evaluates universities worldwide on environmental performance, infrastructure and sustainability initiatives. The regional award
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Waverley Place, a heritage home and museum at 37 Silver Street in Bowmanville, has undergone a $500,000 restoration to preserve historic features and add accessibility upgrades. The site is among Bowmanville’s earliest brick homes and is operated by Clarington Library, Museums & Archives (CLMA). The museum interprets the
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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