Clarington’s Planning and Development Committee will hold a public meeting on Monday, January 19, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. to review two development applications in Courtice. The meeting will take place in Council Chambers at the Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, and will also be available
Bridge work on Simcoe Street between Gibb Street and Bloor Street will detour Durham Region Transit’s PULSE 901 and route N2 from Monday, January 12, 2026, through Thursday, December 30, 2027. Service will shift to Gibb Street, Park Road and Bloor Street, with a temporary northbound stop just north
Clarington Library, Museums & Archives will host a free, all-ages New Year’s program at Newcastle Library, 160 King Ave. E., on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to noon; advance registration is required, according to the Municipality of Clarington events calendar. Listed as “New Year’s
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a national food recall warning on Dec. 21 for certain Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops Pepperoni + Bacon products because of possible E. coli O26 contamination. General Mills Canada Corporation is recalling the items, and the CFIA said illnesses have been reported in connection with the
Residents at Lakeridge Gardens, Lakeridge Health’s long‑term care home, knitted individual squares into a single “dignity blanket” that will be used to cover a resident as they are accompanied out of the home after death, Lakeridge Health said Dec. 23. The announcement outlines an end‑of‑life practice
Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park in Orono will host the Nighttime Edition of Paws & Claus on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, from 4 to 8 p.m., at 3667 Concession Road 6. Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for teens and seniors, and $10 for children; children under 3 are
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 2 food recall warning on Dec. 19 for Arnie’s All Ntrl Raw Mx Nuts and Arnie’s Sweet & Savoury Mix sold in bulk in Barrie, Brampton and Vaughan due to possible Salmonella contamination. Loblaw Companies Limited is the recalling firm,
More than 50 Durham College staff volunteered on Dec. 19, 2025, at the Oshawa Centre gift‑wrapping station in Oshawa, raising money for the Durham Children’s Aid Foundation’s Holiday Hope campaign. Wrap for Hope is a volunteer-driven fundraiser linked to the foundation’s Holiday Hope campaign. Proceeds from
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
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
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
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
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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