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Clarington says drivers can expect lane restrictions and short-term road closures on parts of Maple Grove Road, Cigas Road and Hockaday Court from May to July 2026 as crews carry out ditching and culvert work. The traffic changes affect a stretch of Maple Grove Road between Bloor Street and
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Clarington’s Planning and Development Committee is scheduled to hear four development proposals in Bowmanville and Newcastle at a public meeting on Monday, May 11, 2026, starting at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is set for council chambers at the Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance St., Bowmanville, and will
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Lane shifts and off-peak lane restrictions are set to begin April 20, 2026, on Kingston Road (Regional Highway 2) in Ajax, as construction starts on the second segment of the Durham-Scarborough Bus Rapid Transit (DSBRT) project. The work is scheduled to run from Rotherglen Road to about 300
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The Durham Region Health Department will begin its 2026 West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance and control program between May 11 and June 8, according to a regional notice posted April 15. The program will include monitoring for larval mosquito activity, applying larvicide in catch basins and surface water sites, and
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Whites Road (Regional Road 38) in Pickering is scheduled to close April 15–16 between Taunton Road (Regional Road 4) and Finch Avenue (Regional Road 27) to repair railroad tracks at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Southern (CPKC) Railway crossing, Durham Region says. The two-day closure affects a section
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Durham Region will hold a free compost pickup on Saturday, May 9, from 8 a.m. to noon at Clarington Operations Depot 42, 178 Darlington-Clarke Townline Road in Bowmanville, south of Highway 2. The Bowmanville pickup is part of a series of compost giveaways scheduled across Durham Region between
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Ontario Tech University in Oshawa received a $1 million gift from the Sienna for Seniors Foundation to create the Sienna Senior Living Research Centre for Healthy Aging and Happiness. Ontario Tech announced the donation April 10, 2026. According to the university, the new centre is intended to support research and
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Durham Region plans to clean watermains in Greenbank on April 27 and 28, with work scheduled during the day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to a notice posted on the region’s website. The region has contracted IQ Environmental to carry out the cleaning. The work
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Lane restrictions are planned on Thickson Road South (Regional Road 26) in Whitby from April 13 to April 22 while Durham Region replaces watermain valves between Victoria Street East (Regional Road 22) and Wentworth Street (Regional Road 60). The restrictions will affect travel on that stretch of Thickson Road South
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The Region of Durham will host a free Home Energy and Electric Vehicle (EV) Expo on Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Regional Headquarters, 605 Rossland Road East, in Whitby. According to the region, the expo will provide information about home electrification and electric
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Durham Region says it will clean watermains in Newcastle overnight from May 4 to May 29, 2026, as part of regular maintenance of its water supply system. The region has hired IQ Environmental to do the work, which is scheduled each night from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
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Durham Region says it will run its spring curbside battery collection from April 20 to 24 for households across the region that currently receive curbside collection services, with pickup taking place on each home’s green bin collection day. Residents are asked to put used household batteries in a clear,