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Registration for Clarington’s fall recreation programs opens Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 7 a.m., including fall swimming lessons, group fitness classes, 55+ Active Adult programs and recreation programs for all ages, according to the Municipality of Clarington. The municipality said residents registering online should expect high demand and may
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Clarington has arranged 24-hour on-site security at the former Goodyear lands in Bowmanville after the property owner did not meet an Aug. 9 deadline to provide security, the municipality said in an Aug. 11 update. Clarington says it will seek to recover the cost of the security from
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Main Street in Orono (Regional Road 17) will be closed between Park Street and Centreview Street from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, for the Orono Antique Festival. The closure affects a section of downtown Orono for much of the day, including hours before
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Temperance Street in Bowmanville is set to close overnight between King Street and Church Street from 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, until about 6 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, while crews replace the damaged Veterans’ Crosswalk. The closure affects a central block in downtown Bowmanville and may
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Durham Regional Police Service is investigating graffiti Mayor Adrian Foster described as “hateful” at a Clarington park, and municipal staff have removed it, Foster said in a statement dated Aug. 5. Foster did not identify the park, when the graffiti was found, or what it said. The statement did not
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Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster issued an Emancipation Day statement on Aug. 1, 2026, which the Municipality of Clarington posted on its website the same day. In the statement, Foster focused on slavery in Canada and what he described as its ongoing impacts, while also pointing to the Slavery Abolition Act
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Clarington’s Municipal Administrative Centre, Hampton Operations Depot, Clarington Animal Shelter and most recreation facilities will be closed on Civic Holiday Monday, Aug. 3, according to a municipal notice. The municipality said two recreation facilities will remain open that day: the Courtice Community Complex from 7 a.m. to 2
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Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster issued a condolence statement on July 28 following the death of Gordon (Gord) Lowery, in a post published on the Municipality of Clarington’s website. The statement identifies Lowery as a longtime figure in Orono’s amateur sports community and notes he was named Clarington’s
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Bennett Road in Bowmanville is scheduled to close between Baseline Road and Lake Road from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7 to 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. Highway 401 is also scheduled to fully close in both directions between Liberty Street and Highway 115 from 11 p.m.
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The Municipality of Clarington closed all municipal sports fields and cancelled field permits for Tuesday, July 21, 2026, citing excessive rainfall. The closure affects anyone who planned to use Clarington sports fields that day, including groups and individuals with booked field permits. Clarington posted the update July 21 under its
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Sandringham Drive in Courtice is closed between Stirling Avenue and Strathallan Drive because of a watermain break. The closure is in effect until further notice. The closure may affect local traffic in the area, and drivers may need to use other nearby streets until the road reopens. The Municipality of
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The elevator at the Alan Strike Aquatic and Squash Centre, 449 Liberty Street North in Bowmanville, is out of service because of mechanical issues and will be unavailable until further notice, the Municipality of Clarington said July 21. The disruption may affect how some visitors move through the recreation facility,