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Construction is scheduled to start in mid-July on the Hetherington Drive Stormwater Outlet Improvement Project in the Bowmanville Valley Conservation Area, with brief daytime closures planned on parts of the Bowmanville Valley Trail totalling no more than five working days and possible restrictions for through traffic on Hetherington Drive
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Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster issued a Canada Day statement dated July 1, 2026, that referred to “our community event” but did not include the event’s time, location, or other details. The statement was posted on the Municipality of Clarington’s website under “Community News.” With Canada Day activities often
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Clarington says it has found no evidence of illegal abattoirs (slaughterhouses) operating in the municipality as of June 30, 2026, and that an investigation triggered by formal complaints about a single property found no abattoir on that site. The statement addresses online discussion about several properties and outlines what municipal
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Durham Region Transit will implement service updates starting Monday, June 29, 2026, including schedule and route changes on select bus routes across Durham Region, the agency said. The updates include later service times, additional trips to some attractions and new routes, according to a Durham Region Transit notice posted June
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Nominations to run in Clarington’s 2026 municipal election are open until 2 p.m. on Aug. 21, 2026, with election day set for Oct. 26, according to the Municipality of Clarington. The Oct. 26 vote will decide who serves as Clarington’s mayor and councillors, as well as local
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People and groups who plan to pay for election-related advertising in Clarington during the 2026 municipal election “restricted period” — from May 1 to the close of voting on voting day — must register as third-party advertisers and open a dedicated campaign bank account before raising or spending any money,
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Durham Region is starting a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for plans to reconstruct and widen Hopkins Street (Regional Road 36) in Whitby from Consumers Drive (Regional Road 25) to Dundas Street, including a two-way centre left-turn lane and a grade separation at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City rail
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Ontario Tech University’s Human Machine Lab in Oshawa is developing two AI-enabled “social” robotics projects: a robotic guide-dog training tool being built with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and a virtual-reality system that uses a robot the university describes as “Buddha-inspired.” Both
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Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction overnight at the intersection of Kingston Road (Regional Highway 2) and Rotherglen Road in Ajax from June 15 to June 20, 2026, with work scheduled nightly from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The lane reductions are tied to
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Durham Region will hold a Curbside Giveaway Day on Saturday, June 13, running from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., when residents can place unwanted items in good condition at the curb for anyone to pick up. Durham Region describes the event as a way to reduce the amount
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Durham Region will hold a public information centre (PIC) on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, about an environmental assessment for reconstructing and widening Ritson Road North (Regional Road 16) in Oshawa, covering about 1.75 kilometres from north of Taunton Road (Regional Road 4) to south of Conlin Road. The meeting
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Ontario Tech University says the Ontario government will provide $91.9 million to expand capacity in programs the university describes as aligned with regional and provincial labour-market needs. The university disclosed the funding in a June 11 news release. For Durham Region residents, the announcement points to potential growth