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Durham Region is directing residents to its online Traffic Watch Map (durham.ca/TrafficWatch), which lists current traffic situations, construction detours and road closures across the region, including Clarington. For local drivers, the map provides a single place to check for disruptions that could affect trips on regional roads before
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Lane restrictions are scheduled on Brock Road (Regional Road 1) in Pickering from May 11 to May 29, affecting the stretch from 120 metres north of Williams Jackson Drive/Dersan Street to 230 metres south of Rex Heath Drive/Zents Drive. The work is tied to a new development and
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Durham Region has opened a public survey from May 4 to May 18 to collect residents’ views on Bill 100, the Better Regional Governance Act, 2026, proposed Ontario legislation that would change how the Durham Regional Chair is selected. The survey is part of Durham Regional Council’s response to
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The Region of Durham is accepting applications from local non-profit organizations for its 2026 Sustainable Food Security Fund, with funding up to a maximum of $50,000 per approved application. Applications open May 4 and close May 27 at noon. In Durham Region, one in four households is experiencing
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Durham Region says it will put daytime lane restrictions on Regional Road 3 in the Municipality of Clarington from May 4 to June 30, 2027, running from east of Townline Road (Regional Road 55) to west of Enfield Road (Regional Road 34). One lane of traffic will remain open. The
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Durham Region Health Department is reminding residents and frontline professionals that all animal bites and scratches involving humans must be reported to the health department, as part of a Rabies Awareness Month notice dated May 1. The department says rabies can be transmitted through the bite, scratch or saliva of
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Durham Region has installed a new protected left-turn signal for eastbound drivers at the intersection of Regional Highway 2 and Courtice Road in Courtice. The region says the signal was installed April 30 and is now operating. The change affects motorists turning left from Regional Highway 2 eastbound onto
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Durham Region Chair and CEO John Henry issued a statement May 1 in Whitby marking Asian Heritage Month. Asian Heritage Month is observed in May. Henry’s statement did not list any specific events or activities planned in Durham Region. In the statement, Henry described the month as a time
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Durham Region has opened a 60-day public review of a Public File Report (PFR) on sanitary sewage servicing for the Port Perry Employment Area in the Township of Scugog, following a Schedule B Class Environmental Assessment. The review period runs from April 30 to June 29, 2026. The PFR
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Durham Region says it will share emergency-preparedness tips during Emergency Preparedness Week, which runs May 3–9, 2026. The region’s information is aimed at households across Durham, including people who live or work near a nuclear generating station, who are directed to the zoned Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Guides.
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The Regional Municipality of Durham says it has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for sanitary sewage servicing to support the Port Perry Employment Area in Scugog, and has posted the study’s Project File Report for a 60-day public review running from April 30 to June 29, 2026.
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Zephyr Road (Regional Road 13) will be closed between Concession Road 5 and Concession Road 6 in the Township of Uxbridge from May 4 to Nov. 30, 2026, for the Laurie Bridge replacement project, according to a notice from Durham Region. The closure will keep traffic out of the work