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Pickering College gave Durham College’s Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture its Community Agent of Change award earlier this year, according to a June 30 posting by Durham College. For local residents, the announcement points to work that Durham College says the Barrett Centre has been doing
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a food recall warning for multiple processed meat products sold online and in Quebec because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The agency’s recall notice was last updated July 17, 2026. Listeria can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults and
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded a recall for Ola-Ola brand Authentic Pounded Yam (Iyan) sold under the label name “IYANINSTANT” because some packages contain milk that is not declared on the label. The recall was first published June 26, 2026, and the notice was last updated
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Municipal outdoor recreation programs in Clarington, including Families in the Park and Orono Park Pool drop-in swims, were cancelled Thursday, July 16, 2026, due to poor air quality, the Municipality of Clarington said. The cancellation affects scheduled outdoor programming that day, and the municipality said it was taking additional
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Clarington Emergency and Fire Services has issued a burn ban for all of Clarington, effective Wednesday, July 15, 2026, due to poor air quality and reduced visibility from ongoing wildfires in Canada. The ban affects residents and property owners across the municipality because it restricts outdoor burning during conditions that
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Clarington will hold four free “Movies Under the Stars” outdoor screenings on Wednesdays in August, with movies starting at dusk in Courtice, Orono, Newcastle and Bowmanville, according to a schedule posted by the municipality. The series gives residents four set dates and locations for evening movies, and includes pre-show
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The Municipality of Clarington says it has posted an online survey as it develops a GIS and GIS Data Strategy, with the announcement dated July 14, 2026. The municipality says the strategy is focused on how Clarington uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and GIS data for municipal work, including services,
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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