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Ontario is funding 2,861 new postsecondary seats at Ontario Tech University and Durham College through a $79 million allocation announced Sept. 17, 2026, with seats available for student enrolment as early as fall 2026, the province said. The additional seats are intended for programs in health care, STEM, trades
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Announced Dec. 15, the Ontario government will provide $529,358 through the Ontario Together Trade Fund to help Cargowall Limited install two automated roll-forming lines in Clarington, with 14 new jobs planned and 29 positions retained across Durham Region. The money comes from the Ontario Together Trade Fund, announced
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Ontario is extending its One Fare program for two more years, keeping single-fare transfers across the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), GO Transit and local systems including Durham Region Transit. The extension was detailed in a provincial notice issued Dec. 1. For Clarington riders who use Durham Region Transit and
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Ontario announced on Nov. 14, 2025, that Clarington will receive $2,877,680 from the second round of the Building Faster Fund, which rewards municipalities that reach at least 80% of their assigned housing targets. Clarington started 899 new homes in 2024, meeting 83% of its target. The money can
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Ontario is awarding the Municipality of Clarington $2,877,680 through the second round of the Building Faster Fund, announced Nov. 14, after the municipality started construction on 899 homes in 2024—83 percent of its provincial housing target. The fund rewards municipalities that reach at least 80 percent of
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Ontario will invest $1 billion through the Building Ontario Fund to build four small modular reactors at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Bowmanville, the government announced Oct. 23, 2025. The federal Canada Growth Fund will provide $2 billion. Construction on the first unit began in May
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Ontario’s Ministry of Health issued a request for proposals on Oct. 1, 2025 to select a team to expand Lakeridge Health’s Bowmanville Hospital in Clarington, following a 2024 request for qualifications that shortlisted two bidders. Ontario has provided more than $20 million for planning and design. The project
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Camp Forming Ltd., a concrete forming contractor in Concord, was fined $55,000 after a worker was injured while cleaning a moving conveyor at its facility at 71 Creditstone Road. The company pleaded guilty and was convicted on Sept. 12, 2025, in Provincial Offences Court in Newmarket for failing to
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In a Sept. 25 statement, Ontario Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce said the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission approved Ontario Power Generation’s operating licence for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station through 2045, which he described as a 20-year term and the longest licence the regulator has issued. Lecce
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The Ontario government announced on September 15, 2025, that it will provide $10 million for the construction of the South Bowmanville Recreation Centre in Clarington. According to the province, this funding is part of the $200 million Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund (CSRIF). The investment is described by the
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The Ontario government announced in Pickering on August 14 that more than $2.8 million will be provided through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream for worker training in Durham Region and surrounding areas. According to the province, this funding is expected to help over 3,500 people prepare
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Premier Doug Ford announced on August 14 that the Ontario government is providing more than $2.8 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream for worker training programs in Durham Region and nearby areas. According to the province, this funding is intended to help over 3,500 people