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Energy cluster immersion experience highlights Durham Region’s innovative EN3 sector
Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 01:00 AM
Whitby, Ontario – On October 16, The Regional Municipality of Durham’s Economic Development and Tourism Division, joined the Town of Whitby, Ontario Power Generation (OPG), the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and the Clarington Board of Trade and Office of Economic Development, to host an Energy Cluster Immersion Experience tour, highlighting the region’s innovative private and public Energy, Environment and Engineering (EN3) sector businesses. The tour took place as part of the Institute...
Durham Region Film Office hosts bus tour showcasing the region’s film and television production sites
Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 02:30 AM
Whitby, Ontario – On October 11 and 15, the Durham Region Film Office welcomed about 200 people from around the world for the “On Location with Hannibal” film tour. Fans of the show from Ireland, England, Wales, France, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Japan, USA, Canada and Taiwan took part in the tour.
The bus tour took fans of the television series “Hannibal” to several locations across Durham Region, where scenes from the popular series were filmed. Stops included two private homes, Greenwood...
2018 report indicates low-income families in Durham Region continue to struggle to buy nutritious food
Posted on Monday, October 15, 2018 02:30 AM
Whitby, Ontario - Durham Region Health Department’s 2018 Nutritious Food Basket (NFB) report shows that the cost of a basic healthy diet for a family of four in Durham Region is calculated to be $853 per month or $197 per week. This represents a 15 per cent increase in food costs over the past five years.
The NFB survey is conducted annually in Durham Region to monitor food affordability. In combination with local housing costs, public health examines the NFB to determine the accessibility of...
Durham Region reminds residents to protect waste collection workers; keep needles and glass out of the garbage
Posted on Friday, October 12, 2018 09:45 AM
Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department would like to remind residents to keep the health and safety of waste collection operators in mind when they set out their waste for curbside collection.
Waste collection operators can be severely injured when collecting a garbage bag containing large pieces of broken glass, broken porcelain or hypodermic needles. For the protection of the operators, all waste set out for collection must be in compliance with the Region’s Waste...
Water samples results indicate presence of blue-green algae in Frenchman’s Bay Pickering area
Posted on Friday, October 12, 2018 03:00 AM
Whitby, Ontario - Durham Region Health Department was advised by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) of the presence of a blue-green algal bloom in small area of the southwest portion of Frenchman’s Bay, near Sunrise Ave., in Pickering. Laboratory test results were received from the MECP on Oct. 11. A water quality advisory sign will be posted in the area to ensure that the public is aware of the presence of blue-green algae in the water.
“Blue-green algae are microscopic,...
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