News Releases

May marks National Lyme Disease Awareness Month

Health Department urges everyone to take precautions against tick bites

Whitby, Ontario – As the weather warms up and outdoor activities increase, Durham Region Health Department reminds everyone to take precautions against tick bites which can lead to Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections.

Lyme disease is caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, which can be transmitted through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick. Blacklegged ticks are widespread across Durham Region, especially...

Health Department begins 2026 West Nile virus surveillance program

Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region Health Department will begin its West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance and control program for the 2026 season between May 11 and June 8. This program includes surveillance for larval mosquito activity, administering larvicide in catch basins and surface water sites, and adult mosquito trapping to test for WNV throughout Durham Region.

As a reminder, the Health Department will no longer mail forms to private property owners for owners to request larviciding of catch...

Save energy and money at Durham’s Home Energy and Electric Vehicle Expo

Whitby, Ontario – Looking for quick and helpful ways to make your home more energy-efficient? Open to everyone in the community, Durham Region’s free Home Energy and Electric Vehicle (EV) Expo offers a clear, fact-based look at electrification–covering heat pumps, home retrofits, solar options and more–while helping residents learn more about available rebates, grants and incentive programs.

Who: Hosted by the Region of Durham.

Where: Regional Headquarters, 605 Rossland Road East, in Whitby.

When: 

Durham Region wins Good Roads’ Municipal Paving Project of the Year Award

Whitby, Ontario – At the recent Good Roads Conference, Durham Region, in partnership with Road Surface Recycling Limited, won the 2025 Good Roads’ Municipal Paving Project of the Year Award for our pilot project for road rehabilitation using Hot-In-Place Recycling (HIR) technology. The project was completed along four kilometres of Shirley Road (Regional Road 19) in the Township of Scugog and 4.2 kilometres of Regional Highway 2 in the Municipality of Clarington.

The costs incurred were lower...

Update on Regional Governance Structure

Whitby, Ontario – The following statement is being issued on behalf of John Henry, Regional Chair and Chief Executive Officer for The Regional Municipality of Durham:

“Today, the Province made a fundamental change to how Regions are governed in Ontario. Moving forward, Regional Chairs will be appointed by the Province, not elected by the residents of Durham Region as they voted for in the 2010 referendum.

I am disappointed by this decision. Serving as Durham’s elected Regional Chair has been a...