Public Service Announcements

Durham Region provides tips to keep wildlife out of your waste

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham would like to remind residents of tips to help keep wildlife out of your garbage, green bin and recycling boxes.

Here are some ways to keep animals and bugs away:

Storage and Set-out

• Store your garbage, green bin and recycling boxes inside a garage or shed if possible, or away from fences and rails that can be easily climbed by animals.
• If you store your green bin outside and are worried the latch is not enough to keep the animals out, try using...

Changes to curbside blue box recycling collection in Oshawa and Whitby due to Civic holiday

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham would like to remind Oshawa and Whitby residents of changes to the scheduled blue box collection due to the Civic Holiday on August 7.

When: Monday, August 7 to Saturday, August 12.

Where: Residents of the City of Oshawa and the Town of Whitby only will temporarily have their blue box collection moved to the next day. This means that blue box collection scheduled for Monday, August 7 (Civic Holiday) will be moved to Tuesday, August 8. This shift...

Lane restrictions on Achilles Road in Ajax

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of lane restrictions on Achilles Road in the Town of Ajax.

When: Ongoing until August 4. Unfavourable weather conditions may impact the work schedule.

Where: Eastbound lane restrictions will be in place on Achilles Road, from Salem Road to 100 metres west of Salem Road, in the Town of Ajax.

Why: The lane restrictions will be in place for the installation of a new watermain.

Note: The Region realizes that the work may be...

Road closure on Concession Road 8 in Bowmanville

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of the road closure on Concession Road 8 in the Municipality of Clarington’s community of Bowmanville.

When: July 24 until late August. Unfavourable weather conditions may impact the work schedule.

Where: Concession Road 8 at Bowmanville Avenue to 200 metres east of Bowmanville Avenue in Bowmanville.

Why: This work is part of the Bowmanville Avenue Roundabout project. To learn more about this project, visit durham...

Public comment invited on the proposed reconstruction of Wentworth Street in Oshawa

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is proposing to reconstruct Wentworth Street (Regional Road 60), from Cedar Street to west of Farewell Street (Regional Road 56), in the City of Oshawa.

When and Where: The public information package with the project background and preliminary design can be reviewed at durham.ca/Wentworth. Comments are requested by August 17.

Why: The reconstruction of Wentworth Street will include pavement rehabilitation, local road realignment, intersection...