Service Disruptions

Update 1 - Regional facilities and services impacted due to inclement weather

Today (January 16)

Due to the inclement weather, some Regional facilities and services are experiencing disruptions, including:

• Residential waste collection operations are ongoing, but curbside collections are delayed today. Residents should keep their materials at the curb until collected. Update: Residents in Pickering, Ajax, Clarington, Brock, Uxbridge and Scugog with scheduled Christmas tree collection today (Friday), please note, there will be no tree collection on Friday, January 16. Any...
  
  

Regional facilities and services impacted due to inclement weather

Thursday, January 15

Due to the inclement weather, some Regional facilities and services are either closed or experiencing disruptions, including:

• The Ontario Works office in Uxbridge (2 Campbell Drive, Unit 301/305) is closed today.

• All Waste Management Facilities and the Household Special Waste Depot are closed for today. This includes the Sales Office at the Brock Waste Management Facility (C22480 Brock Sideroad #17). 

• Residential waste collection operations are ongoing, but curbside collections...
  
  

Regional service impacts in observance of the holiday season

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of impacts to Regional programs and services in observance of the holiday season.

Durham Region facilities and call centres

• All Durham Region facilities, including Regional Headquarters in Whitby and Regional front counters and call centre services, will close at noon on December 24 and 31, and will be closed December 25, 26 and January 1, 2026.

Durham Region Transit (DRT)

• From December 22 to 26 and January 1, 2026, all DRT...

Regional service impacts in observance of Remembrance Day

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of impacts to Regional programs and services on November 11 in observance of Remembrance Day.

When and Where: On Tuesday, November 11, the following programs and/or services will be impacted:

• Durham Regional Headquarters in Whitby will be closed, including provincial courts and offices, Ontario Works Office and the Child Care and Early Years Division Office.
• All Family Services Durham locations will be closed.
• Ontario Works...

Changes to Regional services in observance of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of impacts to Regional programs and services on September 30 in observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:

• Durham Regional Headquarters in Whitby will be closed, including provincial courts and offices, Ontario Works Office and the Child Care and Early Years Division Office.
• All Family Services Durham locations will be closed.
• Ontario Works offices in Ajax, Oshawa and Uxbridge, as well as the Community Resource Centre on...