News Releases

Region of Durham to establish Durham Reception Centre in Pickering

Whitby, Ontario – The federal government has provided funding for the Region of Durham to purchase a former hotel in Pickering. This space will be used to establish the Durham Reception Centre—a space providing temporary accommodation and support for asylum claimants arriving through the Durham Humanitarian Response Program (DHRP). 

Located at 533 Kingston Road, the purchase of this 2.84-acre site, and some of its future operating costs, were made possible with funding from the federal Interim...

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...