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Lane restrictions implemented on Newtonville Road in the Clarington

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of lane restrictions on Newtonville Road (Regional Road 18) in the Municipality of Clarington.

When: August 29 to November 4. Unfavourable weather conditions may influence the work schedule.

Where: Newtonville Road, from 650 metres south of Concession Road 5 to 800 metres south of Concession Road 6, in the Municipality of Clarington.

Why: For road rehabilitation.

Note: The Region realizes that the construction work will be...

Applications are being accepted for Appointment to Regional Advisory Committees

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is accepting applications from individuals interested in serving on the following committees:

• Accessibility Advisory Committee
• Durham Active Transportation Committee
• Durham Agricultural Advisory Committee
• Durham Environmental Advisory Committee
• Durham Region Anti-Racism Taskforce
• Durham Region Roundtable on Climate Change
• Durham Region Transit Advisory Committee
• Energy from Waste – Waste Management Advisory Committee

What: The Region of Durham...

Applications being accepted for a community member appointment to the DRPSB

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is now accepting applications from residents who would like to serve as a community member on the Durham Regional Police Services Board (DRPSB). The term of this appointment is four years and coincides with the term of Regional Council.  

When: Interested residents are requested to submit a completed application form to the Regional Clerk by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 27.

How: Application forms are available on durham.ca/Committees, or...

Health Department reports more West Nile virus positive mosquitoes

Whitby, Ontario - Durham Region Health Department has received notification of more adult mosquitoes that have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), with positive mosquitoes now reported from three trap sites.

Confirmation of the latest positive mosquitoes was received on Aug. 25. The mosquitoes were collected from three Health Department’s trap sites; one located in Ajax which was the location of a positive batch of mosquitoes previously reported on August 19, another in Clarington which...

Durham Region Weekly Beach Report - Week of August 22, 2022

Whitby, Ontario - The following represents beach-posting information for Durham Region beaches. Test results for the week of Aug. 22 indicate that six beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming due to elevated bacteria levels. Beaches are posted as unsafe for swimming when elevated levels of E. coli exceed the provincial standard of 200 E. coli per 100 ml of water.

Test results for the week of August 22, 2022