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Emergency exercise successfully completed

The Region of Durham has successfully completed an emergency reception centre exercise at the Durham College and UOIT campus in Oshawa.

The Region regularly co-ordinates exercises as part of its ongoing emergency management program. During this exercise, participants simulated opening and operating an emergency reception centre. A reception centre would open in the extremely unlikely event of a nuclear emergency.

“Exercises let us practise and test our emergency response plans and overall preparedness,”...

Region of Durham testing Public Alerting System

Whitby, Ontario – Residents and businesses are advised that the Region of Durham will be conducting its annual spring testing of the Public Alerting System within the 10-kilometre area around the Darlington and Pickering Nuclear Generating stations.

When:Testing is scheduled to take place during regular daytime business hours on May 9 for indoor notification (automated emergency telephone dialing system), and on May 10 for outdoor siren activation. The outdoor sirens will sound for up to one minute.

Where: The...

Update: Service disruption at Durham’s Traffic Operations Centre in Whitby

Update: The Region of Durham’s Traffic Operations Centre at 101 Consumers Drive will re-open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17.

Original notice posted at 9:57 a.m. on Monday, April 16: The Region of Durham’s Traffic Operations Centre at 101 Consumers Drive in Whitby is closed until further notice due to flooding. For any questions, please contact the Works Department at 905-668-7711. Please note, the Health Department’s offices on the second floor at 101 Consumers Drive in Whitby, remain open.

Durham Region launches new durham.ca

Whitby, Ontario – Members of the media are invited to attend the launch of the new durham.ca at The Regional Municipality of Durham Headquarters in Whitby.   What: The launch of the new durham.ca website. When: Wednesday, December 13 at 8:30 a.m., prior to the scheduled Regional Council meeting.  Where: Upper Galleria of The Regional Municipality of Durham Headquarters, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby. Why: The new durham.ca website will...

Maintenance work will affect entrances to Durham Regional Headquarters

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department would like to advise visitors to the Regional Headquarters building at 605 Rossland Road East in Whitby that the entrances to the building will be impacted on a rotating basis while landscaping work is completed. Alternate entrances and exits to the building should be used during this time.

When: November 30 through December 2, unfavourable weather conditions may influence the work schedule.

Where: The Regional Municipality...