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Drop off electronic waste, hazardous waste for free in Scugog

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department, invites residents to drop off Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste (MHSW), free of charge, at a special upcoming collection event.

When: Saturday, October 21, from 8 a.m. to noon (rain or shine)

Where: Municipal boat launch (parking lot), 2 Old Rail Lane, Port Perry

Why: 

WEEE collection: To provide residents with a convenient, free drop-off service to properly...

Night construction on Kingston Road in Ajax

Whitby, Ontario  –

The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department would like to advise residents of overnight construction work on Kingston Road (Durham Highway 2), from 40 metres west of Westney Road (Regional Road 31) to 354 metres east of Westney Road in Ajax.

 

 

WHEN:

Overnight construction (after 9 p.m. until 6 a.m.) will begin the evening of October 15 and is expected to be complete by October 19. Unfavourable weather conditions may influence the work schedule.

 

 

Donate household items to charities at the last Reuse Day of 2017

Whitby, Ontario  –

The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department is encouraging residents 

 

to drop off reusable items, free of charge, at Reuse Days. The items will be donated to Habitat for Humanity ReStores (Ajax, Oshawa and Uxbridge locations), Diabetes Canada and the Salvation Army Thrift Store. This will be the last Reuse Day event of the year.

 

 

WHEN:

Saturday, October 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

 

 

WHERE:

Durham Region Waste Management Centre, 4600 Garrard...

Drop off electronic waste, hazardous waste for free in Pickering

Whitby, Ontario  –

The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department, invites residents to drop off Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste (MHSW), free of charge, at a special upcoming collection event.

 

 

WHEN:

Saturday, October 14, from 8 a.m. to noon (rain or shine)

 

 

WHERE:

Pickering Recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Road, Pickering

 

 

WHY:

WEEE collection: To provide residents with a convenient, free drop-off...

Region of Durham testing Public Alerting System

Whitby, Ontario  –

Residents and businesses are advised that the Region of Durham will be conducting its annual fall 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 October 24 for indoor notification (automated emergency telephone dialing system), and on October 25 for outdoor siren activation. The outdoor sirens will sound...