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

Whitby, Ontario – 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.

When and Where: On Tuesday, September 30, 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 offices in Ajax, Oshawa and Uxbridge, as well as the Community Resource Centre on the upper level of 200 John Street West in Oshawa will be closed.
• Adult Day Programs at Hillsdale Estates in Oshawa and the Port Perry site (431 Paxton Street) will be closed. The Adult Day Program at Lakeview Manor in Beaverton is always closed on Tuesdays.
• All waste management facilities in Brock, Scugog and Oshawa; the Clarington Household Special Waste Depot; and the Waste Management Centre in Whitby (new and replacement green bins) will be closed.
• Health Department programs and services will be unavailable, including:
  • Oral Health Clinic and Office in Oshawa
  • Sexual health clinics at the Oshawa Centre and Pickering Town Centre
  • Breastfeeding Clinics
  • Immunization Clinics
  Water sample drop off and pick up will be unavailable from September 26 at 8:30 a.m. until October 1 at 8:30 a.m., at the following locations:
  • Durham Regional Headquarters at 605 Rossland Road in Whitby.
  • Durham Region Health Department Port Perry Office at 181 Perry Street in Port Perry.
  • Township of Uxbridge Municipal Office at 51 Toronto Street in Uxbridge.
  • Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex at 2440 Durham Regional Highway 2 in Bowmanville.

Why: In observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Note: There will be no impacts to waste collection services, Durham Region Transit service, or the Regional Directly Operated Early Learning and Child Care Centres. Online tools for court and prosecution services including fine payments, trial requests, early resolution requests, disclosure requests and pre-trial booking system remain available.

For updates about service disruptions all year round, please visit durham.ca/ServiceDisruptions.

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