Regional service impacts in observance of the Family Day holiday

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of impacts to Regional programs and services on February 16 in observance of the Family Day holiday.

When and Where: On Monday, February 16, the following programs and/or services will be impacted:

• Durham Regional Headquarters in Whitby will be closed, including provincial courts and offices, the Ontario Works Office and the Child Care and Early Years Division Office.
• Directly Operated Child Care Centres will be closed in alignment with school boards.
• 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 Lakeview Manor in Beaverton will be closed. The Port Perry site (431 Paxton Street) Adult Day Program is always closed on Mondays.

• Health Department programs and services will be unavailable, including:
• Oral Health Clinic and Office in Oshawa
• Sexual Health Clinics
• Breastfeeding Clinics
• Immunization Clinics
• Water sample drop off and pick up will be unavailable on Friday, February 13 and Monday, February 16 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.
• Durham Region Transit (DRT) will be operating on a Weekend Schedule.
• DRT’s Customer Service Desk at 110 Westney Road South in Ajax will be closed.

Why: In observance of Family Day.

Note: Please note that Durham Region Outreach will still be available to support those experiencing homelessness. For help with homelessness support, you can connect by:

Email: HomelessHelp@durham.ca
Phone: 905-668-4113 extension 5510 or 311 (within Durham Region) extension 5510. 
Toll-free: 1-800-372-1102 extension 5510

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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