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Keeping our community warm: winter support for those without shelter
Posted on Monday, December 01, 2025 01:47 PM
Whitby, Ontario – As temperatures drop, health risks increase for people experiencing homelessness. Cold exposure can cause frostbite, hypothermia and trench foot, and can make existing health problems—like heart and lung disease—worse.
To help protect people without a place to stay, the Region of Durham has a Winter Warming Plan. From December 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026, there are warming locations open across Durham region. Transportation support is available through the Durham Region Outreach...
Durham Region Health Department’s Oral Health Clinic closed on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025
Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 08:31 AM
Durham Region Health Department’s Oral Health Clinic at 200 John Street West, Oshawa, will be closed on Friday, December 12, 2025, due to an all-day general staff meeting. This clinic will reopen on Monday, December 15th, 2025, at 8:30 a.m.
Durham Region secures funding for Climate Adaptation Plan update
Posted on Tuesday, December 09, 2025 10:24 AM
Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region has secured $140,000 in funding from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund, under the Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation program. This funding will support a 10-year strategic update to the Durham Community Climate Adaptation Plan (DCCAP), originally approved by Regional Council in 2016.
Updating the plan is an important step in strengthening Durham Region’s ability to prepare for and respond to climate change. We are already seeing the...
Waste Management Facility holiday schedule changes
Posted on Monday, December 08, 2025 01:54 PM
Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents that the Regional Waste Management Facilities (WMF) in Brock, Scugog and Oshawa and the Household Special Waste Depot in Clarington will have revised days of operation during the holiday season.
When:
- Thursday, December 25 – Closed
- Friday, December 26 – Closed
- Saturday, December 27 – Closed
- Sunday, December 28 – Closed (Closed on Sundays)
- Monday, December 29 – Closed (Closed on Mondays)
- Tuesday, December 30 – Open 8 a.m. to 4 p...
Waste collection changes over the holiday season
Posted on Monday, December 08, 2025 11:49 AM
Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham would like to inform residents in the City of Pickering, the Town of Ajax, the Municipality of Clarington, and the townships of Brock, Uxbridge and Scugog of changes to curbside waste collection dates due to the holidays.
When: Waste collection scheduled for Thursday, December 25 will be moved to the following day. This shift will continue with Friday, December 26 collection being moved to Saturday, December 27. Collection will also be shifted...
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