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Durham Region asks residents to reconsider single-use plastics during Waste Reduction Week
Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 08:00 AM
Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region’s corporate headquarters building in Whitby is buried behind a pile of single-use plastics today, as part of a display in recognition of Waste Reduction Week (October 21 to 27).
More than eight million plastic bottles are collected each year in the Region’s Blue Box program. This equals 22,000 single-use plastic bottles per day. The plastic displayed outside the headquarters building represents just one third of the single-use plastic collected for recycling in Durham...
Region of Durham calls for provincial and federal investment, action and partnership to address the opioid crisis
Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 02:00 AM
Whitby, Ontario – The Region of Durham is urging the governments of Canada and Ontario to recognize, acknowledge and declare a national health epidemic to help address the provincial and nation-wide opioid overdose crisis with an Opioid Overdose Emergency Resolution.
The resolution, which was presented to Durham Regional Council’s Health and Social Services Committee, calls on the provincial and federal governments to act on the opioid emergency by endorsing the recommendations of both the Association...
New Household Special Waste Depot Opens in Bowmanville
Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 09:15 AM
Whitby, Ontario – Residents of Clarington are encouraged to bring their household special waste to the new Household Special Waste Depot located at 1998 Bowmanville Avenue (Regional Road 57), free of charge beginning October 23.
The Region of Durham Works Department celebrated the official opening today with a ribbon cutting attended by Regional Chair and Chief Executive Officer John Henry; Don Mitchell, Chair of Works Committee; Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster; and local media.
“As Clarington...
Health Department reports rabid bat found in Port Perry
Posted on Friday, October 18, 2019 12:15 PM
Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region Health Department would like to hear from anyone who may have recently had contact with a bat that has tested positive for rabies. The bat was found dead on the sidewalk in the Chester Crescent area in Port Perry on Oct. 10. The Health Department received confirmation of the positive rabies test result on Oct. 16. This is the fourth bat to test positive for rabies in Durham Region this year.
On Oct. 10, a resident found a dead bat on the sidewalk on Chester Crescent....
Keeping our teen drivers safe: National Teen Driver Safety Week
Posted on Friday, October 18, 2019 10:00 AM
Whitby, Ontario – National Teen Driver Safety Week is taking place across Canada from October 20 to 26.
“Our collision statistics show that approximately one quarter of all fatal and injury-causing collisions involve young drivers, which makes this the age group with the largest number of collisions in Durham,” says Ramesh Jagannathan, Director of Transportation and Field Services for Durham Region. “That’s why, through our Durham Vision Zero strategic road safety action plan, we have identified...
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