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Blue-green algae bloom confirmed in Wagner Lake - Tributaries north of Wagner Lake in Uxbridge and Brock townships also affected
Posted on Thursday, October 24, 2019 02:30 AM
Whitby, Ontario– Durham Region Health Department was notified by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) of the visual presence of a blue-green algae bloom in Wagner Lake, Uxbridge. As of Oct. 22, the blue-green algal bloom in Wagner Lake had dissipated. However, water samples collected by the MECP from an isolated pocket of algae in the north end of the lake was confirmed to be a blue-green algae bloom.
Additional reports of a confirmed blue-green algal bloom in tributary...
Can you Imagine a Day Without Water?
Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 09:15 AM
Whitby, Ontario – Durham Regional Council has proclaimed today, October 23, as Imagine a Day Without Water. The campaign is part of a worldwide day of education and advocacy to recognize the true value of water. Organized by The Value of Water Coalition, the campaign highlights some of the innovative solutions that are being implemented to help solve water-related challenges in communities worldwide.
The hidden infrastructure in Durham Region that reliably brings clean water to homes and businesses,...
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...
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