News Releases

Update on unplanned outage at Durham York Energy Centre

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham would like to advise the public that scheduled annual maintenance, at the Durham York Energy Centre (DYEC) has been moved up to accommodate the ongoing unplanned outage of boiler #2.

Routine annual maintenance on boiler #2 was originally scheduled for March. Given the outage of boiler #2, the two-week scheduled maintenance for this unit will begin immediately. This rescheduling should allow for greater scheduling efficiency and not impact...

Unplanned outage at Durham York Energy Centre

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham would like to advise the public that boiler #2 at the Durham York Energy Centre (DYEC) will be off-line for unscheduled maintenance to repair a damaged water tube within the boiler. The facility operator, Covanta, has shut-down the affected boiler until a repair can be completed. Boiler #1 continues to operate and the facility continues to accept waste.

Boiler # 2 was removed from service late in the evening of Jan. 27. It is anticipated the...

Open Data is here to stay

Whitby, Ontario –

Durham Regional Council has approved a permanent Open Data program for The Regional Municipality of Durham. This will allow certain data to be made freely available to the public, in a machine-readable format, without any restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control. The launch of this program is the result of a 10-month Open Data pilot initiative, which was met with very positive results by those who had accessed the data.

 

“Through public collaboration...

Regional Council appoints an Integrity Commissioner

Whitby, Ontario –

Today, Durham Regional Council approved the appointment of Guy W. Giorno as its Integrity Commissioner. Giorno, who is a representative of the law offices of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, will report directly to Regional Council from Jan. 1, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2021.

 

“Durham Regional Council strives to promote and enhance transparency and accountability; helping to ensure public confidence through the highest levels of ethical conduct and behaviour,” said Roger Anderson,...

Council approves community climate adaptation plan

Whitby, Ontario –

Durham Region has a plan; one that will help to ensure our community remains livable, resilient and prosperous by addressing climate change risks related to our infrastructure, economy, health and welfare. But it will require the help of the community to make it a reality.

 

Durham Regional Council today approved, in principle, the Durham Community Climate Adaptation Plan (DCCAP). It is the result of three years of community engagement; presenting a set of proposed programs...