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Blue box recycling collection schedule changes in Oshawa and Whitby due to Victoria Day

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department would like to remind Oshawa and Whitby residents of changes to scheduled curbside blue box collection due to Victoria Day.

When: May 20 to 25.

Where: Residents in the City of Oshawa and the Town of Whitby only, will temporarily have their blue box collection moved to the next day.

This means that blue box collection scheduled for Monday, May 20 (Victoria Day) will be moved to Tuesday, May 21. This shift will continue throughout...

Road closures on Toronto Street, Rudell Road and Sunset Boulevard in Clarington

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department advises residents of road closures on Toronto Street, Rudell Road and Sunset Boulevard in the Municipality of Clarington.

When:

• Toronto Street will be closed from May 27 until the end of the year.
• Rudell Road and Sunset Boulevard will be closed intermittently for extensionended periods of time, allowing local traffic only.

Unfavourable weather conditions may influence the work schedule.

Where:

• Toronto Street, from Milligan Street...

Metrolinx will present four options to extend GO Service beyond Oshawa to Clarington. Attend the Metrolinx Community Meeting on May 21 or 22

You’re invited to attend a meeting on May 21 or 22 to learn more about the four proposed options that Metrolinx is considering to extend its Lakeshore East GO service beyond Oshawa to Clarington.

Community members are encouraged to participate by attending one of these community meetings, hosted by Metrolinx:

• Tuesday, May 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex in Hall 2 (2440 Highway 2) in Bowmanville;
• Wednesday, May 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Civic Recreation Complex in...

Maintenance on Regional Internet Service - Sunday, May 12

The Regional Municipality of Durham would like to advise residents that there will be a scheduled service disruption of the Regional Internet service at The Regional Municipality of Durham on Sunday, May 12 from approximately midnight to 3 a.m. to activate a backup Internet service. This maintenance may impact some of the applications hosted on durham.ca, in addition to other Regional websites.

Reminder: leaf and yard waste is collected bi-weekly during blue box and green bin collection weeks

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department reminds residents that leaf and yard waste is collected bi-weekly in the townships of Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge, the City of Pickering, the Town of Ajax and the Municipality of Clarington.

When: Leaf and yard waste is collected bi-weekly on your blue box and green bin collection day. Bi-weekly collection runs until Sept. 30. Leaf and yard waste collection will switch to weekly collection on Oct. 1. Weekly collection will end...