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Lane restrictions on Thickson Road and Rossland Road East in Whitby

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department advises residents of lane restrictions on Thickson Road (Regional Road 26) and Rossland Road East (Regional Road 28) in the Town of Whitby.

When: May 1 to July 19. Unfavourable weather conditions may influence the work schedule.

Where:

Thickson Road: Northbound and southbound lane restrictions, from Rossland Road East to Dryden Boulevard.

Rossland Road East: Eastbound and westbound lane restrictions, from Thickson Road to Overlord...

Region of Durham to test nuclear public alerting system on May 6 and 7

Whitby, Ontario – The Region of Durham will test its nuclear public alerting system on May 6 and 7. The system is in place to warn people in the unlikely event of an emergency at the nuclear generating station in Clarington or Pickering.

Testing will take place during daytime hours over two days:

• On May 6, an auto dialer will call about 100,000 landline phone numbers within 10 kilometres of the nuclear generating stations. The calls will show as coming from 905-666-6291 on call display systems.
• On...

Recycle your batteries during the week of April 22

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department is reminding residents to place their used or unwanted batteries out for recycling on their collection day during the week of April 22.

When: Spring battery collection occurs the week of April 22 on blue box collection days. Please note the change to Oshawa and Whitby residents’ scheduled blue box collection this week due to the upcoming Easter holidays.

Where: Households across Durham Region who currently receive curbside...

Help stop water theft in Durham Region

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department is asking Durham residents to help stop water theft by reporting suspicious activity around hydrants. The Region has plastic rings to help the public quickly identify which hydrants are permitted water filling stations.

When: Spring, summer and fall.

Where: All municipal water supply hydrants in Durham Region.

Why: The plastic ring contains the Regional logo, identifies the hydrant as a permitted filling station, and provides a...

Free compost in Ajax on May 4

Free compost in Ajax on May 4

Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region’s Works Department has teamed up with the Town of Ajax to offer free compost to residents on May 4.

When: Saturday, May 4, from 8 a.m. to noon (rain or shine).

Where: Ajax Operations Centre, 800 Salem Road North, Ajax

Why: In appreciation of a continued community-wide commitment to the Regional organics collection programs, residents are provided with free compost made using organics collected through curbside Green Bin and Leaf and Yard...