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Durham Region introduces free online food ordering service

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, in partnership with Ritual, is pleased to announce support for local restaurants and food services in Durham Region through Ritual ONE—an accessible, online method of contactless food ordering.

This service allows local restaurants and food-based businesses, in need of a digital ordering solution, to provide customers with a method of placing orders for dine-in, or contactless pickup or delivery. Ritual ONE is an easy way for businesses to accept...

Attracting investment and creating jobs: Durham launches initiative to pre-service employment lands

Whitby, Ontario – Yesterday, for the first time since the formation of Durham Region in 1974, Regional Council approved a comprehensive set of recommendations to prioritize numerous high-value water and sewer infrastructure projects designed to increase the Region’s supply of market-ready employment lands. Increasing the supply of pre-serviced employment lands in Durham will help to attract new investment, create jobs and accelerate economic growth.

Remaining competitive is essential for economic...

Guests of wedding at Caribbean Cultural Centre Oshawa, call public health for COVID-19 investigation

Whitby, Ontario - Durham Region Health Department is urging anyone who attended a wedding on Sept. 19 at the Caribbean Cultural Centre, 600 Wentworth St. E., Oshawa, to contact the Health Department as soon as possible at 905-668-4113, ext. 2680. The Health Department has been notified of eight cases of COVID-19 associated with this event and is having difficulty obtaining a full list of attendees and their contact information.

The Health Department is aware that approximately 50 guests and...

Chair Henry reminds residents of proper non-medical masks and face coverings practices

Whitby, Ontario – The following statement is being issued on behalf of John Henry, Regional Chair and Chief Executive Officer for The Regional Municipality of Durham:

“Since July, we’ve been following the advice of Dr. Robert Kyle, Durham Region’s Medical Officer of Health, to ensure the mandatory use of non-medical masks or face coverings within most public and enclosed indoor spaces.

Non-medical masks or face coverings are mandatory for all community members, with the exception of those who have...

Health Department launches new video highlighting information on KI tablets in multiple languages

Whitby, Ontario - Durham Region Health Department is launching a new video to help highlight that information about KI tablets on preparetobesafe.ca is available in 10 languages. The languages were identified as the most common languages among Durham residents which includes Arabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil and Urdu. The video is available on the Health Department’s YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/0l5oizM5s6Q.

“This video was created in partnership...