News Releases

Durham Region proclaims National Indigenous Peoples Day

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:

“Today, June 21, is proclaimed as National Indigenous Peoples Day. It is an opportunity to continue to learn, honour and celebrate First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities.

We are eternally grateful for the opportunity to operate within the traditional and treaty territory of the Williams Treaties First Nations and acknowledge the...

Durham Region wins 2022 Excellence in Municipal Systems Award

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham was recently named a winner of the 2022 Excellence in Municipal Systems Award by the Municipal Information Systems Association (Ontario), for its myDurham 311 Smart Home Device Voice Service project.  

This award recognizes Durham Region as the first municipality in Canada to bring Regional services to customers via their smart home devices by implementing this innovative approach; marking a significant achievement and setting a new standard...

Improved accessibility for sledge hockey at Whitby rink

Whitby, Ontario – As part of Durham Region’s commitment to create more inclusive sport opportunities, approximately $25,000 in modifications have been completed to improve accessibility for sledge hockey, also referred to as Para hockey or Para ice hockey at the national and international level, at Iroquois Park Sports Centre Arena 3 in Whitby.

The work was funded as one of the Durham Region 2019 Ontario Parasport Games legacy initiatives and was completed by the Town of Whitby in partnership with...

Durham Region’s innovation community to meet with tech trailblazers at Collision Conference

Whitby, Ontario – One of the fastest growing technology conferences in North America—Collision Conference—is returning to Toronto this June. The Durham Region Economic Development and Tourism division (Invest Durham), along with partners, will be in attendance to showcase what makes Durham Region an ideal place to build, start or grow an innovative technology business.

From June 20 to 23 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, Invest Durham; the region’s eight local-area municipal economic development...

The CIB to invest up to $68 million in Durham Region's battery electric buses

Whitby, Ontario - The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and the Regional Municipality of Durham (Durham Region or the Region) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, that could see the CIB invest up to $68 million to support Durham Region Transit's (DRT) purchase of up to 100 battery electric buses by 2027.

The CIB's investment will contribute towards a portion of the capital acquisition costs of the battery electric buses. When compared to diesel buses, electric vehicles are anticipated to have...