Public Service Announcements

Road closure on Chapman Drive in Ajax

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department advises residents of a road closure on Chapman Drive in Ajax.

When: January 21 to 28. Unfavourable weather conditions may influence the work schedule.

Where: Chapman Drive, from Kingston Road West (Durham Highway 2) to Singleton Lane, in the Town of Ajax. Detours will be posted.

Why: To safely install a new watermain.

Note: The Region realizes that the work may be disruptive, and will make every effort to complete the work as quickly...

Road closure on Cedar Street in Oshawa

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department advises residents of a road closure on Cedar Street in the City of Oshawa.

When: January 7 to 11. Unfavourable weather conditions may influence the work schedule.

Where: Cedar Street, from Carlton Court to Wasaga Court, in Oshawa.

Why: To install water and sewer services in support of new development.

Note: Drivers are asked to exercise caution for the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and construction workers. Plan your route online...

Convenient curbside Christmas tree collection in January

Whitby, Ontario – When the holidays are over, Durham Region will collect natural Christmas trees to be shredded into wood chips and used as mulch.

When and where:

• Ajax and Pickering: Christmas tree collection will be on regular collection days during the weeks of January 7 and 14.
• Brock, Clarington, Scugog and Uxbridge: Christmas tree collection will only take place on Monday, January 7 and Monday, January 14.
• Oshawa and Whitby: residents should refer to their municipal waste collection calendar for...

Waste collection schedule changes during the holidays

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department would like to remind residents of changes to curbside blue box, green bin and garbage collection due to the holidays.

When and where: Across Durham Region, waste collection scheduled for Tuesday, December 25 will be moved to the following day. This shift will continue through the rest of the week, ending with the Friday, December 28 collection being moved to Saturday, December 29.

Collection will also be shifted the following week,...

Durham Region seeks members for the Energy from Waste – Waste Management Advisory Committee

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is seeking individuals to serve as members of the Energy-From-Waste – Waste Management Advisory Committee (EFW-WMAC). This is a volunteer position that provides advice to the Works Committee on issues such as waste diversion, waste management, environmental performance and monitoring of the Durham York Energy Centre (energy-from-waste facility).

When: Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, January 11, 2019.

Where: Please send resume and...