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Durham Region unveils new public art at Regional Headquarters
Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 09:36 AM
Whitby, Ontario – Staff and visitors can expect a colourful and inspiring welcome as they enter Durham Region’s Headquarters, as a new public art installation was unveiled today.
Durham College Fine Arts students created the art as part of a community collaboration program. The artwork has been installed along the stone wall at the north entrance of 605 Rossland Road East in Whitby. The pieces represent the themes of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.
This installation is part of a...
Maximizing safety in Durham with roundabouts
Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 11:17 AM
Across Durham Region, roundabouts have been installed at various locations in place of traffic control signals as part of the Durham Vision Zero Strategic Road Safety Action Plan. Locations are selected based on a thorough assessment that ensures a roundabout is the ideal solution and is feasible from a design perspective.
Roundabouts are generally considered to be a safer option, since they reduce the number of conflict points and eliminate the most severe crashes by lowering traffic speed and...
Lane restrictions on King Street and upcoming road closure on Kings Hill Lane in Clarington
Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 09:19 AM
Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of lane restrictions on King Street and an upcoming road closure of Kings Hill Lane in the Municipality of Clarington’s community of Bowmanville.
Where: King Street east of Bowmanville Avenue (Regional Road 57) and Kings Hill Lane at Waverley Road in Bowmanville.
When:
Lane restrictions Traffic has been reduced to one lane in the east bound direction on King Street east of Bowmanville Avenue (Regional Road 57) until...
Durham Region is pleased with OPG announcement to proceed with headquarters in Durham
Posted on Monday, February 13, 2023 04:18 PM
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:
“Durham Region is an exciting place to be—filled with talented, smart and ambitious people who enjoy a great quality of life. A place where manufacturing drives economic development, while clean energy powers our future.
Today, we were pleased to hear that Ontario Power Generation (OPG)—one of our longest-standing partners—is...
Upcoming Blue box recycling collection schedule changes in Oshawa and Whitby due to Family Day
Posted on Monday, February 13, 2023 01:16 PM
Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham would like to remind Oshawa and Whitby residents of changes to the scheduled blue box collection due to the Family Day holiday on Monday, February 20.
When: February 20 to 25, 2023.
Where: Residents of the City of Oshawa and the Town of Whitby will temporarily have their blue box collection moved to the next day.
This means that blue box collection scheduled for Monday, February 20 (Family Day) will be moved to Tuesday, February 21. This shift will...
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