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Health Department inspects big box stores Jan. 16 and 17 for compliance with public health measures
Posted on Thursday, January 14, 2021 03:31 PM
Whitby, Ontario - Durham Region Health Department public health inspectors will be visiting area big box stores to ensure compliance with COVID-19 public health measures as part of a provincial enforcement blitz happening this coming Saturday and Sunday. On Jan. 16 and 17, public health inspectors will join their enforcement counterparts from the province, as well as local bylaw and police officers, in this initiative to help protect workers and customers in response to rising COVID-19 cases.
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UPDATE: Ontario extends stay-at-home order by 14 days
Posted on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 02:32 PM
Whitby, Ontario – The Province of Ontario has extensionended the stay-at-home order by an additional 14 days.
When: The stay-at-home order, which went into effect on January 14, will now expire on February 9, unless further extensionended.
Where: Province-wide, including all eight municipalities in Durham Region.
What: The stay-at-home order requirements, restrictions and enforcements include, but are not limited to:
- Everyone is to remain at home with exceptions for essential purposes, such as going to the...
Curious about anaerobic digestion? Check out our new animated video!
Posted on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 11:01 AM
The Region of Durham’s new animated video provides an overview of mixed waste pre-sort and anaerobic digestion. The Mixed Waste Pre-sort and Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Facility will convert organic waste like food scraps into a renewable natural gas. This facility, the first of its kind in North America, will also remove non-combustible material and recyclables from garbage bags to further increase diversion, and free-up capacity at the Durham York Energy Centre (DYEC) for actual garbage to be...
Durham.ca newsroom notification error
Posted on Monday, January 11, 2021 04:01 PM
Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising subscribers to Durham Region’s newsroom of a notification error on January 11.
Individuals who have subscribed to receive email news updates from durham.ca may be receiving multiple emails from noreply@www.durham.ca with information that was previously published to the website.
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to resolve this issue.
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Emergency child care centres in Durham Region will continue to operate until January 25
Posted on Sunday, January 10, 2021 01:07 PM
Whitby, Ontario – The Province of Ontario has extended emergency child care for school-aged children to January 25, continuing to offer free care in Durham Region for eligible health-care and front-line workers so they can provide critical services to the community amid COVID-19.
The list of eligible workers has been expanded to a broader number of front-line workers who are performing critical community functions, such as working with vulnerable populations; maintaining food, hydro and water systems;...
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