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Emergency child care coming soon for school-age children of eligible workers

Whitby, Ontario – Licensed child care programs for infants, toddlers, preschool and centre-based kindergarten programs will remain open during the province-wide shutdown. However, care of school-age children whose parents are not eligible workers is prohibited from January 4 to 8, 2021, as per the Ontario government’s Safer at Home Restrictions. Full-day care programs for school-age children will only be available for eligible workers, at no cost to families.

The province-wide shutdown announcement...

Safety measures at our Waste Management Facilities

Whitby, Ontario – The Region of Durham, continues to ensure that services that have been identified as essential by the Province of Ontario, including waste management and household hazardous waste collection, will be completed safely and efficiently.

To ensure we can continue operating, while ensuring the health and safety of both our employees and residents, we’ve implemented the following measures at our Waste Management Facilities (WMF):

• To limit on-site activity, the WMFs will be queueing...

Don’t miss the convenient curbside Christmas tree collection in January

Whitby, Ontario – When the holidays are over, Durham Region will provide its annual curbside collection of natural Christmas trees. Natural Christmas trees will be composted with leaf and yard waste.

When and where:

• Ajax and Pickering: Christmas tree collection will be on regular collection days during the weeks of January 4 and 11 only.
• Brock, Clarington, Scugog and Uxbridge: Christmas tree collection will take place on Monday, January 4 and Monday, January 11 only.
• Oshawa and Whitby: Residents should...

Ontario announces province-wide shutdown

Whitby, Ontario – The Province of Ontario has announced a province-wide shutdown beginning Saturday, December 26.

When: New restrictions go into effect on Saturday, December 26 at 12:01 a.m. and will last for 28 days before a reevaluation.

Where: Province-wide, including all eight municipalities in Durham Region.

What:  The province-wide shutdown involves widescale prevention measures and restrictions, including closures. Measures include, but are not limited to:

• Restricting indoor organized public events...

Winter safety reminders for Durham Region residents

Whitby, Ontario – In support of Durham Vision Zero, the Regional Municipality of Durham would like to remind residents to drive with care when facing winter driving conditions.

During the winter, Regional Works depots are active and ready to respond to winter events. Preventative techniques are deployed throughout Durham Region, including anti-icing methods, which involves applying brine to dry roads before a storm. Prior to a winter storm, pre-wetted salt is applied to the roads – this means brine...