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Fire Prevention Week Open House – October 14, 2023
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 01:21 PM
Come sit in a fire truck, meet Sparky the fire dog and learn fire safety!
Join us at this free event to celebrate Fire Prevention Week with Sparky the Fire Dog and your local Firefighters!
What: Fire Prevention Week Open House
When: October 14th, 2023
Where: Station 83, 360 Bay Street in Beaverton
Fire Prevention Week (October 8-14) is an opportunity for the Township of Brock residents to learn how to stay safe in case of a fire. This year’s theme is “Cooking safety...
Reminder: Durham Region is eliminating paper waste collection calendars to reduce waste
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 09:40 AM
Whitby, Ontario – As part of The Regional Municipality of Durham’s Long-term Waste Management Plan to mitigate environmental impacts, paper waste collection calendars will no longer be distributed to households. Residents of the Town of Ajax, Municipality of Clarington, City of Pickering, and Townships of Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge are encouraged to download the Durham Region Waste App or access the online collection calendar at durham.ca/waste.
The Durham Region Waste App, available on Google Play or...
Blue Door selected as service operator for Beaverton Transitional Supportive Housing
Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 04:27 PM
Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham has selected Blue Door as the service operator for the Beaverton Transitional Supportive Housing residence, through a comprehensive Expression of Interest process. With experience launching, operating, and scaling four transitional supportive housing programs, Blue Door is a longstanding registered charity that offers more than 10 innovative and collaborative housing, employment and health programs aimed at addressing the root causes of...
Changes to Regional services in observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 09:33 AM
Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of impacts to Regional programs and services on September 29 and 30 in observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
When and Where: The following programs and/or services will be unavailable:
Friday, September 29
- All services at Durham Regional Headquarters in Whitby, including provincial courts; Ontario Works Office; and Children’s Services Fee Subsidy Program.
- All Family Services Durham locations.
- Ontario...
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Flag Raising
Posted on Monday, September 25, 2023 12:35 PM
Each year, September 30th marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day.
The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.
This is a day of awareness and commemoration. Take a moment of quiet reflection.
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