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Crossing Guard Appreciation Week
Posted on Thursday, June 08, 2023 10:10 AM
June 5 – 9, 2023 is Crossing Guard Appreciation Week!
Help us celebrate your local crossing guard by thanking them for a job well done!
Crossing Guards Play an important role in our community, helping children safely cross busy streets. No matter how cold, hot, rainy or snowy, Crossing Guards are always there to keep everyone safe. Remember to say thank you on Crossing Guard Appreciation Week.
Let’s celebrate our Crossing Guards by following these simple steps - please as a motorist:
- Slow down when...
Durham Region wins the OPWA Project of the Year Award for the Micro-home Supportive Housing Project
Posted on Tuesday, June 06, 2023 04:32 PM
Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region has won the Ontario Public Works Association (OPWA) 2022 Project of the Year Award in the Structures, less than $2 million category for the Micro-home Supportive Housing Project.
In July 2020, The Regional Municipality of Durham (Region) Council voted to expedite the development of supportive housing to help address the needs of the Region’s unsheltered residents. These needs were heightened because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as unsheltered residents lost access to...
Rose Window update - Sunderland Town Hall
Posted on Tuesday, June 06, 2023 11:25 AM
The Rose Window frame is scheduled to be installed this Thursday June 8th , 2023 at Sunderland Town Hall, Sunderland.
There will be some temporary closures of Church Street North along with the sidewalks at the Town Hall.
Your patience is appreciated while we restore this community gem.
Mayor Walter Schummer's message on Pride Month
Posted on Tuesday, June 06, 2023 11:15 AM
Thursday June 1, 2023
"I want to thank everyone for being here today at our flag raising ceremony as we celebrate the start of Pride Month. I welcome representatives from Pflag Durham who have joined us.
Pride month is of course often associated with the commemoration of inclusion for members of the LGBTQ and associated communities within our cities, towns, and villages. But it is more than that. The other day I was in the Pickering Town Centre and the mall had its many Pride banners up. One...Eastern Cougar are present in the community
Posted on Tuesday, June 06, 2023 09:59 AM
The Ministry of Natural Resources is aware that Easter Cougars are present in the community and have been for well over 10 years or more. A Cougar was spotted at 11th Concession, Cannington and has been in the area for well over 8 years causing no trouble. Eastern Cougars are part of the Endangered Species List, so they are well protected and monitored by the Province and less of a threat than bears.
Quick facts
- Cougars rarely chase their prey. They are masters of camouflage and will slowly and...