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February 16th Committee of the Whole - Continuation of Budget Deliberations
Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 12:28 PM
The agenda for the February 16, 2023 Committee of the Whole Agenda is now available online.
Please note this meeting is a continuation of the operating budget held on February 9th, 2023.
The meeting is being held electronically and members of the public are encouraged to view the meeting on the livestream which can be accessed byclicking on the HTML Agenda. Council Members and staff will be participating electronically in the meeting.
Maximizing safety in Durham with roundabouts
Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 03:15 PM
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...
Durham Region is pleased with OPG announcement to proceed with headquarters in Durham
Posted on Monday, February 13, 2023 04:29 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...
Draft new Regional Official Plan available for public review and feedback
Posted on Monday, February 13, 2023 11:36 AM
Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham has released the draft new Regional Official Plan (ROP), which is the culmination of work completed through Envision Durham, the Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR) of Durham’s existing ROP. The draft new ROP provides policies and strategic directions that guide future growth, infrastructure and service delivery, land use planning, and development related matters. A Public Open House and a Public Meeting will be held to provide residents the...
Public Information Centre on additional sanitary sewage capacity in the Township of Brock
Posted on Monday, February 13, 2023 09:22 AM
Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is holding a virtual Public Information Centre (PIC) to provide an update on the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) and get resident input on additional sanitary sewage capacity for the communities of Cannington and Sunderland in the Township of Brock.
When: February 13 to March 31.
Where: The virtual PIC will be available online at durham.ca/BrockSewageCapacity.
Why: Public consultation is an important part of this project. Comments received will...