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Convenient curbside natural Christmas tree collection in January 2025
Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 01:49 AM
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: Natural Christmas tree collection will be on regular collection days during the weeks of January 6 and 13 only.
- Brock, Clarington, Scugog and Uxbridge: Natural Christmas tree collection will take place on Monday, January 6 and Monday, January 13 only.
- Oshawa and Whitby:
Opening date announced for Good Doctors telemedicine clinic in Beaverton
Posted on Friday, November 29, 2024 02:23 PM
Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, in partnership with the Township of Brock, is excited to announce that the Good Doctors telemedicine clinic in Beaverton, Ontario, has an opening date!
When: The Good Doctors telemedicine clinic will open December 2 and is available by appointment to residents. The clinic will operate Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. To book an appointment at Good Doctors telemedicine, please visit GoodDoctors.as.me/Beaverton or call...

Intelligent community certification signals recognition for quality of life, investment readiness
Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 11:25 AM
Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region has been recognized as a fully certified intelligent community by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), a designation provided to communities that are poised for investment, and set to succeed economically, socially and culturally.
Intelligent Community Certification is an economic development credential based on the ICF’s Community Accelerator Strategy and analytic methods. Meeting ICF’s Certification standard provides objective validation that Durham Region has...

Connecting communities: Beaver River Bridge now open to traffic
Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2024 04:18 PM
Whitby, Ontario – The Beaver River Bridge east of Beaverton is now open to traffic. The Regional Municipality of Durham, with support from the Township of Brock and funding provided by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, has installed a temporary replacement for the Beaver River Bridge that will remain in place until the permanent replacement structure is constructed.
When the Beaver River Bridge was closed November 16, 2023, the Beaver River Bridge Replacement Project was identified as a...

New all-way stop at Simcoe Street and Osborne Street in Beaverton
Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2024 03:09 PM
Whitby, Ontario – In support of Durham Vision Zero and in collaboration with the Township of Brock, The Regional Municipality of Durham is adding a new all-way stop at the intersection of Simcoe Street (Regional Road 15) and Osborne Street (Regional Road 23) in the community of Beaverton.
Where: At the intersection of Simcoe Street and Osborne Street in Beaverton.
When: Scheduled to be installed November 8. Unfavourable weather conditions may impact the work schedule.
Why: To improve road safety.
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