Press Releases

Township Declares Significant Weather Event Due to Heavy Snow Accumulation - March 22, 2024

Based on the heavy snowfall, the Township wishes to advise residents that roads may be snow covered and slippery. Residents are asked to drive according to the weather conditions.

Roads, sidewalks and parking lots will be cleared as soon as crews are able to address them.

Thank-you for your patience during the snow clearing operations. Please assist our work crews by refraining from on-street parking to enable plows to go down the street and not pushing or blowing snow onto the roadways and...

Join the Township of Uxbridge Trails Committee for Guided Trail Walks

Changes to the waste collection schedule for Easter holidays 2024

The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of changes to the scheduled curbside waste collection due to the upcoming Easter holidays.

Residents that normally receive waste collection on Fridays are reminded that due to Good Friday, waste will instead be collected on Saturday, March 30.  

Regional Waste Management Facilities and Household Special Waste Depot

The Regional Waste Management Facilities in Brock, Scugog and Oshawa, and the Household Special Waste Depot in Clarington, will...

Township Hosts Zephyr Library and Community Centre Open House

The Township of Uxbridge is hosting an in-person Open House to share information and collect feedback on the proposed shared space between the Zephyr Public Library and the Zephyr Community Hall.  

The drop-in format Open House will take place on Saturday, April 20th from 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. at Zephyr Community Hall (310 Zephyr Rd, Zephyr).

The Township and the Library Board will present more information about these proposed changes and will be answering questions and listening to concerns....

Be Bear Wise to Prevent Bear Encounters

The Ontario government and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding the public to exercise caution as black bears begin to come out of hibernation. With this winter’s mild weather and lack of snow, there have been reports of black bears coming out of hibernation early in some parts of the province.

At this time of year, there is little natural food for bears, causing them to search for other food sources, including garbage and bird feed.

Taking these simple precautions can help prevent...