Press Releases

Clerk’s Department staff will be encouraging robust participation in the municipal election by going out to the community to connect with residents.

“We want to make participation as easy as possible. To this extent, we will be engaging residents in a variety of ways, and extending our office hours,” said Debbie Leroux, Director of Legislative Services/Clerk.

Durham Region Health Department, in partnership with the Durham Region Opioid Task Force, is promoting a local anti-stigma campaign entitled, "People Who Use Drugs are Real People. Get Informed. Get Involved. Get Help.", to help increase the importance of addressing the damaging effects that stigma can have for members of our community.

“The opioid crisis continues to have great impact on communities across Durham region,” said Megan Green, a public health nurse with the Health Department. “It’s...

The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents that Regional Headquarters, the Waste Management Call Centre, Ontario Works offices and Adult Day Programs at Hillsdale Estates and in Port Perry will be closed in observance of the federal National Day of Mourning, recognizing the funeral of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, September 19, 2022.

There will be no impacts to the following services: curbside waste collection; Durham Region Transit; Regional Early Learning and Child...

With harvest season underway, drivers may experience temporary delays on rural roads due to slow moving farm machinery. Motorists are reminded to be patient and cautious when sharing the road with these vehicles.

Farmers have the important task of transporting the food that feeds our communities, and as part of that transportation they often use public roads to get from field to field, both day and night.

Safety tips to observe when coming across farm machinery on Regional roads include:

• Recognize...

Durham Region Health Department will begin offering Moderna Spikevax Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to eligible individuals, as announced by the Ontario Ministry of Health.

Vulnerable populations including residents of long-term care homes and congregate settings, adults 70 and older, healthcare workers, First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals 18 and older, immunocompromised individuals 12 and older, and pregnant individuals, will be eligible to receive the bivalent vaccine as of September...