Press Releases

Uxbridge Fire Hall Receives Energy Performance Award

The Township of Uxbridge Fire Hall has been recognized for its energy performance, ranking third among the Best Energy Performing Fire Stations in the Durham Greener Buildings (DGB) Program.

As part of the Township's participation in the program, the 2023 weather-normalized Energy Use Intensity (EUI) data for the Fire Hall was submitted to the DBG Program for assessment of its energy performance. To ensure accurate and fair comparisons, buildings were categorized by property type and greenhouse...

Notice of Public Meeting - Zoning By-law Amendment -Township of Uxbridge - King St Parkette

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF UXBRIDGE

NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION AND PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING AN APPLICATION FOR A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

This Notice is to inform you that the Township of Uxbridge has received a Zoning By-law Amendment Application which has been deemed complete in accordance with the requirements of Section 34 of the Planning Act. The Planning Committee of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Uxbridge will hold a statutory public meeting to make available...

Canada Post labour disruption impact to services

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham would like to notify residents that all incoming and outgoing mail may be affected by a potential labour disruption at Canada Post.

When: A 72-hour strike notice was issued on Tuesday, November 12, and would take effect on Friday, November 15 at 12:01 a.m. ET, should an agreement not be reached by then.

Where: A service disruption would affect all incoming and outgoing mail.

Why: In the event of a Canada Post labour disruption, the Region would...

Uxbridge Celebrates Completion of Its First Mini-Forest Project

The Township is pleased to announce that the first Mini-Forest in Durham Region was installed at the Fields of Uxbridge on Saturday, November 2, 2024. With the help of over 80 pre-registered volunteers, 600 native trees and shrubs, comprising 22 species, were planted in just two hours.

In preparation for the planting, volunteers laid out a grid of twine to define 1x1 meter sections. The plants were organized and tagged by canopy level, ensuring that each species was uniformly represented yet...

When the Clocks Change So Should the Batteries in Your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm

On November 3, 2024, clocks will fall back one hour at 2am. With the time change, the Uxbridge Fire Department recommends that residents not only change their clocks, but also their batteries in all smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

For your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to work efficiently the batteries must be replaced for new ones at least once a year. Changing your batteries during the time change is an easy way to remember and stay on track of when you last changed your batteries.

Smoke...