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Township Page April 13, 2023

The April 13 2023 issue of Township pages 2 and 3 of the Cosmos newspaper is available for viewing.

Township Page April 6, 2023

The April 6 2023 issue of the Township pages 2 and 3 of the Cosmos newspaper is available for viewing.

Recycle your batteries during the week of April 17

The Regional Municipality of Durham is reminding residents to place their used or unwanted household batteries out for recycling on their collection day during the week of April 17.

When: Spring battery collection occurs April 17 to 21, on blue box collection days.

Where: Households across Durham Region who currently receive curbside collection services.

Why: To coincide with Earth Day on April 22 and the annual Earth Week celebrations. Batteries are not garbage – up to 92 per cent of battery...

Printed waste collection calendars will no longer be distributed to reduce waste

Waste collection calendars are going digital! As part of The Region of Durham’s Long-term Waste Management Plan to mitigate environmental impacts, paper waste collection calendars will no longer be distributed to households.  Eliminating the paper calendars will save on printing and distribution costs while also reducing waste.

Residents of the Town of Ajax, Municipality of Clarington, City of Pickering, and Townships of Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge are encouraged to download the Durham Region Waste...

Avian Flu Confirmed In Uxbridge Bird Population

A pair of wild geese from Elgin Pond have tested positive for Avian Influenza (H5N1). Geese in distress and dead geese were first observed on Elgin Pond on March 17th. Officers from Uxbridge-Scugog Animal Control retrieved the birds and sent two of them to the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative at the University of Guelph. Both birds tested positive for the virus.

Avian influenza is a contagious viral infection that can affect domestic and wild birds throughout the world. It occurs naturally...