Month: October 2020

Halloween – this year these two Pickering youth are saying, Let’s Trick or Trash

posted Thursday, October 29, 2020

by: in Community

Halloween maybe unofficially cancelled this year, do to the current pandemic, however two Pickering youth have come up with a fun idea that anyone can get involved with safely. Sam Demma and Dillon Mendes, founders of PickWaste, have been cleaning up trash in Pickering since they were high school students in 2017. After hosting around […]

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October – Thanksgiving, Halloween, and preparing for winter

posted Tuesday, October 27, 2020

by: in Boomers

After Christmas, Thanksgiving is one of the main holidays for many Canadians. Many of us managed to celebrate Thanksgiving in some way, but in a different way to other years.  After a summer of holidays and school staring up, in other years, Thanksgiving is a chance to sit down and take a deep breath. Things […]

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Waste Reduction Week in Durham – October 19 to 25, 2020

posted Tuesday, October 20, 2020

by: in Community

Waste Reduction Week in Canada is a year-round campaign focused on the principles of the circular economy, resource efficiency, and waste reduction. The goal of the campaign is to raise awareness while encouraging new innovative ideas and solutions. We recognize our environmental efforts and achievements during this week-long celebration the third week of October every […]

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What’s Up Durham – October 2020

posted Friday, October 9, 2020

by: in Community

It’s officially fall, and October is the most colourful month of the year, so it’s the perfect time to get outdoors and enjoy some fall festivities. See below for a couple of ways you can get out and about safely this season. Support local farms and producers Over the last few months, local farms and […]

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Fall Is Here – back to school, farmer’s markets, and changing colours

posted Tuesday, October 6, 2020

by: in Boomers

October is the beginning of the last quarter of the year. So far, this year has been different to anything we have seen. Rumblings in January about a new virus in China, but the government didn’t seem to be concerned so why should we? By February, we knew that something bad was going around, but […]

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