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What’s Up Durham?
posted Tuesday, March 7, 2023
What’s happening at council? Council recently approved Whitby’s 2023 budget. Did you know more than 3,500 people gave their feedback during the public engagement process? This is Mayor Elizabeth Roy‘s 17th budget with Whitby Council, and every year the process is both interesting and challenging. This year, council presented 21 changes to the proposed budget, […]
posted Sunday, March 5, 2023
The Town of Whitby has announced that Mike Hickey has been appointed Whitby’s new Fire Chief. Chief Hickey brings 24 years of experience with the Whitby Fire Department to this new position. He started as a volunteer firefighter with the Town in May 1998 and was hired as a full-time firefighter in May of 2000. […]
posted Saturday, March 4, 2023
As winter winds down, the longer days and rising temperatures make way for many families and friends to get out and enjoy the maple syrup harvest in Durham Region. Maple syrup festivals and events kick off in March and run through May. Indigenous Peoples living in northeastern North America were the first to have produced […]
posted Friday, March 3, 2023
Durham Region’s International Women’s Day Committee is hosting a free in person event on March 7, 2023 that will celebrate the achievements of women in the community. This years theme is Radical Restructuring: Empowering Women for Tomorrow. Durham Region is committed to supporting a gender equal world, free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. This in […]
posted Thursday, March 2, 2023
Whats your vision for Whitby? What do you think makes the Town unique? What are your top priorities for the community? The Town of Whitby and Council Members are working together to create a new Community Strategic Plan to help make Whitby an even better place to live, work, and play and they want to […]
posted Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Presented by the Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance, The Great Taste of Ontario is a collection of digital passports and stories to help you fall in love with the food and drink of Ontario again, and again. Each season, you can download one of 40 passports to help guide your planning and inspire you to explore […]
posted Monday, February 27, 2023
A Whitby street has been renamed to honour the late Jim Flaherty who served as both an MP and MPP in the community, and as Canadas Minister of Finance. Signs to rename the portion of Gordon Street north of Victoria Street to Jim Flaherty Street were installed on February 16, 2023, officially changing the name. […]
posted Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Brookfield Residential recently hosted a ribbon cutting for Station No. 3, a six-storey, mixed-use condominium community at the corner of Brock and Colborne Streets in downtown Whitby. The project is the biggest development to come to downtown Whitby in more than 30 years. Station No. 3 will feature 160 residential units and 10,000 square feet […]
posted Monday, February 20, 2023
The activeOshawa 2023 Spring Summer Recreation Program Guide is now available. Get active with many in-person recreation programs including dance, music, fitness, sports, swimming and more.Summer camp information is also available in the guide.Learn more about summer camp offerings at Oshawa.ca/summercamps. Spring Summer Program Registration Registration for spring general programs and summer camps begins at […]
posted Sunday, February 19, 2023
TIAO is excited to announce that they will continue to offer complimentary membership to tourism operators who are active members of their local Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) and/or sector association for 2023. By doing so, TIAO acknowledges that operators are still on the road to financial recovery, while also recognizing the value of the network of tourism organizations supporting the industry as a whole. To set […]
