Public Notices

Durham Region Notice: Emergency child care offered to health care and frontline workers in Durham Region

Under the directive of the Provincial Government, emergency child care will now be offered to eligible healthcare and frontline workers in Durham Region.

The Regional Municipality of Durham is working with local licensed childcare operators to offer emergency child care, free of charge to parents. These child care centres will be exempt to the order issued by the Provincial Government to close all licensed centres pursuant to the state of emergency.

The Region of Durham’s Social Services Department,...

Durham Region Notice: Durham Region continues to provide essential waste management services to residents

The Region of Durham, Works Department, continues to ensure that services that have been identified as essential by the Province of Ontario, including waste management and household hazardous waste collection, will be completed safely and efficiently. With this in mind, our Regionally-operated Waste Management Facilities (WMF) and Household Hazardous Waste Depots will remain operational for as long as possible.

Please note, the Household Hazardous Waste Depot located in Pickering and privately operated...

DRPS Notice: DRPS Protocols Regarding COVID-19

The DRPS has set up a reporting process for citizens who want to report a non-compliant business or a large gathering of over 50 people.

Citizens can now report either situation on www.drps.ca under Online Services - Community Concern, or call the DRPS non-emergency line at 1-888-579-1520.

For the most up-to-date public information about COVID-19 in Durham Region, refer to www.durham.ca/NovelCoronavirus. Secondary contact information for Durham Public Health is via email at [email protected], or by...

Durham Region Notice: Durham Region reminds residents to think before they flush disposable wipes

With the recent COVID-19 pandemic, residents may be increasingly using disposable sanitizing wipes to disinfect or toilet paper alternatives. Unfortunately, some people are flushing these items in their toilet and this has already caused significant and costly blockages in Durham Region’s sanitary sewer system. It is important to note that these conditions have the high potential of raw sewage back-ups into the basement of peoples’ homes.

The Region of Durham, Works Department, is urging residents...

Durham Region Notice: Durham Region Health Department confirms second and third cases of COVID-19-related deaths

Durham Region Health Department has received confirmation of the Region’s second and third COVID-19-related deaths. The second individual is a male in his 80s, who had a history of travel. He was hospitalized at Lakeridge Health Oshawa on March 23 and passed away on March 24. The third individual is a male in his 40s who had no history of travel. He was hospitalized at Lakeridge Health Oshawa on March 19 and passed away on March 25.

“We are truly saddened to learn of these two additional deaths in...