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Ajax Food Drive sets final donation day for October 5

The last day to donate to the Ajax Food Drive is October 5, according to the Town of Ajax.

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Rail trail in Uxbridge.
Uxbridge

Uxbridge youth watershed workshop returns November 13

The free Brook Never Sleeps program for ages 8 to 12 will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Uxbridge Town Hall on a school PA Day.

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Port Perry streetscape in Scugog.
Scugog

Scugog closes municipal facilities on September 30

The Municipal Office, Fire Administration Office and Community Recreation Centre will reopen October 1 for regular hours.

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Beaverton streetscape in Brock Township.
Brock

Lake Ridge Road reconstruction starts next week in Brock and Uxbridge

Durham Region has hired Dufferin Construction to reconstruct Lake Ridge Road (Regional Road 23) in Brock and Uxbridge townships, with work starting the week of October 5.

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Downtown Bowmanville streetscape in Clarington.
Clarington

Clarington lists Newcastle condo units for public tender

Tenders for two groups of units at 21 Brookhouse Dr. are due by 3 p.m. November 4 at the Municipal Administration Centre.

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King Street streetscape in downtown Oshawa.
Oshawa

DRT detours Route 901 around Lakeview Park for CIBC Run for the Cure

PULSE 901 will detour around Lakeview Park in Oshawa on Sunday, October 4, from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. due to CIBC Run for the Cure road closures.

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Whitby Harbour waterfront panorama.
Whitby

Human Rights Tribunal dismisses applications against Whitby, town says

The Town of Whitby says the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed applications from Christopher Leahy and Stephen Yamada on September 28, finding the matters did not fall within the social areas covered by the Human Rights Code. The town reports about $53,682 in external legal costs so far, with final costs still undetermined.

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Ajax Waterfront Park along Lake Ontario.
Ajax

McLean Community Centre east parking lot reopens in Ajax

The east parking lot at Ajax's McLean Community Centre reopened to the public on Friday, October 2; the south lot remains closed to vehicles.

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Nautical Village by Lake Ontario and Frenchman's Bay in Pickering.
Pickering

Male charged in counterfeit-money scheme after Help Solve a Crime tip

A 19-year-old Toronto male faces fraud and counterfeit-money charges after DRPS identified him with help from a Help Solve a Crime post. Allegations have not been proven in court.

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