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How to save energy at home: Tips, rebates, and more from a Certified Energy Expert

You’re invited to learn how to make your home more energy-efficient while improving comfort and reducing costs.

💡 Here's what you'll gain:

1. Proven best practices and the benefits of energy upgrades
2. Expert guidance on finding reliable auditors and contractors
3. How to apply for rebates, incentives, and financing options to support your upgrades

📅 Home Energy Retrofit Orientation webinar, in partnership with Enbridge and Humber College:

Date: Tuesday, May 6
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: A link to the...

What’s open and closed in Clarington on Easter weekend, April 18 to 21, 2025

Advanced voting at Clarington facilities

• Diane Hamre Recreation Complex, South Courtice Arena and Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex will be open Friday, April 18 to Monday, April 21, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for advanced voting in the Federal Election. To find your advanced polling station, visit Elections.ca.

Friday, April 18

• The Municipal Administrative Centre (Town Hall) and the Clarington Animal Shelter will be closed.
• All recreation programs and activities are cancelled, and recreation...

Mayor Foster recognizes ‘iconic’ residents who serve the unsheltered

Clarington, Ontario – Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster has issued the following statement.

“This week, we recognized an incredible group of citizens in our community. Local faith communities, service clubs, and not-for-profit organizations came together to create a grassroots support system for the unsheltered in Bowmanville. They call themselves ICONIC, otherwise known as the Integrated Community Outreach Network in Clarington. And the work they’ve done this winter is just that, iconic.

During the...

Clarington residents urged to stay away from fox family in Courtice

A fox family has made a home in Courtice, and while they’re an adorable sight, Clarington’s Animal Services Division is urging residents to give them space.

Staff have seen a significant rise in the number of people gathering to get a peek at the foxes, blocking the sidewalk and forcing children and pedestrians onto the grass and away from designated crossings. This is not only disturbing local wildlife, but is also creating unsafe conditions for pedestrians, students and Clarington crossing...

Hard hats on! Construction begins on new outdoor skating rink in Newcastle

Clarington, Ontario – Construction is officially underway at Diane Hamre Recreation Complex as crews begin work on Clarington’s second outdoor refrigerated skating rink, which is set to open this winter. Similar to the outdoor rink in Courtice, the Newcastle rink will feature a refrigerated ice surface bordered by a rubber skate mat, plenty of seating, lighting for evening use, a gas fire pit and a warming room.

Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster and members of Council on-site as crews break ground...