Community News

Clarington wraps up 2024 sidewalk improvement projects

Clarington regularly invests in making our community more connected, accessible and safe through sidewalk improvement projects.

This year, nearly 265 metres of pathways, sidewalks and crosswalks were extended or improved across the municipality – that’s about the length of three football fields!

The improvements included:

• Improving pedestrian connectivity along Church Street, Bowmanville
• Creating a path from the basketball court to the sidewalk at Quinn Drive at Optimist Park, Bowmanville

Celebrate the all-new outdoor amenities at South Courtice Arena with free family fun!

Mark your calendars and join us for an afternoon of free family fun on September 21 from 3 to 6 p.m., as we celebrate the all-new outdoor amenities at South Courtice Arena, located at 1595 Prestonvale Road, Courtice!

The site now features two new tennis courts, an outdoor fitness area, multi-skills court and paved walkways to the off-leash dog park. The new outdoor fitness area is the first of its kind in Clarington and was funded in part by the Government of Canada Healthy Communities Initiative....

Clarington receives Provincial funding to plan and build new firefighter training facility

Clarington has been awarded a $3.2 million grant from the Government of Ontario’s Skills Development Fund: Capital Stream for the design and construction of a new fire training facility in Bowmanville. Firefighters and other emergency responders in Clarington and across Durham Region will have new opportunities to develop life-saving skills at the facility. Clarington is grateful for the Province’s support for this project.

This facility—which will be the first of its kind in Durham Region—will...

Clarington receives provincial grant for Hetherington Drive Stormwater Outlet Improvement project

The Municipality of Clarington is receiving funding under the Province of Ontario’s Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund to upgrade and improve the Hetherington Drive Stormwater Outlet in the Bowmanville Creek valley. The province will fund 73 per cent of eligible project costs, up to a maximum of $509,118.

The Hetherington Drive Stormwater Outlet was originally built in 1972. The improvement project, anticipated to begin in late 2025, will introduce several upgrades to support cleaner water in...

Speed limits in Clarington school zones now 30 kilometres per hour

As parents and students prepare for the start of a new school year, Clarington is reminding residents that the speed limits in school zones have been reduced from 50 kilometres per hour to 30 kilometres per hour.

“Clarington residents have made it clear that they want safer school zones, and Council has taken action,” said Mayor Adrian Foster. “Lowering speed limits in areas where our children come together to learn will help boost our quality of life—and enable Clarington’s future leaders to...