Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 03:12 PM
Come virtually together and share a love of reading. To help combat feelings of social isolation, Clarington Public Library has launched an online book club to encourage readers to connect over a good book.
The Library will lead it’s first virtual book club this Thursday, April 23 at 2 p.m. featuring the title The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai. This gripping multi-generational tale of the Trần family, set against the backdrop of the Việt Nam War, brings to life the human costs of this conflict...
Posted on Monday, April 20, 2020 03:46 PM
Clarington April 20, 2020- The Municipality of Clarington has made the difficult decision to cancel its Canada Day celebration held at Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex.
“We are following Public Health guidelines set out for the COVID-19 pandemic. This was an incredibly difficult decision to make, as we all need a reason to celebrate this year,” said Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster.
With a Provincial Order in place that bans public gatherings of more than five people, the Municipality is...
Posted on Friday, April 17, 2020 11:21 AM
Whitby, Ontario – Have COVID-19 questions? We have Regional answers.
Residents are invited to join the Regional Chair, Chief Administrative Officer, Medical Officer of Health, and other members of our senior leadership team (including representatives from Durham Regional Police and Region of Durham Paramedic Services) for a 90-minute virtual Town Hall session on April 22.
When: The virtual Town Hall will be held on Wednesday, April 22 at 7:20 p.m.
Where: Residents can participate via telephone or...
Posted on Friday, April 17, 2020 09:27 AM
Clarington Council directs staff to come up with a residential tax relief program for COVID-19
Council has asked staff to come up with an application-based program that would offer qualifying Clarington taxpayers’ some relief on a portion of their municipal taxes. Council approved, in principle, a potential by-law that, if approved, would look at a possible reduction or refund of a percentage of the Clarington portion of taxes for qualifying taxpayers. Qualifying taxpayers would have to demonstrate...
Posted on Sunday, April 12, 2020 01:57 PM
Clarington April 12, 2020/- Clarington Emergency and Fire Services battled a large fire at Algoma Orchards.
The emergency call came in at 3:39 a.m. In total, around 45 firefighters responded to the fire that was confined to the apple storage bins behind the main sales facility. Five pumps, five tankers, an aerial and six support vehicles were on hand to help extinguish the fire. No one was injured during the operation.
It took Clarington Fire several hours to get the flames under control. The fire...
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