News and Public Notices

Council supports call for new school in Newcastle

Clarington, Ontario – The Municipality of Clarington supports the local school board’s funding request to the Ministry of Education for a new Kindergarten-to-Grade 12 school in Newcastle.

Due to over-capacity issues at the elementary school in Newcastle, the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board has decided to move younger students to Pines Senior Public School on Highway 35/115.

Local parents have raised several concerns about this plan, including:

• The 90 km/hr speed limit on Highway 35/115,...

Clarington seeks relief from heavy truck traffic

Clarington, Ontario – The Municipality of Clarington is calling on the Province to make Highway 407 toll-free for heavy trucks carrying aggregates in north Durham.

The noise from gravel trucks early in the morning and on the weekends is disturbing residents in the small hamlets of north Clarington. While the Municipality does not wish to restrict commercial traffic to specific roads or times, we need to protect the safety of local residents in these neighbourhoods. The heavy truck traffic is...

Statement from Mayor Adrian Foster on Clarington’s commitment to diversity

Statement from Mayor Adrian Foster on Clarington’s commitment to diversity:

I am saddened and deeply disappointed by an incident of intolerance which involved a copy of the Quran, the Islamic sacred book, being deliberately destroyed at a local school.   

I understand that the incident is being taken exceptionally seriously and investigated by the school board, which will take the appropriate next steps.   

However, I want to state clearly that religious and racial intolerance has no place in Clarington....

Clarington commemorates International Women’s Day

Clarington, Ontario – The Municipality of Clarington is proud to observe International Women’s Day.

As Clarington continues striving to forge an inclusive, equitable work culture where everyone has an opportunity to thrive, the Municipality of Clarington is proud to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions and successes of the incredible women in Clarington’s workforce.

Today, the Municipality is amplifying the visibility of women in Clarington’s workforce and celebrating their achievements...