The Region of Durham is advising residents of impacts to Regional programs and services in observance of Remembrance Day on November 11.
The following programs and/or services will be impacted:
- All Durham Regional facilities will be closed, including Regional Headquarters in Whitby, Provincial Offences Courts and offices, Ontario Works offices, the Child Care and Early Years Division offices, and all Regional front counters.
- All Family Services Durham locations will be closed.
- Ontario Works offices in Ajax, Oshawa and Uxbridge will be closed.
- Adult Day Programs at Hillsdale Estates in Oshawa and Lakeview Manor in Beaverton will be closed. The Adult Day Program in Port Perry (451 Paxton Street) is always closed on Wednesdays.
Health Department programs and services will be unavailable, including:
- Oral Health Clinic in Oshawa.
- Sexual health clinics.
- Breastfeeding clinics.
- Immunization clinics.
Water sample drop-off and pick-up services will be unavailable as of November 10 at 8:30 am at the following locations:
- Durham Regional Headquarters (605 Rossland Road, Whitby).
- Durham Region Health Department Port Perry Office (181 Perry Street, Port Perry).
- Township of Uxbridge Municipal Office (51 Toronto Street, Uxbridge).
- Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex (2440 Durham Regional Highway 2, Bowmanville).
Regular water sample bottle drop-off and pick-up schedule will resume on November 12 at 8:30 am.
Durham Regional Transit (DRT) weekday service will be in effect.
- The Specialized Services/On Demand Call Centre will be open from 5 am to 12 am (midnight).
- The Customer Service Call Centre will be open from 7 am to 6 pm
- The DRT Customer Service Desk (110 Westney Road South, Ajax) will be closed.
All waste management facilities in Brock, Scugog and Oshawa; the Clarington Household Special Waste Depot; and the Waste Management Centre in Whitby (new and replacement green bins) will be closed.
Note: Please note that Durham Region Outreach will still be available to support those experiencing homelessness. For help with homelessness support, you can connect by:
Email: HomelessHelp@durham.ca.
Phone: 905-668-4113 extension 5510 or 311 (within Durham Region) extension 5510.
Toll-free: 1-800-372-1101 extension 5510.
There will be no impacts to waste collection services or the Regional Directly Operated Early Learning and Child Care Centres they say.
For Provincial Offences Court Services, the public can use online services for payment or the 24-hour drop box at the south entrance of Regional Headquarters. Email poa.courts@durham.ca or visit Durham.ca/CourtServices for more information or to file electronic documents. Please note, these services will not be monitored during closure.
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