Posted on Friday, May 26, 2023 10:31 AM
Orono Parking Study
Clarington staff will work with members of the Orono Downtown Business Improvement Area to try and find a solution for concerns about the capacity of on-street parking.
Council requested that the parking demand data in downtown Orono be updated, and Public Works staff completed updated parking counts on several dates between late February and mid-April. The report came to Council this month. The study area has 59 on-street parking spots, including two accessible parking spots on the...
Posted on Thursday, May 04, 2023 11:13 AM
Bowmanville boat launch repair contract awarded
Clarington Council has awarded the contract to reconstruct the Port Darlington Boat Launch and parking lot in Bowmanville.
The work includes the reconstruction of the boat launch, a new staircase from the parking lot to the ramp, reconstruction of the parking lot, repairing the grading transition on a segment of the Waterfront Trail, and landscaping improvements.
The successful project bid came in on budget at approximately $500,000. Last summer, the...
Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2023 02:59 PM
Mayor thanks MP Erin O’Toole
Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster thanked Durham MP Erin O’Toole for his service as our Member of Parliament. The Honourable MP O’Toole recently announced that after more than 10 years, he would resign his seat in June.
“On behalf of Clarington Council and on behalf of the entire community, I want to thank Erin for the work he has done. That important work is deeply valued and will benefit us many years into the future. Erin’s service to our community and our great...
Posted on Friday, March 17, 2023 08:08 AM
Council supports call for new school in Newcastle
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 the Pines Senior Public School on Highway 35/115.
Local parents have raised several concerns about this plan, including:
Posted on Friday, January 27, 2023 02:30 PM
Appointments to boards and committees
Dozens of community-minded residents have volunteered to be part of Clarington’s numerous boards and committees for the next four years. One of the year’s first business items was for Clarington Council to appoint residents for the term. The committees and boards advise Council on important issues – accessibility, agriculture, active transportation, affordable housing, diversity, tourism, the energy-from-waste...
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