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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...

Statement from Mayor Adrian Foster on park graffiti

Clarington, Ontario – As Durham Regional Police Service work to find those responsible for damaging a local park with racist graffiti, Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster has issued the following statement.

“I am deeply disturbed by this intolerant and malicious act, which involved defacing public property with anti-Black racist graffiti.

On behalf of Clarington Council, I want to state clearly that this hateful act does not represent our community's beliefs and principles. Our community values...

Statement from Mayor Adrian Foster on road safety

Clarington, Ontario – Mayor Adrian Foster has issued the following statement about road safety in Clarington:

“In recent weeks, Clarington has seen tragedies on our roadways—young lives taken from us much too soon. Our community is grieving.

Clarington is using tools we have available to keep our roadways safe, from lowering speed limits to installing traffic calming infrastructure. But we can’t do it alone. Driver behaviour has the greatest impact on the severity of traffic collisions: speeding,...

Statement from Mayor Adrian Foster on Emancipation Day

Clarington, Ontario – As we mark Emancipation Day, Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster has issued the following statement.

“Emancipation Day commemorates the Slavery Abolition Act, which took effect on August 1, 1834, and opened the path to freedom for so many in Canada and other British colonies. Today, we confront the terrible history of slavery of Black and Indigenous peoples in Canada. This horrific legacy has had an intergenerational impact on people in our community and across the country.

The...