Posted on Friday, March 31, 2023 09:34 AM
Clarington, Ontario - Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster has issued the following statement as we mark the Transgender Day of Visibility.
"March 31 is Transgender Day of Visibility, a day dedicated to recognizing the many achievements of transgender, Two-Spirit and non-binary people and to celebrate their vibrancy and resilience.
Visibility has the potential to be truly transformative. Seeing others with shared experiences can help trans and gender-diverse people understand and affirm their own...
Posted on Monday, March 27, 2023 03:07 PM
Clarington, Ontario – The Municipality of Clarington is proud to announce a much-needed upgrade to the Newcastle Memorial Arena beginning this April.
The Newcastle Memorial Arena, at 103 Caroline Street West, was built in 1976. It has a seasonal single-sheet ice rink and out-of-season community floor space. The arena is owned by the Municipality and operated by the volunteer Newcastle Memorial Arena Management Board. Clarington is undertaking a complete renovation of the community rink this year.
Posted on Friday, March 17, 2023 10:07 AM
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:
Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 03:06 PM
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...
Posted on Thursday, March 09, 2023 05:05 PM
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....
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