Public Service Announcements

With the Canada Day long weekend ahead of us, Clarington Fire and Emergency Services and the Municipality want to remind residents about firework safety. We encourage you to join our Celebrate Clarington event at Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex on July 1, which will feature a community-wide display of fireworks discharged by professionals. If you choose to have a private fireworks display, please be considerate of your neighbours when discharging fireworks.

In Clarington, By-law No. 2015-047...

Clarington has received several recent reports about coyote sightings and encounters in our urban areas. Coyotes are beneficial at controlling the rodent population, and generally, they are not a threat to humans. Occasionally, coyotes can pose a danger.  

To minimize potential risks, please read the tips below on how to interact with wildlife. Clarington is an urban and rural community, which means we share the space with wildlife. We must be aware of our surroundings, know how to react, and...

Please note that the Ministry of Transportation has postponed this work until further notice due to unforeseen delays. We will issue an update as soon as we have more information.

The Ministry of Transportation - Ontario (MTO) is starting a long-term project rehabilitating several structures along Highway 401 between Bowmanville Avenue and Bennett Road. As a result, the Liberty Street eastbound and westbound ramps along Highway 401 will be closed starting on June 27, 2022, for the duration of this...

Starting the week of June 27, 2022, Lions Trail will close as crews begin the reconstruction of the trail from Sunset Boulevard to King Avenue West in Newcastle. The trail is expected to reopen by the end of September. For your safety and the safety of the workers, please respect the fenced limits of the construction area. Do not remove any barriers to access the site.

Work done on the Lions Trail includes the reconstruction of a 2.4-metre-wide paved asphalt trail surface, improved (softened)...

As the community continues to clean up following the province-wide storm on May 21, Clarington has received some questions about financial assistance available to residents on private property to help their efforts. The Municipality of Clarington has no financial disaster assistance programs as those are offered provincially. Ontario has two funding streams available, one for residents affected by a disaster and one for municipalities. The Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians program is activated...