News and Public Notices

Clarington to unveil commemorative orange crosswalk

Clarington has taken an important step toward reconciliation by installing a commemorative orange crosswalk outside of Town Hall, at the corner of Church and Temperance streets.

We invite you to join members of the Indigenous community, municipal staff, and dignitaries at the official unveiling of the Orange Crosswalk on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 4 p.m. 

A land acknowledgment and offering of Semah (tobacco) will take place at 4 p.m. Afterwards, observe a smudging ceremony (blessing), and...

Council Highlights from the June 20, 2022 Meeting

Rethinking economic development: Clarington to create a plan moving forward

Council has adopted, in principle, a new Economic Development Strategy that will help guide the Municipality as it plans for future growth and development in Clarington. The Strategy is rooted in the objectives for economic development set out in Clarington’s Official Plan, recognizing the need to consider various key factors when planning community development and growth. Those factors include sustainable development, healthy...

Council Highlights from the May 30, 2022 Meeting

Council votes to donate money to help build Durham Hospice Clarington

To help offset rising construction costs, Clarington Council voted to approve a $200,000 donation to support Durham Hospice Clarington as it fundraises to build a nine-bed hospice on Cobbledick Road in Newcastle at a two-acre site donated by the Municipality. Council heard from the Chair of Durham Hospice Clarington about the struggle to move forward with the project in a cost-effective way since building costs have increased by...