May 19, 2020

We hope you had a great long weekend! Check out the latest news and information in this week's edition of Durham Region's e-newsletter.

Health Department works with community partners to conduct enhanced COVID-19 surveillance testing  Durham Region Health Department and local community partners have been working hard to conduct enhanced COVID-19 surveillance testing in local long-term care homes. This testing is part of the provincial surveillance initiative to get a point-in-time picture of COVID-19 in these facilities. Learn More...

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Business Supports for COVID-19  COVID-19 is significantly impacting local businesses. The Durham Economic Task Force is here to help you navigate this crisis. Learn more about government supports and funding opportunities at InvestDurham.ca .

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Let’s Show How #DurhamStrong We Really Are  Over the past few weeks, we’re been encouraging residents to share their sidewalk chalk art, decorative window displays and positive messages with the community using #DurhamStrong.   Now, you can add some colour to your day with the Region’s eight colouring pages. Access these and many other #StayHome resources and links at durham.ca/StayHome. Remember to share your artwork with us on social media or to our Durham Strong email address, to have it displayed in the Region’s Long-Term Care homes and other facilities.

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Durham Region is celebrating National Public Works Week  From May 17 to 23, Durham Region is celebrating National Public Works Week by recognizing the essential services of public works and the Region’s Works Department. Now more than ever, public works is essential to ensure residents can stay home, work-from-home and operate business during COVID-19. Residents are encouraged to learn more about the role that public works plays in their day-to-day lives by watching virtual tours of Regional facilities and videos of public works staff in action by visiting durham.ca/NPWW. Share your appreciation for Durham Works on social media using #DurhamStrong, or complete a special #StayHome public works colouring page at durham.ca/StayHome. To learn more about the Works Department, visit durham.ca/Works.

Anaerobic Digestion: converting food scraps into renewable energy  Did you know there are many environmental and renewable energy benefits from building a Mixed Waste Pre-Sort and Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility in Durham Region? The pre-sort facility will not replace or eliminate the current Green Bin program. Instead, it will capture from the garbage any organics the Green Bin did not capture. In addition, anaerobic digestion has environmental benefits that contribute to Durham’s climate change mitigation initiatives. Learn more about Mixed Waste Pre-Sort and Anaerobic Digestion at durham.ca/ADProject .

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