This Week In Durham Region

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🌱 Self-serve composting events 🌱

Access the latest Durham Region news at durham.ca/newsroom.

Durham Regionâs Waste Management Facility in Oshawa.

Waste Management Facilities user fee increase

Durham Regional Council has approved an increase in the rates for waste disposal at the Region’s Waste Management Facilities, effective May 1.

The fee increases are necessary to meet rising costs from contracted services, while ensuring customer service standards continue to be met. Only loads containing chargeable materials, including mixed loads containing both free and chargeable materials, will be subject to the fee increases. This is the first increase in fees since 2016.

For more information, please visit durham.ca/WMF.

Pick up free compost at our upcoming events

Residents are invited to collect free compost at special events taking place across the region from April 27 to June 8.

These are self-serve events. Residents must bring a shovel and containers to carry their compost. Quantities are first-come, first-served and limited to four blue boxes of compost per vehicle.

Green bins, blue boxes and backyard composters will also be available for purchase and broken bins can be exchanged for free. No cash. Only VISA, Mastercard and debit will be accepted for purchases.

For event dates and locations, please visit durham.ca/WasteEvents or download the

Durham Region Waste App.

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Ready – Set – Potty: Toilet Training Your Child

Children’s Developmental and Behavioural Supports is hosting the Ready – Set – Potty: Toilet Training Your Child workshop on May 24!

This free workshop will provide an overview of toilet training and strategies to enhance readiness skills that are appropriate for all children.

Learn more about the Toilet Training Your Child workshop.

Thriving Communities Fund

The Region of Durham is accepting applications to the Thriving Communities Fund! This fund supports local non-profit organizations with helping to prevent and/or reduce poverty for Durham Region residents.

Learn more about the Thriving Communities Fund at durham.ca.

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Attend the Durham Accessibility Conference on May 22

Abilities Centre, in partnership with the Region of Durham, invites the business community, regional employers, and those interested in exploring how to commit to inclusion in the workplace, to attend the Durham Accessibility Conference “Committing to Inclusion in the Workplace: Getting your toolkit ready.”

This free conference features keynote speaker, Ingrid Muschta; a panel presentation; and exhibitors, and will focus on embedding inclusion into the workplace, as an employer, using an intersectional lens. Learn more and register for the Durham Accessibility Conference.

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Apply by April 30 for the Building Safer Communities Grant Program

Applications are open for the Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Fund: Building Safer Communities Grant Program. This grant program supports not-for-profit organizations with initiatives that address youth justice involvement and violence in Durham Region communities.

Successful applicants will provide opportunities for vulnerable and at-risk children and youth in Durham Region; helping steer them away from gun and gang violence. More information on the grant program, and how to apply, is available at durham.ca/CSWB-Fund.

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