r/durham • • 5d ago

Weekly Events in Durham Region

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Use this thread to share events in the coming week throughout the region. This is a scheduled post and a new one will come up on Sundays. Other local subreddits have weekly posts as well, including r/Oshawa and r/Whitby. The same rules apply, but cross-posting is fine. Additional events may be found in the Regional Calendar or at DurhamRegion.com. Please feel free to highlight any of these in the comments below. Please adhere to the following guidelines:

  • Both free and paid events are allowed
  • If tickets are required, please include a link; these may require manual approval due to spam filters, but we'll approve them!
  • Garage sales and group sales are allowed, but not single item sales. Please do not share someone else's garage sale or their address without permission.
  • Religious and political events are allowed only if they are welcoming and inclusive to the entire community.

We are aware of the following farmer's markets operating in the region for summer 2026. Please use modmail to notify the mods of errors or any we have missed:

  • Whitby Farmer's Market on Wednesdays from 9am-3pm, Whitby Public Library (Central Branch)
  • Brooklin Farmer's Market on Saturdays from 9am-2pm, beginning on June 13 at 3 Vipond Road in Whitby (near Whitby Public Library's Brooklin Branch)
  • Oshawa Farmer's Market on Fridays from 8am-2pm at the Oshawa Centre SOUTH Parking Lot -- New location near the former site of The Bay
  • North Oshawa Farmer's Market on Saturdays from 9am-2pm at the Delpark Homes Centre Southeast Parking Lot
  • Pickering Farmer's Market on Tuesdays from 9am-2pm beginning June 16 in the North West parking lot at the Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex at 1867 Valley Farm Road
  • Ajax Farmer's Market on Thursdays from 2pm-7pm at the Ajax Community Centre North Parking Lot
  • Bowmanville Farmer's Market on Fridays from 9am-2pm at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex
  • Uxbridge Farmer's Market on Sundays from 9am-2pm at The Second Wedge Brewing Co.

r/durham • • 19d ago

Weekly Events in Durham Region

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Use this thread to share events in the coming week throughout the region. This is a scheduled post and a new one will come up on Sundays. Other local subreddits have weekly posts as well, including r/Oshawa and r/Whitby. The same rules apply, but cross-posting is fine. Additional events may be found in the Regional Calendar or at DurhamRegion.com. Please feel free to highlight any of these in the comments below. Please adhere to the following guidelines:

  • Both free and paid events are allowed
  • If tickets are required, please include a link; these may require manual approval due to spam filters, but we'll approve them!
  • Garage sales and group sales are allowed, but not single item sales. Please do not share someone else's garage sale or their address without permission.
  • Religious and political events are allowed only if they are welcoming and inclusive to the entire community.

We are aware of the following farmer's markets operating in the region for summer 2026. Please use modmail to notify the mods of errors or any we have missed:

  • Whitby Farmer's Market on Wednesdays from 9am-3pm, Whitby Public Library (Central Branch)
  • Brooklin Farmer's Market on Saturdays from 9am-2pm, beginning on June 13 at 3 Vipond Road in Whitby (near Whitby Public Library's Brooklin Branch)
  • Oshawa Farmer's Market on Fridays from 8am-2pm at the Oshawa Centre SOUTH Parking Lot -- New location near the former site of The Bay
  • North Oshawa Farmer's Market on Saturdays from 9am-2pm at the Delpark Homes Centre Southeast Parking Lot
  • Pickering Farmer's Market on Tuesdays from 9am-2pm beginning June 16 in the North West parking lot at the Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex at 1867 Valley Farm Road
  • Ajax Farmer's Market on Thursdays from 2pm-7pm at the Ajax Community Centre North Parking Lot
  • Bowmanville Farmer's Market on Fridays from 9am-2pm at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex
  • Uxbridge Farmer's Market on Sundays from 9am-2pm at The Second Wedge Brewing Co.

r/durham • • 1d ago

Durham police constable charged with assault in connection with on-duty arrest | CBC News

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r/durham • • 1d ago

Pickering inching closer to acquiring Frenchman’s Bay

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r/durham • • 1d ago

Nearly 500 arrests made in months-long Durham police crackdown

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r/durham • • 22h ago

Hot yoga recommendations

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Can anyone share their experience with hot yoga places in the Pickering/ajax/whitby area? I’m looking at a few places online and they are $1600+ a year … for yoga. Is this the standard now?! I could understand if it was for Pilates on those big machines but, wow!


r/durham • • 1d ago

Whitby Animal Services asking for towel and blanket donations

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r/durham • • 1d ago

Need help

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Made a throwaway account to keep things as anonymous as possible. I am currently facing homelessness after having to flee an abusive familial relationship. I am looking for advice/ support as to what my next steps should be. I am a young woman with no kids and currently need help with housing and just the will to keep going. I am currently looking at different shelters if anyone has any recommendations, stories or advice that would be great.


r/durham • • 1d ago

Tell me your tricks for feeling your best

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I thrive in the summer. Tons of energy, happy, motivated, etc. it’s been Fall for all of two seconds now and I can feel myself having low energy, struggling to wake up since it’s darker out in the mornings, wanting more coffee, and not feeling as motivated. Has anyone got any tips for having that summer mentality in the fall/winter? Do you take supplements? Any thoughts are welcome.


r/durham • • 1d ago

Special Olympic athletes now have permanent home in Ontario town | insauga

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Special Olympics Ontario will have a permanent home in Whitby.


r/durham • • 1d ago

Pflag Durham Region's just released Trustee community support questionnaire results

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From PFLAG

Pflag Durham Region

Welcome! Supporting LGBTQ+ Communities in Durham Region pflag Durham Region supports all persons within our Reach with their journeys through gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation. We seek to provide education and resources to the greater Durham community to help encourage inclusion, diversity and equity.

2026 Elections

Trustee Candidate Answers

School board trustees play a vital role in shaping the culture, policies, and environment within our local schools. To help voters make informed choices at the ballot box, we invited candidates in the upcoming 2026 Trustee Election to share their perspectives on equity, inclusion, and human rights.

We asked all candidates six key questions regarding their support for 2SLGBTQIA+ students and community members:

Visibility & Engagement: Their commitment to attending community initiatives like Pride flag raisings.

Education & Training: Their participation in 2SLGBTQIA+ cultural competency, anti-racism, and Indigenous education and reconciliation work.

Representation & Support: Their stance on age-appropriate 2SLGBTQIA+ representation in books and curricula, and how they plan to actively support students.

Human Rights & Allyship: Their support for trans rights, self-identification as an ally, and willingness to be publicly listed as a candidate who stands up for 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion.

Explore the candidates' responses (button to the left) to learn where they stand on building safe, welcoming, and inclusive school communities for every student. We have included the responses from all candidates that responded to us.


r/durham • • 1d ago

Fraud charges following investigation into unfinished construction project in Ajax

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r/durham • • 21h ago

First-time Clarington voter — sell me on your mayoral pick (Foster vs Dingwall)

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Hey all, just moved to Bowmanville (Ward 2) from Toronto and this is my first Clarington election. Trying to figure out the mayor's race before Oct 26.

Genuinely curious to hear both sides:
- Dingwall voters — what's your best case for him over Foster?
- Foster voters — what's your best case for him over Dingwall?

Biggest thing I care about is property taxes, but open to whatever you think a newcomer should know. Keep it civil pls 🙏


r/durham • • 1d ago

Emo Night Oshawa on Halloween Night

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Hey everyone, is anyone here planning to go to Emo Night Oshawa at The Biltmore Theatre on Halloween Night? Looking to meet new people and make friends. Feel free to send me a dm if you're down to meet up :)


r/durham • • 1d ago

Has anyone worked as a Dietary Aide at Lakeridge Health Oshawa?

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Hi,
I’m a first-year nursing student at Ontario Tech, and I recently came across a part-time Dietary Aide position at Lakeridge Health Oshawa.
I’ve been working at Tim Hortons for over seven years, starting as a team member and eventually becoming a restaurant manager. I’m currently working as a supervisor, but lately I’ve been feeling like it’s time for a change. I’m finding the shifts exhausting, especially the late nights, and it’s getting difficult to balance everything with nursing school.
I would really love to work in a hospital environment while studying, and this position caught my attention.
I’m just wondering if anyone here has worked as a Dietary Aide at Lakeridge Health. What’s the job actually like? Is it very physically demanding? How many hours do part-time employees usually get, and are the shifts mostly days or evenings?
I’m also wondering if you get hired for Oshawa, do you have to work at other Lakeridge locations? I would prefer to stay in Oshawa.
I’m not expecting an easy job, but I’m hoping to find something with a better balance between work and school.
I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences or any advice.
Thank you!


r/durham • • 2d ago

Boo Bash returns to downtown Oshawa Saturday

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r/durham • • 2d ago

E-Bikes/Scooters & Children

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Genuine question - parents, what is possessing you to purchase e-bikes & e-scooters for your YOUNG children?

I’ve been seeing kids 10-13 years old zooming around on neighbourhood roads without helmets & no concern for what they’re doing, how fast they’re going, cutting cars off etc. I’ve had a few close calls myself and it’s terrifying. I also work in healthcare so I’ve seen my fair share of brain injuries from this stuff and it’s absolutely heartbreaking. I would feel so guilty & responsible if I’m the one who put that in my child’s hands.

Why are you buying these for your kids!? It’s a motorized vehicle?! Genuinely, why?

Not to mention it’s illegal for kids under 16 yo to ride them.


r/durham • • 2d ago

Left-turn signals coming to major intersections in Oshawa and Courtice

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The region is installing protected left-turn signals at Taunton Road East and Harmony Road North in Oshawa as well as at Highway 2 and Courtice Road.


r/durham • • 2d ago

Banger Only Comedy Show - Friday 10/16 @8pm in Ajax

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Bangers Only Comedy is a hilarious night of stand-up featuring some of the hottest comics in Canada. Tomorrow, Friday, October 16th at DNA Events Center, catch future household names in the making. See them before they’re selling out Scotia Bank Arena! 

Watch 5 killer comedians deliver side splitting jokes. This is the first time we’re bringing this show to Ajax. Every show is a different lineup so don’t miss out. Because it’ll never happen again. 

Bring your friends, family, or boo to this eclectic night of hilarity. Don’t miss out on the hottest night of comedy in Ajax! 

See you there! 

https://www.jumpcomedy.com/e/bangers-only-comedy


r/durham • • 2d ago

Teen girl missing from Oshawa

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r/durham • • 1d ago

Title: Suspicious person looking through my front window.

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r/durham • • 3d ago

Suspect fled Canada ‘couple of days’ after murder in Pickering, police say

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r/durham • • 2d ago

Fall into fun: Pickering’s Fall Fling returns for 2 October Saturdays

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r/durham • • 1d ago

Let's Break Bread Oshawa

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r/durham • • 2d ago

Oshawa vs Whitby

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