Press Releases

Uxbridge Celebrates Completion of Its First Mini-Forest Project

The Township is pleased to announce that the first Mini-Forest in Durham Region was installed at the Fields of Uxbridge on Saturday, November 2, 2024. With the help of over 80 pre-registered volunteers, 600 native trees and shrubs, comprising 22 species, were planted in just two hours.

In preparation for the planting, volunteers laid out a grid of twine to define 1x1 meter sections. The plants were organized and tagged by canopy level, ensuring that each species was uniformly represented yet...

When the Clocks Change So Should the Batteries in Your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm

On November 3, 2024, clocks will fall back one hour at 2am. With the time change, the Uxbridge Fire Department recommends that residents not only change their clocks, but also their batteries in all smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

For your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to work efficiently the batteries must be replaced for new ones at least once a year. Changing your batteries during the time change is an easy way to remember and stay on track of when you last changed your batteries.

Smoke...

Area residents encouraged to get their annual flu shot and the new COVID-19 vaccine

Whitby, Ontario – Respiratory viral illness season is here, and Durham Region Health Department encourages area residents to protect themselves and others by getting their annual influenza (flu) vaccine, as well as the updated COVID-19 KP.2 vaccine which targets circulating variants.

The flu vaccine protects against the influenza virus which causes a contagious respiratory viral illness. The updated COVID-19 vaccine helps protect against the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Flu and COVID-19 vaccines have...

Township Page, Cosmos October 24, 2024

October 24, 2024 issue of Township Pages of Cosmos Newspaper

South Balsam Street Stormwater Pond Rehabilitation Set to Commence Nov. 4th

Reconstruction of the South Balsam Street Stormwater Pond is set to commence November 4th. Construction crews will be working on-site throughout the winter, with construction anticipated to conclude on June 30th, 2025, weather permitting.

The pond, located south of South Balsam Street and east of Turner Drive, is no longer functioning as designed due to the age of the facility and vegetative growth at the site. The pond will be reconstructed by cleaning existing ponds and installing a new storm...