First-Ever Home Sweet Home Festival Takes Over Downtown Whitby This Saturday

Whitby’s first Home Sweet Home Festival arrives this Saturday, July 26, transforming Downtown Whitby into a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly celebration of all things local.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this all-day event will showcase the things that make Whitby home and an exceptional place to live, work, and explore — from local culture and history to food, art, and family fun.

Enjoy:

• live entertainment and cultural performances;
• an Artisan Marketplace and Whitby Farmers’ Market;
• historic walking tours and...

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Whitby’s First Fire Training Tower To Be Built

As Whitby continues to grow, so does the need for essential emergency services. To support this growth, the Town is planning to build its first-ever fire training tower.

Located at Whitby Fire Headquarters (111 McKinney Drive), the four-storey facility will be designed to provide local firefighters with realistic, hands-on training in a safe and controlled environment. It is expected to open later this year.

The tower will be equipped with burn rooms and training props. It will be fuelled by...

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Whitby Sports Complex - Construction In Action Spotlight - July 2025

We're Making a Splash! The pool structure at the future Whitby Sports Complex is almost complete, and we’re diving into the next exciting phase - building and finishing the outside walls, which includes metal panelling, glass, and stone work. 
There’s still plenty to do inside: from drywall and tiling to painting and installing the pool systems, where the vision will really start to take shape.

We're gettng closer to the completion of this Community Strategic Plan action item and new...

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Help Shape Whitby’s Re-Think Waste Plan

The Town is developing its first ever Re-Think Waste Plan to guide how waste can be reduced, managed, and diverted in Town facilities and public spaces like parks and trails.

Why Re-Think Waste?

The Re-Think Waste Plan will:

• Identify actions the Town can take to reduce and prevent waste;
• Increase waste diversion opportunities through reuse, recycling, composting, and recovery; and
• Introduce a standardized design for public-facing waste bins across the community.

Have Your Say

Now through August 8, 2025,...

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Cooling Centres

View the map below and click on the icons to view hours of operations for the different locations.

Town of Whitby residents can cool off during heat alerts at several Town community centres and libraries. You can also stay cool by swimming at the Whitby Civic Recreation Complex or Iroquois Park Sports Centre, or playing in one of 19 splash pads. Please Note: the splash pad at Cachet Park (140 Cachet Blvd., Brooklin) will be closed from June 23 to July 28, 2025.

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