Mayor's Monthly Newsletter - April 2024

Hello, Whitby! My monthly newsletter keeps residents informed about what’s happening in our town and encourages engagement and communication. I’m always open to hearing your feedback! Email mayor@whitby.ca or call 905-430-4300 ext. 2203 to connect with me. -- Elizabeth Roy  What's happening at Council?

You can check out details of the latest decisions and discussions at Whitby Council in the monthly Council Highlights.

The March Council Highlights include:

• Direction to Town staff to do a comprehensive...

Service Disruption - Men's Members' Change Room at the Civic Recreation Complex Closed

Please be advised that the hot tub in the men's members' change room at the Civic Recreation Complex will be closed immediately (Thursday, March 28) until further notice due to mechanical failure.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Mayor Elizabeth Roy’s Statement on Ontario’s 2024 Budget and lack of funding for a Durham hospital

Mayor Elizabeth Roy has released the following statement on the Province’s 2024 Budget.

The 2024 Ontario Budget released on March 26 is now the third consecutive provincial budget to be tabled without funding for an urgently needed new hospital in Durham Region.

This is unacceptable, especially considering Premier Doug Ford’s statement made Feb. 15 that “there’s going to be a Whitby hospital” and noting that a planning grant would be issued “very shortly.”

I remain hopeful that this funding will be...

Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF)

The Town of Whitby and the Government of Canada are working in partnership to support the development of more housing units in the community.

The Town of Whitby has been allotted $24.9 million in funding from the Federal Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) in support of the National Housing Strategy administered by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This funding will support additional housing units in Whitby through nine (9) local HAF initiatives and other associated projects, while...

Whitby Council Highlights - March 2024

Town staff directed to do “comprehensive review” of Procedure By-law

On March 18, Council voted in favour of a motion directing Town staff to do a “comprehensive review” of Whitby’s Procedure By-law. Staff will report back to Council before the summer recess with recommended amendments based on a scan of practices at other municipalities and consultation with Council members. The procedural matters being reviewed include Council remuneration, delegations, meeting start and end times, notices of...