The Town of Whitby has a new Event Volunteer Program aimed at supporting and celebrating its event volunteers. Through the new program – launched today in the lead up to National Volunteer Week (April 7 to 13) – the Town is focused on providing its volunteers with meaningful experiences and opportunities to grow, learn and contribute to making Whitby the vibrant and welcoming community that it is.

Each year, the Town hosts eight large scale community events and a series of more than 50 summer programming...

This April 13 to 27, to help celebrate Earth Day, residents and businesses are invited to pitch in and participate in an activity that will help make Whitby a cleaner and greener community.   

Each year, to celebrate Earth Day (April 22), communities around the world come together to protect the environment and create a healthy, more sustainable future for the planet. This year, Whitby is one of more than 190 countries participating in the Earth Day celebrations. 

In support of...

Visitors or passersby to Downtown Whitby may notice the area is now a bit brighter. More than 30,000 new decorative lights have been installed on 40 trees along Dundas Street and Brock Street – part of the Town’s commitment to creating a more vibrant and walkable downtown.

The new, energy efficient LED lights help brighten the area and will remain up year-round. The lights were funded in part through the provincial Main Street Revitalization Program, which is aimed at supporting small businesses within...

The Town of Whitby maintains 1,105 lane kilometres of road and road-related infrastructure. As part of the 2019 budget, a number of road-related construction projects are planned.

Residents are invited to learn more about and provide feedback on the 2019 projects. These include:

• Road Reconstruction
  • Centre Street South Reconstruction (from Arthur Street to Dunlop Street)
  • Gilbert Street West Reconstruction (from King Street to Byron Street)
• Drainage Modifications
  • Robmar Street (from Ashburn Road...

On Tuesday, March 19, the Government of Canada released its 2019 Budget. Included within were a number of items, such as capital infrastructure and energy efficient projects, that could benefit local municipalities like Whitby.

Within the budget, existing capital commitments appear to remain consistent with previous commitments. The budget also includes a proposed, one-time doubling of the Federal Gas Tax Fund – the predictable funding stream delivered directly to municipalities like Whitby. This...