Celebrate Recreation and Parks Month

Free virtual activities encourage residents to get active this June

June is Recreation and Parks Month and the Town of Whitby is celebrating the occasion differently this year with free activites being offered virtually and through safe physical distancing.

Starting today, the Town – in partnership with Parks and Recreation Ontario – will issue a weekly recreation bingo challenge with simple activities that can be completed outdoors or from the comfort of home. Each week, participants can...

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Supporting Local Businesses

“What’s Open Whitby” Portal Makes Shopping Local Easier

Shopping local in Whitby just got easier with the launch of the new online mapping portal “What’s Open Whitby”.

The portal was developed by the Town of Whitby in partnership with the Whitby Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Whitby Business Improvement Area (BIA). It’s goal: to help support local businesses of all kinds by encouraging residents to shop and spend their dollars where they live. 

Through whitby.ca/whatsopen, a user can quickly...

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What You Need To Know: Local Impact of Province’s Stage One Reopening Plan

Yesterday, May 19, the Ontario government announced the immediate reopening of a number of outdoor recreational amenities as part of the first stage of its plan to reopen the province.

As a result, the Town of Whitby has begun the process of reopening and readying a number of local outdoor recreational amenities for public use, but not for permitting. This includes sports fields, beaches, off-leash dog parks, and outdoor picnic sites, benches and shelters.

Over the next two weeks, Town staff will...

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Have Your Say on the Future of Sustainable Development in Whitby

As part of its commitment to local sustainability, the Town of Whitby is working to finalize a new Whitby Green Standard – a resource to help encourage and enhance sustainable new developments in the community.

Once launched, the standard will apply to both new residential and commercial builds. The tiered program identifies mandatory standards and will also identify voluntary ways developers can incorporate sustainability into design and construction projects.

Residents are invited to have their...

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Supporting Community Spirit Through Painted Rock Gardens

Since the start of COVID-19, hundreds of rocks hand-painted by residents have been popping up along local trails, pathways and sidewalks. The rocks display messages of hope, as well as gratitude for frontline and essential workers. 

To help support this community initiative as the Town of Whitby’s spring grass cutting operation gets underway, the municipality is creating three temporary local “rock gardens” where the rocks can be safely displayed. The rock gardens are located at Rotary Centennial...

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