News and Public Notices

Council Highlights from the March 14, 2022 Meeting

Progress report card: Clarington releases an update on its Corporate Climate Action Plan

The Municipality has released its first report on progress and work done to date to accomplish the goals set out in the Clarington Corporate Climate Action Plan (CCCAP), approved by Council in March 2021. The Action Plan contains 115 specific actions that the Municipality can take to adapt corporate assets, operations, and services to limit the negative impacts of climate change and reduce its greenhouse gas...

Council Highlights from the February 14, 2022 Meeting

Clarington Council approves the 2022 municipal budget

Clarington Council has unanimously approved the 2022 Budget that will increase the Municipal portion of the tax levy by 2.11 per cent. When combined with the Region of Durham and the Provincial education portions, taxpayers will see an approximate 1.99 per cent increase on the overall combined tax bill.

For the Clarington portion of the tax bill, residents will pay approximately $33 or $2.75 per month more on a property assessed at $400,000. That...

Council Highlights from the January 24, 2022 Meeting

Batter up: get ready, cricket is coming to Clarington

Staff in Public Works have been directed by Council to install a cricket pitch overlay on the municipal soccer field located at Rickard Neighbourhood Park in Newcastle. Staff are also investigating a partnership with a local Courtice school to create a cricket pitch overlay on one of the existing sports fields. The overlay is essentially artificial, magnetized turf that can be placed over an existing field to simulate the central part of the pitch...