Week of October 5–11, 2026
Durham Region this week: a Whitby dance studio throws in six nights of free group classes, Ajax serves Saturday-morning cartoons with a cereal buffet, and chinook salmon climb a fish ladder in Bowmanville.
Week of September 28–October 4, 2026
Durham Region this week: Bowmanville opens the doors on its giant new sports dome, a Brock farm hides eight pirate puzzles in ten acres of corn, and Culture Days wraps up with chalk art and a puppet show along the Marie Hubbard Trail.
Your Durham Election Cheat Sheet for 2026
Durham Region this week: eight towns pick their next councils on October 26, the Regional Chair quietly drops off your ballot, and we finally sort out who actually fixes your pothole.
Week of September 21-27, 2026
Durham Region this week: a cult-classic musical comedy claws its way onto an Oshawa stage, a dessert shop I already can't stop ordering from opens its first Durham storefront in Ajax, and Clarington's arborists show you how pruning is really done.
Week of September 14–20, 2026
Durham Region this week: Oshawa's brand-new festival wins a provincial award before its second run, Port Perry's arena turns 50, and a free Mr. Dress-Up exhibit counts down its last days in Pickering.
Week of September 7-13, 2026
Durham Region this week: a $155-million sports complex swings open in Whitby, fall fair season peaks in Uxbridge and Orono, and a comedy club keeps doing its quiet, excellent thing in an Ajax banquet hall.
Week of August 24-30, 2026
The end of August in Durham Region, Ontario: A car show takes over Uxbridge, comedy night's back in a banquet hall, and a countdown to school.
Week of August 17-23, 2026
Hey, hi, hello there, folks and friends. Welcome to the very first issue of From Durham. No fanfare, no confetti cannon (alright, alright, just one) — just a weekly rundown of what's actually happening around the region, so you can stop piecing it all together across five different Facebook