Proposed 2022 Budget Now Available

Whitby, January 24, 2022 – The Town of Whitby’s proposed 2022 Budget is now available online. This proposed budget reflects Council’s approved 2 per cent budget target increase. This reflects an estimated 0.7 per cent increase on the overall residential bill for Town services. This represents an increase of approximately 11 cents per day, per household for the delivery of important services residents rely on every day, like waste collection, snow clearing and parks maintenance. This budget...

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Have Your Say: Virtual Community Engagement for New Local Park

Whitby, January 17 – The Town of Whitby invites residents to participate in an upcoming virtual community engagement being held on connectwhitby.ca between January 17 and February 6, 2022. Its purpose: to gather community feedback on the proposed playground design for a new local park to be built in West Whitby on the east side of Marcel Brunelle Drive, between Beasley Street and Soltys Drive.

Attendees will be able to view the proposed conceptual park design and complete a survey to share their...

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The Town Wants Your Say on How it Prepares for Climate Change

Whitby, January 10, 2021 – As climate change continues, significant weather events are expected to become warmer, wetter and wilder – which could negatively impact the community.

To prepare for and help to prevent possible future impacts of climate change, the Town is creating a community-based Whitby Climate Change Master Plan, which has two phases:

• Whitby Climate Adaptation Plan: this will identify future risks and vulnerabilities, and increase the resilience and capacity...

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