In recognition of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, restaurants across Durham Region are participating in our Dining for Dementia fundraising campaign to support the nearly 12,000 people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in our community.

Visit one of the participating Dining for Dementia restaurants during the month of January and the restaurant will donate to the Alzheimer Society of Durham Region.

Funds raised from our Dining for Dementia fundraising campaign will help provide

• Counselling, support groups and social recreation programs for people living with dementia and their families.
• Education and training for health care professionals, local businesses, and the community to help make Durham Region more dementia-friendly.

Calling All Crafters!

The Oshawa Museum is hosting a craft circle for all ages on the last Sunday of each month. Bring your latest work in progress and hang out with museum volunteers and other like-minded crafters. This is the perfect chance to try something if you’re new to handicrafts or solve a mystery, like how to actually fix slipped stitches and how the heck to hold a crochet hook properly.

This is a free experience, but the Oshawa Museum always welcomes donations. Come to Guy House, the yellow museum building in Lakeview Park, between 12:30 and 3:30 pm.

Dates are subject to change due to holidays or museum events.

In recognition of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, restaurants across Durham Region are participating in our Dining for Dementia fundraising campaign to support the nearly 12,000 people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in our community.

Visit one of the participating Dining for Dementia restaurants during the month of January and the restaurant will donate to the Alzheimer Society of Durham Region.

Funds raised from our Dining for Dementia fundraising campaign will help provide

• Counselling, support groups and social recreation programs for people living with dementia and their families.
• Education and training for health care professionals, local businesses, and the community to help make Durham Region more dementia-friendly.

Join author and historian Margot Dixon as she discusses the fascinating adventures of Captain Samuel F. Scott (1847-1905) - one of Canada's most remarkable post-confederate shipmasters.

Admission by donation. Call to register.

In recognition of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, restaurants across Durham Region are participating in our Dining for Dementia fundraising campaign to support the nearly 12,000 people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in our community.

Visit one of the participating Dining for Dementia restaurants during the month of January and the restaurant will donate to the Alzheimer Society of Durham Region.

Funds raised from our Dining for Dementia fundraising campaign will help provide

• Counselling, support groups and social recreation programs for people living with dementia and their families.
• Education and training for health care professionals, local businesses, and the community to help make Durham Region more dementia-friendly.

In recognition of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, restaurants across Durham Region are participating in our Dining for Dementia fundraising campaign to support the nearly 12,000 people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in our community.

Visit one of the participating Dining for Dementia restaurants during the month of January and the restaurant will donate to the Alzheimer Society of Durham Region.

Funds raised from our Dining for Dementia fundraising campaign will help provide

• Counselling, support groups and social recreation programs for people living with dementia and their families.
• Education and training for health care professionals, local businesses, and the community to help make Durham Region more dementia-friendly.

Quizzes and Cocktails - The Series
Calling all supposed know-it-alls, intrepid quiz masters, self-proclaimed professors of random knowledge and those who just want to have a good time and a good laugh! Test your brain's ability to retain random knowledge and fun facts in an ""anything goes"" trivia night where all skills are welcome! Join us as an individual or with a team of up to four people as we test your knowledge of movies, music, TV, cartoons, superheroes, pop culture, history, science, sports and more! 

NOTE: Each team will need to bring a smartphone, tablet or laptop to play. 

The series includes four dates – November 12, January 28, March 25 and May 27. Register for as many events as you like, but let’s be honest, we know you want to be part of the whole series! Our 2023, 2024, and 2025 events all sold out. Seats are limited! Don't miss out! Get your tickets today!

Prizes awarded. Concessions and cash bar available.

Tickets are only $5 per team member, per event and are available at the Ajax and McLean Community Centres, the Audley Recreation Centre, and online at www.ajax.ca/sfc. For more information, call 905-619-2529, ext. 2787 (ARTS), email us at stfranciscentre@ajax.ca, or visit us online at www.ajax.ca/sfc

2026 Whitby Mayor's Senior Volunteer Award

Nominations for the Whitby Mayor’s Senior Volunteer Award are now open. Nominations can be submitted online at MSVA, or by completing a paper form available at most Whitby Recreation Centres.

The Mayor’s Senior Volunteer Award is given annually to a senior who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to community involvement through volunteerism. To qualify, the nominee must be a current resident of Whitby, must be 55 years of age or older, and volunteer their time in any aspect of the community. Nominees do not have to be members of the Town of Whitby 55+ Recreation Services to qualify. Nominations are judged based on volunteering at multiple organizations, the type of volunteer involvement and years of involvement.

The deadline for submission is Friday, March 6, 2026 at 4:00 pm.

In recognition of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, restaurants across Durham Region are participating in our Dining for Dementia fundraising campaign to support the nearly 12,000 people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in our community.

Visit one of the participating Dining for Dementia restaurants during the month of January and the restaurant will donate to the Alzheimer Society of Durham Region.

Funds raised from our Dining for Dementia fundraising campaign will help provide

• Counselling, support groups and social recreation programs for people living with dementia and their families.
• Education and training for health care professionals, local businesses, and the community to help make Durham Region more dementia-friendly.

In recognition of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, restaurants across Durham Region are participating in our Dining for Dementia fundraising campaign to support the nearly 12,000 people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in our community.

Visit one of the participating Dining for Dementia restaurants during the month of January and the restaurant will donate to the Alzheimer Society of Durham Region.

Funds raised from our Dining for Dementia fundraising campaign will help provide

• Counselling, support groups and social recreation programs for people living with dementia and their families.
• Education and training for health care professionals, local businesses, and the community to help make Durham Region more dementia-friendly.

In recognition of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, restaurants across Durham Region are participating in our Dining for Dementia fundraising campaign to support the nearly 12,000 people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in our community.

Visit one of the participating Dining for Dementia restaurants during the month of January and the restaurant will donate to the Alzheimer Society of Durham Region.

Funds raised from our Dining for Dementia fundraising campaign will help provide

• Counselling, support groups and social recreation programs for people living with dementia and their families.
• Education and training for health care professionals, local businesses, and the community to help make Durham Region more dementia-friendly.

Local band Lear Haven will play a free, all-ages acoustic set at Kops Records in Oshawa on January 31 from 6–9pm. The show offers a relaxed, up-close way to experience their music in a stripped-down acoustic format. It’s a good chance to check out a local band that’s starting to gain momentum, enjoy live music in an intimate setting, and support the local scene, no cover required.