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Durham Region and Township of Scugog Welcome North American Manufacturing Company Tessera Group

The Region of Durham’s Economic Development and Tourism Division (Invest Durham), in collaboration with the Township of Scugog, is excited to announce that the North American manufacturing company, Tessera Group Inc. (Tessera Group), will be building its new corporate home in north Durham.

Tessera Group has purchased the property at 181 North Port Road in the Township of Scugog with plans to build the company’s new corporate headquarters building—combining its various locations across the...

Health Department Monitoring Local Area for Potential Avian Influenza in Wild Birds

Whitby, Ontario, March 22, 2023 – Durham Region Health Department is currently monitoring recent reports of dead birds that have been found in the Uxbridge area for potential avian influenza. In addition to reports from Uxbridge, the Health Department is also aware of other multiple dead bird sightings in other jurisdictions throughout the greater Toronto area.

“As it is currently migratory season for many bird species, residents may notice higher than usual sightings of birds that are sick or...

Pothole Repairs Underway

As spring weather arrives, so do many potholes across the province and the Township of Scugog is no exception. Carol Coleman, Director of Public Works and Infrastructure, says “Potholes are worse in some areas this year, especially on gravel roads, as temperatures in January and February fluctuated above and below zero degrees creating constant freezing and thawing of road surfaces.”

To combat the state of the roads, crews have been busy throughout the winter repairing potholes. However, winter...

Scugog Website Navigation Testing Now Open

We need your input on the design of our new website!

Scugog held a focus group on March 2 to plan out how content will be organized and presented on our new corporate website. The purpose of this was to consider how customers navigate web content and how to best sort the pages to make it as easy as possible to find what you are looking for. We have organized them in a way that we believe enhances usability, but we need your input to ensure it is as user friendly and intuitive as can be.

To do so,...

Filming Notification - 'Thanksgiving'

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