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Posted Wednesday, 22 March, 2023

Whitby, Ontario – On Monday, April 17, 2023, Durham Region Transit (DRT) will implement service updates to improve connections on select routes and adjust for seasonal demand.
When: Service updates will begin on Monday, April 17, 2023.
Where: Routes are being adjusted across Durham Region as follows:
Affected route
Change(s)
302
Monday to Sunday:
Trips will operate to and from North Campus Terminal, seven days a week,...
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Posted Friday, 17 March, 2023

Whitby, Ontario – The Region of Durham and Durham Region Transit (DRT) are currently accepting applications from residents in Oshawa, Scugog and Uxbridge for the Transit Advisory Committee (TAC).
The TAC is comprised of 17 members in total (16 voting and one non-voting) with representation from each area municipality. Details about membership, composition and eligibility criteria are outlined in the Terms of Reference .
When: Completed applications should be...
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Posted Thursday, 09 March, 2023

Whitby, Ontario  – On March 8, members of the Durham Region Transit Executive Committee (TEC) met to discuss various Durham Region Transit (DRT) initiatives and updates. Details and highlights include:
Partnering in Mobile Clinics for the Community Paramedic Program :  During the pandemic, DRT collaborated with Region of Durham Paramedic Services (RDPS) to roll out three mobile clinics. The mobile clinics allowed RDPS to treat multiple patients at once through...
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Posted Wednesday, 08 March, 2023

Durham Region Transit (DRT) is pleased to employ women in varied roles within transit. Many of these women have unique and diverse backgrounds and personal interests. Neesha is one of them. Neesha has been a transit operator at DRT for almost six years. Before that, she trained to become a Personal Support Worker (PSW) while also driving school buses to support herself while she was in school.
“When my daughter started school, I drove school buses. It was the perfect...
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Posted Monday, 13 February, 2023

Durham Region Transit (DRT) is pleased to collaborate with groups and programs across the Region, including the   Abilities Centre’s Pathways program . The 12-week program is designed to introduce participants to everyday community settings—such as shopping, recreation and dining out—while teaching them important functional skills. One of the strong areas of focus of this program is on transit awareness.
DRT staff facilitate sessions to help participants...
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