Check out the stories that are making headlines in Whitby.

  • Hands of doctor wearing stethoscope around neck using tablet

    Town offers $500,000 incentive to attract family doctors

    Whitby Council voted on July 26 to approve a new $300,000 capital project for 2023 for a Family Physician Recruitment Incentive Partnership Pilot Program with the Oshawa Clinic Group. The goal of the program is to attract family physicians.

  • Doctor uses stethoscope on young girl

    Whitby, Oshawa Clinic Group partner on family doctor incentive program

    The Town of Whitby and the Oshawa Clinic Group have teamed up on a pilot project to recruit and retain ten new family doctors to the West Whitby Health Centre.

  • Chicken strips and fries with marina in background

    Great Taste of Ontario returns with ‘passports’ for food & drink in Whitby

    The Great Taste of Ontario is back. The field guide to the best of food & drink in the province – a collection of digital passports and stories to help you fall in love with Ontario’s culinary delights – returns.

  • Upscale modern lobby of a condo building

    Harbour Ten10 is bringing density to Whitby’s historic district

    Whitby has long been a car community, but Castle Group Developments is hoping to change that. Constructed on 1.5 acres of a former trailer park, a new midrise 5-storey, the 110-suite development Harbour Ten10, is 10 minutes from most of Whitby’s amenities.

  • Aerial shot of Whitby harbour

    Cleanup, revitalization coming to Whitby, Ont. waterfront

    The Town of Whitby and the federal government are creating a plan to revitalize and clean the toxic chemicals out of the Whitby Waterfront. The project isn’t expected to start until 2024, but residents are encouraged to learn more and attend the information session.

  • Stethoscope around neck of doctor

    Whitby commits to spend $20,000 to recruit more doctors

    Whitby has committed to spending $20,000 to try to coax more doctors to set up shop in town. Residents told the town during community engagement for Whitby’s new Strategic Plan that they considered attracting doctors one of their top priorities.