Claremont News

There were major delays present on the eastbound Highway 401 between Brock Road in Pickering and Westney Road in Ajax after a major accident Saturday.

Hwy. 407 is coming to Oshawa, the Province reconfirmed as Premier Dalton McGuinty stopped in Durham Region to announce $1 billion to fund the highway's extension to Harmony Road in Oshawa.

Tolls on a new, provincially owned section of Highway 407 to be built by 2015 could be cheaper than on the rest of the roadway, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Thursday.

Lavalin Group Inc, a Canadian construction company, said its joint venture with Cintra Infraestructuras won a contract worth about C$1 billion to build a part of a highway in Ontario.

A driver was airlifted to hospital after a two-vehicle crash that closed a Pickering road for several hours Friday evening.

An air ambulance has been dispatched to airlift a woman with a head injury following a two-vehicle crash at Brock and Whitevale roads in north Pickering.

This year's event will feature guest speaker Don Simmonds, chairman and CEO of Crossroads Christian Communications, which blends his experience in both business and ministry.

Take care of your pets. PICKERING -- Pickering Animal Services is promoting Pet Ownership Responsibility Month throughout May.