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42-488: The DRPS was formed in 1974 through the amalgamation of a number of local police forces in the area, coinciding with the establishment of the Regional Municipality of Durham. The Durham Regional Police Service is led by: Deputy Chief Todd Rollauer was announced as Interim Chief of Police (effective September 12, 2020) following the retirement of Chief of Police Paul Martin. A search for a new Chief of Police

84-730: A skatepark , a soccer pitch, The Sports Garden Cafe restaurant and the Whitby Sports Hall of Fame. Whitby also developed the McKinney Sports complex which boasts three ice pads, two tennis courts and a skatepark , and Luther Vipond Arena in Brooklin, with one ice pad. These three sport complexes hold many sporting events. In 2008, the OJHL relocated a team to Whitby to play out of the Iroquois Complex, known as

126-533: A mostly northward direction, including development in Brooklin . To the south is Lake Ontario . In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Whitby had a population of 138,501 living in 46,460 of its 47,389 total private dwellings, a change of 7.9% from its 2016 population of 128,377 . With a land area of 146.69 km (56.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 944.2/km (2,445.4/sq mi) in 2021. In 2021, 19.1% of

168-574: A mutual aid agreement with the Toronto Police Service for Lake Ontario as well as side-scan sonar and ROV. and with the York Regional Police for Lake Simcoe as well as side-scan sonar and diver services. In the event of a large-scale event, or a call-out that could take a significant amount of manpower, these police services provide mutual assistance to one another. The Marine Unit consists of one officer, active during

210-475: A university preparatory programme. Built in 1859 by the Sheriff of Ontario County, Nelson Gilbert "Iron" Reynolds, Trafalgar Castle remains a unique Canadian treasure. The school opened its doors in 1874 and was called "Ontario Ladies' College" until 1979 when the name was changed to "Trafalgar Castle School". There are also a number of Montessori schools offering programmes for early elementary grades. Whitby

252-555: Is a north–south route located just east of the Whitby-Ajax boundary and became toll-free on April 22, 2022. The southern terminus of Highway 12 is also located in Whitby. It originally extended from Highway 401 northward as part of Brock Street, but this portion was downloaded to Durham Region in 1997. The southern terminus is now located just south of Brooklin at Highway 407. Finally, Highway 7 runs east–west between Brooklin and

294-843: Is also home to the headquarters buildings of Durham Region and the Durham District School Board . Whitby is policed by the Durham Regional Police 's Central West Division. There is also a detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police located in Town, mainly to patrol area provincial highways within Durham Region. Whitby Fire & Emergency Services provides firefighting services from five fire stations and ambulance/emergency medical services are provided by Durham Region EMS at

336-676: Is also the site of the Skills Training Centre of Durham College . The main campus of the college is located in Oshawa, as is Ontario Tech University . Canada Christian College is located in Whitby as well. Although Whitby is one of the 100 largest cities/towns in Canada , it lacks a full-service hospital. The town was served by the Whitby General Hospital until 1998, when Durham hospitals were amalgamated by

378-607: Is on-going. Durham Regional Police Headquarters is in Whitby, Ontario at the Regional Municipality of Durham Headquarters building. Budgeted expenditures for DRPS in Durham Region's 2020 budget were $ 241.4 million In October 2008, the Durham Regional Police Service was named one of " Canada's Top 100 Employers " by Mediacorp Canada Inc. and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine. Later that month, it

420-734: Is one of the most successful in Canadian sporting history, while the Junior A Whitby Warriors have been awarded the Minto Cup four times since 1984. Whitby is also home to the Iroquois Park Sports Centre , one of the largest minor sports centres in North America. The facility includes six icepads, a swimming pool named for local Olympian Anne Ottenbrite , six tennis courts, five ball diamonds, three batting cages,

462-610: Is one of two Greater Toronto Area police forces with police aviation capabilities, the other being the York Regional Police . They operate one Bell 206 B-3 helicopter (callsign "AIR1") and delivered in 2003. DRP Air Unit began in 2000 with a leased Bell Jet Ranger helicopter after shared a helicopter with York Regional Police for a two years pilot trial and was the Greater Toronto Region first police force to operate helicopters. Some vehicles bear

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504-468: Is provided by the Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir . There is one elementary school in Whitby, École élémentaire catholique Jean-Paul II (JK-grade 6), as well as a high school, École secondaire catholique St-Charles Garnier (grades 7-12) which services all of Durham Region . As noted above, Whitby is home to Trafalgar Castle School , an independent school for women that offers grades 4 through 12 in

546-763: Is provided via the Durham District School Board , which also has its headquarters in Whitby. There are twenty-four elementary schools and five secondary schools: Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute , Brooklin High School , Donald A Wilson Secondary School , Henry Street High School and Sinclair Secondary School . The Durham Catholic District School Board oversees public Catholic education in Durham Region. There are twelve Catholic elementary schools and two secondary schools- Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School and All Saints Catholic Secondary School . Full French-language education

588-514: Is responsible for the enforcement of three bodies of water in the region: Lake Ontario, Lake Scugog, and Lake Simcoe. They also police the area of and around Beaverton, Thorah Island, and parts of the Trent-Severn Waterway. Members of the marine unit are specially trained for marine enforcement and rescue duties, including ice rescue. The unit is attached to the traffic enforcement unit. The Durham Regional Police Marine Unit also has

630-703: The Boston Bruins , Harry Sinden and former mayor of Whitby, Bob Attersley . The Dunlops were revived in 2004 as part of the Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League . The Whitby Yacht Club, which offers racing, cruising, social, and sail training programs on Whitby Harbour overlooking the Lake Ontario , was founded in 1966. Lacrosse is also a prominent sport in Whitby. The Brooklin Redmen Senior A lacrosse club

672-486: The Lakeridge Health Corporation , Under the amalgamated system, the hospital became Lakeridge Health Whitby and is a specialized health centre, with the closest full-service hospitals being Lakeridge Health Oshawa , Lakeridge Health Ajax and Pickering and Lakeridge Health Port Perry . The Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences is located on the lakefront. It was originally called

714-666: The Metroland Media Group . Several other papers have been published in the town over the years, including the Whitby Free Press, which ran from 1971 to 1996. Other GTA media outlets serve the area, but since September 2023 there have been no newspapers serving Whitby. In North Whitby, the Brooklin Town Crier serves approximately 8,000 residents every two weeks. The Brooklin Town Crier

756-561: The Second World War , Whitby was the location of Camp X , a secret spy training facility established by Sir William Stephenson , the "Man Called Intrepid". Although the buildings have since been demolished, a monument was unveiled on the site of Camp X in 1984 by Ontario's Lieutenant Governor John Black Aird . Following the war, Soviet dissenter Igor Gouzenko was taken to the facility with his wife to live in secretive protective custody after fleeing Ottawa, Ontario . In 1968,

798-500: The Whitby Psychiatric Hospital , then Whitby Mental Health Centre. Ontario Highway 401 runs through the south end of Whitby, with interchanges at Brock Street and Thickson Road. Ontario Highway 407 was opened in Whitby in 2016. The toll highway passes between Brooklin and the urban portion of the town. Ontario Highway 412 , connecting the 401 with the 407, also opened to traffic in the same year. The highway

840-435: The "Whitby, Port Perry and Lindsay Railway". Whitby is also the site of Trafalgar Castle School , a private girls' school founded in 1874. The building, constructed as an Elizabethan-style castle in 1859–62 as a private residence for the Sheriff of Ontario County, is a significant architectural landmark and Whitby's only provincial historic site marked with a plaque. The school celebrated its 125th anniversary in 1999. During

882-544: The 1974 formation of the Regional Municipality of Durham (or Durham Region as locals call it), and remain to this day. Today, Whitby is the seat of government in Durham Region. Whitby borders Ajax to the west, Pickering to the northwest, the Township of Scugog to the north, and Oshawa to the east. Since at least the mid-1990s, the development of subdivisions to accommodate population growth has proceeded in

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924-552: The City of Pickering . At Brooklin, the road changes to a north–south alignment and is multiplexed with Highway 12 to the northern boundary of the Town. Four railways pass through Whitby. The Toronto-Montreal corridor main lines of the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway both pass east–west through the south end of town. A second CP line running from Toronto to Havelock also passes through

966-539: The OCPC investigation after some of the senior ranks were alleged to have been corrupt and of an abuse of power. As of May 24, 2019, none of the allegations had been proven. Federico’s responsibilities were to include "approving promotions and overseeing all internal discipline". The allegations were first brought to light in an April 19 report in the Toronto Star ; at the time, a lawyer representing Chief Paul Martin said

1008-481: The Town of Whitby and Township of Whitby amalgamated to form the current municipality. Planning for the construction of a town hall intended to centralize municipal staff working in satellite offices began in 1970 under mayor Des Newman. Construction began on the Raymond Moriyama designed building in 1975; it was opened by Mayor Jim Gartshore on January 8, 1977. Municipal boundaries were not changed during

1050-582: The Whitby Paramedic Station (also as EMS Headquarters). Many residents commute to work in other Greater Toronto Area communities. Whitby itself is home to a steel mill operated by Gerdau Ameristeel , a retail support centre operated by Sobeys , and a major Liquor Control Board of Ontario warehouse. Other companies present in Whitby include pharmaceutical manufacturer Patheon , Lear Corporation , Automodular Assemblies , McGraw-Hill Ryerson , and several others. Public education in Whitby

1092-515: The allegations are "false and defamatory". Martin announced on 9 July 2020 that he would be retiring from the Service effective September 2020. The day-to-day and regional operations are commanded by senior officers: In 2014, the Durham Regional Police Service had an authorized strength of 871 sworn members and 331 civilians. Some of the units within the force are: The force is organized into several divisions: The Durham Regional Police Service

1134-467: The historic North Riding of Yorkshire : York , Scarborough , Pickering , Whitby and Darlington . The original name of "Whitby" is Danish , dating from about 867 AD when the Danes invaded Britain. It is a contraction of "Whitteby", meaning "White Village". The allusion may be to the white lighthouse on the pier at Whitby, Yorkshire, and also at Whitby, Ontario. Although settlement dates back to 1800, it

1176-584: The legend "Durham Regional Police" in white, encircling a red maple leaf overlaid with gold scales of justice . The crest is based on that of the former City of Oshawa police department, with the maple leaf and scales replacing the city's coat of arms. Officers are issued Glock .40 caliber pistols. Whitby, Ontario Whitby is a town in Durham Region . Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Ajax and west of Oshawa , on

1218-617: The motto "Leaders in Community Safety". The Tactical Support Unit is responsible for handling dangerous situations not handled by regular uniformed officers. The Durham Regional Police TSU also has a mutual-aid agreement with the York Regional Police Emergency Response Unit. In the event of a large-scale event, or an incident that could take a significant amount of time, both departments provide assistance to one another. The marine unit

1260-403: The municipality is more rural and includes the communities of Ashburn , Brooklin , Myrtle , Myrtle Station , and Macedonian Village . Whitby Township (now the Town of Whitby) was named after the seaport town of Whitby, Yorkshire, England . When the township was originally surveyed in 1792, the surveyor, from the northern part of England, named the townships east of Toronto after towns in

1302-474: The north shore of Lake Ontario and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region. It had a population of 138,501 at the 2021 census . It is approximately 45 km (28 mi) east of Toronto , and it is known as a commuter suburb in the Durham Region , a part of the Greater Toronto Area . While the southern portion of Whitby is predominantly urban and an economic hub, the northern part of

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1344-538: The north) and areas further afield. Whitby Harbour, an important factor in the development of the Town, is now home to a 420-berth recreational marina. The closest international airport is Toronto Pearson International Airport , located 65 kilometres (40 mi) to the west in Mississauga . Until publication ceased on September 15, 2023, Whitby was served by the Whitby This Week newspaper, part of

1386-472: The north. The Town of Whitby was chosen as the seat of government for the newly formed County of Ontario in 1852, and incorporated in 1855. The remainder of Whitby Township remained a separate municipality, although the eastern half surrounding Oshawa was incorporated as the new Township of East Whitby in 1857. In the 1870s, a railway, the " Port Whitby and Port Perry Railway ", was constructed from Whitby harbour to Port Perry , and later extended to Lindsay as

1428-675: The northern part of Whitby. Via Rail trains travel through Whitby, but the nearest station is in Oshawa. Finally, GO Transit provides frequent service via its Lakeshore East line , which (in Whitby) runs parallel to the CN tracks. A GO Station is located in Town. Local transit services are provided by the region-wide Durham Region Transit . Prior to the Regional service, the Town provided its own service. GO Transit buses also connect Whitby with Durham Region (including Port Perry and Beaverton to

1470-524: The official languages, 98.7% of the population reported knowing English and 8.4% French. The Town's Council includes the Mayor, four Regional Councillors and four Town Councillors elected on the basis of one per ward. They sit on both the Town and Durham Regional Councils, as does the mayor. The members elected as of the 2022 municipal election are: Mayor : Elizabeth Roy Regional Councillors : Town Councillors : Regional Chair : John Henry Whitby

1512-456: The population reported no religious affiliation. Others identified as Muslim (6.7%), Hindu (5.4%), and with other religions. The 2021 census found English to be the mother tongue of 75.5% of the population. This was followed by Urdu (1.7%), Tamil (1.6%), Mandarin (1.5%), French (1.3%), Spanish (1.1%), Italian (1.0%), Tagalog (0.9%), Cantonese (0.8%), Arabic (0.7%), Hindi (0.7%), Dari (0.7%), and Portuguese (0.6%). Of

1554-525: The population was under 15 years of age, and 14.8% was 65 years and over. The median age in Whitby was 40 years. The median total income of households in 2020 for Whitby was $ 123,000. As per the 2021 census, the most common ethnic or cultural origins in Whitby are English (19.9%), Irish (17.1%), Scottish (16.7%), Canadian (13.7%), Italian (6.4%), German (6.2%), Indian (6.0%), French (5.4%), British Isles (4.8%), Chinese (4.3%), Jamaican (3.5%), Dutch (3.4%), and Polish (3.0%). Indigenous people made up 1.5% of

1596-587: The population, mostly First Nations (0.8%) and Métis (0.7%). Ethnocultural backgrounds in the town included European (63.1%), South Asian (12.0%), Black (9.1%), Chinese (3.6%), Filipino (2.6%), West Asian (1.6%), Latin American (1.2%), Arab (1.0%), and Southeast Asian (0.5%). In 2021, 54.3% of the population identified as Christian , with Catholics (25.7%) making up the largest denomination, followed by Anglican (4.9%), United Church (4.2%), Orthodox (2.7%), and other denominations. 31.6% of

1638-400: The summer months. Durham Police do not patrol the water ways during the off season and winter months. Additional SAR support provided by PARA-Marine Search and Rescue , and COMRA Canadian Coast Guard and Canadian Forces 424 Squadron (air support from CFB Trenton). The DRPS crest is used on vehicles, headgear and uniforms, and consists of St. Edward's Crown over a round blue shield with

1680-686: Was also named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers , which was announced by the Toronto Star newspaper. Durham Regional Police is a member of OALEP. In late May 2019, after a request by the Ministry of the Solicitor General (Ontario) , the Ontario Civilian Police Commission issued an order that appointed a retired Toronto deputy chief, Mike Federico, as administrator to oversee the force during

1722-490: Was established in 2000 by Rhonda Mulcahy, who has since been elected Regional Councillor for Whitby. The paper consists primarily of resident contributions, with occasion updates on local and regional politics from Mulcahy. Whitby's most famous sporting team is the Whitby Dunlops , a celebrated ice hockey squad that captured the world championship in 1958 at Oslo , Norway . This team featured long-time president of

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1764-418: Was not until 1836 that a downtown business centre was established by Whitby's founder Peter Perry . Whitby's chief asset was its fine natural harbour on Lake Ontario, from which grain from the farmland to the north was first shipped in 1833. In the 1840s, a road was built from Whitby Harbour to Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay , to bring trade and settlement through the harbour to and from the rich hinterland to

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