AJAX -- Lear Ajax employees are voting on a deal that would see the plant re-open in 2010.

DURHAM -- The environmental assessment for an incinerator in Clarington will be filed with the provincial Ministry of the Environment this Friday.

The EA lays out the case for building an energy-from-waste facility on Osbourne Road in Clarington.

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OSHAWA -- A long-awaited City report on the status of student housing in Oshawa says a rental licensing bylaw has failed to rein in the crisis.

And, it will likely be more of the same, now that council has shot down a recommendation from City staff, to temporarily allow lodging houses with up to six bedrooms in the neighbourhoods near campus.

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DURHAM REGION JUNE 18, 2009 – The Durham Region Association of REALTORS® (DRAR) reported 552 sales in the first half of June ’09, with an average selling price of $283,355.

“The Region saw the average selling price gaining momentum in the spring of ‘09 and now they are holding their tempo into the summer,” commented Dawson. “This is an unlikely occurrence as the market tends to slow down this time of year as prospective buyers head for their weekend retreats.”