| Durham Region covers an area of over 2,500 square | | | | average price of a house was in the region of |
| kilometres and is conveniently located to the East of | | | | $215,000 making Ajax one of the cheaper areas in the |
| Downtown Toronto. Another Region with a diverse | | | | GTA. Transport is provided by the Ajax/Pickering |
| landscape, Durham has everything from the large | | | | Transit that also links in with GO Transit and the |
| lakeshore communities of Pickering and Oshawa to | | | | Greyhound Bus.There are two recreation centres in |
| the farmlands and recreational areas in the north. | | | | the Town that offer a full range of activities and |
| Durham Region has a well educated population of | | | | sports. There are skateboard parks for the kids as |
| over 570,000 that are employed by a wide variety of | | | | well as summer camps for various activities during the |
| Businesses. These employers range from the High | | | | school holidays. The Lake provides great recreation |
| Tech like Siemens and Corning controls through | | | | for the residents during both the summer and winter |
| agriculture and automotive manufacturing - GM Motors, | | | | months. All education and healthcare are administered |
| Volkswagen Canada and BMW Canada all have | | | | by the Durham Region and can be accessed via the |
| facilities in the Region.Durham Region administers its | | | | Region website.The Municipality of Clarington - A |
| Healthcare and Education following the Provincial | | | | collection of several smaller communities, the |
| guidelines. The responsibility for the day to day | | | | municipality now has around 75,000 residents and |
| operations of the education belongs to the Durham | | | | occupies just over 600 square Kilometres of the Lake |
| District School Board and the Durham Catholic District | | | | Ontario shoreline in the south of Durham Region. The |
| School Board - all the schools in the area are | | | | main settlements are Darlington, Newcastle and |
| governed by these boards.One essential piece of | | | | Bowmanville/Courtice. The area is growing quickly with |
| research you need to do BEFORE you purchase/rent | | | | a 10 year population growth average of 4% per |
| a house is to find the school(s) you want your | | | | year.The main businesses are agriculture (and the |
| child(ren) to attend. This is vital as the schools are | | | | services), aggregate excavation and cement works, |
| dedicated to particular residential area's so where you | | | | tourism, manufacturing, retail and construction. There is |
| live decides where they go to school.The Region has | | | | an average unemployment rate of only 4.9% as the |
| excellent transportation links including Pearson | | | | area is very business friendly, with the average |
| International airport, Oshawa airport and the Harbour at | | | | household income around $74,000. There are great |
| Oshawa which give tremendous access to North | | | | transportation links with 3 major highways, docks, rail |
| America. This is coupled with easy access to | | | | links, a regional airport with 2 runways and of course - |
| recreational opportunities in the outdoors and | | | | Pearson International. The Clarington Transit connects |
| everything that a Major metropolitan area like the GTA | | | | with Whitby and Oshawa Transit and you can even |
| has to offer!Each section below is only an overview | | | | use the same tickets on each system.There are good |
| so please use the links to the main website below for | | | | facilities with a modern hospital that continues to |
| more detail. For job research definitely use the | | | | expand, plenty of schools and the newly built University |
| Chamber of Commerce websites for each location | | | | of Ontario Institute of Technology. There are 5 golf |
| for great information on the local businesses.Durham's | | | | courses, 2 marina's, 2 indoor and 2 outdoor swimming |
| MunicipalitiesThe Town Of Ajax - In 2005 Ajax will | | | | pools, 5 arena's with 7 ice surfaces, extensive parks |
| celebrate its 50th anniversary as a town and has | | | | and 7 conservation areas that have downhill and cross |
| many events planned to recognise this. A small town in | | | | country skiing. Last but not least - Bowmanville even |
| the South of Durham Region on the shore of Lake | | | | has its own Zoo!The City Of Pickering - Ideally situated |
| Ontario, it was named after the World War two British | | | | between Downtown Toronto to the West and Port |
| Warship The Ajax.With a population in excess of | | | | Whitby Marina to the East, the 94,200 population of the |
| 80,000 the Town covers an area of over 65 square | | | | City of Pickering enjoy life on the shores of Lake |
| km. The unemployment rate was 5.4% (2001) with an | | | | Ontario. |
| average family income of around $80,000 a year. The | | | | |