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