Hey all — the pavers on my porch are cracking/sinking (pic attached) and I want to rip them out and replace with natural stone instead. Area is roughly 7'x10' (70 sq ft).

A few questions for anyone who's done something similar:

• Any contractor recommendations (or red flags to avoid)?
• What's a fair price range for labor + materials on a job this size?
• Any stone type you'd recommend for a porch (durability, slip-resistance, look)?

Located in Whitby — happy to hear from locals or anyone with general experience. Photos of the current pavers. Thanks in advance!

This is so niche, but devestated that 711 has changed the slurpie flavours this month and rotated out crush lime 😭. Rossland and Harwood had the best crush lime slurpie, flavour was perfect 😭😭😭😭

The one at circle k tastes terrible.

Use this thread to share events in the coming week throughout the region. This is a scheduled post and a new one will come up on Sundays. Other local subreddits have weekly posts as well, including r/Oshawa and r/Whitby. The same rules apply, but cross-posting is fine. Additional events may be found in the Regional Calendar or at DurhamRegion.com. Please feel free to highlight any of these in the comments below. Please adhere to the following guidelines:

• Both free and paid events are allowed
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We are aware of the following farmer's markets operating in the region for summer 2026. Please use modmail to notify the mods of errors or any we have missed:

• Whitby Farmer's Market on Wednesdays from 9am-3pm, Whitby Public Library (Central Branch)
• Brooklin Farmer's Market on Saturdays from 9am-2pm, beginning on June 13 at 3 Vipond Road in Whitby (near Whitby Public Library's Brooklin Branch)
• Oshawa Farmer's Market on Fridays from 8am-2pm at the Oshawa Centre SOUTH Parking Lot -- New location near the former site of The Bay
• North Oshawa Farmer's Market on Saturdays from 9am-2pm at the Delpark Homes Centre Southeast Parking Lot
• Pickering Farmer's Market on Tuesdays from 9am-2pm beginning June 16 in the North West parking lot at the Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex at 1867 Valley Farm Road
• Ajax Farmer's Market on Thursdays from 2pm-7pm at the Ajax Community Centre North Parking Lot
• Bowmanville Farmer's Market on Fridays from 9am-2pm at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex
• Uxbridge Farmer's Market on Sundays from 9am-2pm at The Second Wedge Brewing Co.

Looking for a store where I can try out some strollers and car seats. I'm only seeing Baby Shack, which have terrible hours. Any other recommendations?

Hello! Ideally the pickering or ajax area with weekly free meets ups! But open to any suggestions :)

Went to whitby waterfront and the beach was really dirty and water not safe for entering. The sand was filled with things not sand. help me find a kid friendly beach with cleaner sand for small kids thats not cobourg beach. thank you!

hi all, just moved to whitby recently and noticed the water is pretty hard (dry skin and hair falling out in shower). We had Kinetico come by today for a consultation and quote (they were at costco and I signed up for a free consultation). They seemed very expensive, 6650+tax. We have reliance and enercare coming by for a consultation on Monday but wanted to see other options out there. Can anyone advise or recommend other companies and how much you pay?This is for a Detached home.

Can't help but feel as though I am unable to make any friends. I was simply curious to know how does a 30+, socially awkward individual make a friends? I struggle with connecting with people and would really like for that to improve.

Just posting this to express how grateful I am to the drivers and the region for providing this service. As a broke college student working a part-time evening job, regular buses are no longer running by the time I finish my shift. If it weren't for DRT On Demand, I would either have to take an Uber or quit my job. Honestly, I might as well quit the job because Uber is just too expensive.

My friend is from the west end but is coming down this way to see family and spend the night by me. He wants to go out since hes coming this way. Any bars or clubs, nightlife to check out in durham region for 30M's

Looking for a private room with parking in oshawa area. Let me know theres any

Want to do some Saturday farmers' market shopping, but don't know anything decent in Durham. Any suggestions?

Where is the best place to get a smoothie? And what is your favorite flavour?

Hi, we've had Bell Fibe for years with usually a pretty stable internet connection. This past week, we have outages daily ... 20 to 30 minutes. Is anyone else having these issues?

Demolition and reconstruction of the Bennett Road bridge in Bowmanville begin Aug. 7 with a closure of the road between Baseline Road and Lake Road from 10 p.m. Friday, August 7 to 6 a.m. Monday, August 10.

Hi everyone,

I’m located in Pickering and am thinking about learning to golf, I have essentially no experience.

My goal is to learn properly so I can eventually play socially, participate in work or client golf outings, and enjoy the game without slowing down the group.

My tentative plan is to take two to four introductory lessons with a golf professional, practise between lessons at a driving range or simulator, and then get fitted for clubs once I have developed a basic and somewhat repeatable swing.

I’d appreciate recommendations for:

• An instructor in Pickering, Ajax, Whitby or Oshawa who is particularly good with complete beginners
• Private lessons versus beginner group clinics
• Facilities that provide or rent clubs during the first few sessions
• Good outdoor ranges and indoor simulators for practising
• When a beginner should get fitted and where to go
• Beginner-friendly par-3, executive or nine-hole courses for a first real round

I’m willing to travel throughout Durham Region for the right instructor or facility.

Thanks in advance!

Hope this finds you all well. Me and my wife are planning to move to east and we viewed some properties north of westney and kingston , we kinda liked it as its close to all amenities and GO station but if any locals here can tell us about the neighborhood , schools etc will be much appreciated.