Whitby tenant and community resources
For information on your rights as a tenant go to the Ontario Tenants Most Asked Questions and Answers page.
Whitby apartments for rent, plus houses and condos:
Viewit.ca - photos and videos of apartments, houses and condos in Whitby
Whitby apartments for rent, from GottaRent
Durham Central - Apartments for Rent
Durham Region - Real Estate for Rent Classified Ads
Whitby public housing, rent geared to income accomodations, and government benefits for the disadvantaged:
Region of Durham Housing Services, public housing, Office: 605 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby, (905) 666-6222
Durham Regional Local Housing Corporation
Housing Access Centre - Durham Region Cooperative Inc, 28A Albert St, Oshawa, (905) 436-6610
Housing Help Durham, 134 Commercial Ave, Ajax, (905) 686-2661
Ontario Works Durham (welfare and other social assistance) 140 Commercial Ave, Ajax, 1-877-678-6333 / (905) 428-7400
Whitby Tenants Associations:
Town of Whitby - Government pages
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Town of Whitby, main page, (905) 668-5803
How to contact your Town of Whitby Mayor and Councillors
Town of Whitby By-laws
Region of Durham
Region of Durham - Bylaws
Garbage and recycling collection,
Click here
for maps and further information on proper disposal of hazardous waste such as batteries, fluorescent and compact fluorescent lamps (as they contain mercury,) pharmaceuticals,
paints, solvents, pesticides, etc..
Other Whitby Social Services, Agencies and Advocacy Groups (help and advice)
- Be WebAware, for Parents to keep your children safe when on the Internet
- Catholic Family Services of Durham, 115 Simcoe St South, 2nd Flr, Oshawa, (905) 725-3513
- Kinark Child and Family Services, 1916 Dundas St E, Unit 2, Whitby, (905) 433-0241
- Rose of Durham, 200 Bond St W, Oshawa, (905) 432-3622
- Simcoe Hall Settlement House, 387 Simcoe St South, Oshawa, (905) 728-7525
- Salvation Army - Oshawa Community and Family Services, 45 King St E, Oshawa, (950) 723-7422
- United Way of Oshawa Whitby
- The Youth Centre, 360 Bayly Street West, Unit #5, Ajax, (905) 428-1212
Legal Services
- Durham Community Legal Clinic, Executive Tower - Oshawa Centre, 419 King Street West, Suite #207, Oshawa, (905) 728-7321
- Landord and Tenant Board, (formerly the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal,) Client Service Office, 590 Rossland Road East, Whitby, 1-888-332-3234
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID CLINICS
Emergencies: Fire, police, plus distress centres
- Distress Centre Durham (905) 433-1121 or 1-800-452-0688
- Kids Helpline 1-800-668-6868
- Parent Helpline 1-888-603-9100
Fire: for emergencies call 911
Whitby Fire and Emergency Services, or for general inquiry non-urgent calls (905) 668-3312
Durham Regional Police Service: for emergencies and crimes in progress call 911
For general and non-urgent inquires call (905) 579-1520
Poison Information 416-813-5900 (TTY-only 416-597-0215)
Distress Centres:
Whitby Foodbanks and emergency shelters
- Durham Outlook for the Needy - St. Vincent's Kitchen ($1 per meal,) 51 King St E, Oshawa, (905) 434-7543
- Salvation Army - Ajax, 37 King's Cres., Ajax, (905) 427-7123
- Salvation Army - Oshawa, 45 King St East, Oshawa, (905) 723-7422
- Denise House, (women's shelter), Oshawa, (905) 728-7311
- Herizon House, (women's shelter and services) Ajax, (905) 426-1064 (or crisis line) 420-7694
Whitby Hospitals and Healthcare
Telehealth Ontario 1-866-797-0000 for health advice over the phone
Walk in and Community Health Clinics Doctor's Office Wellness Centre, Kendalwood Plaza, 1801 Dundas St E., Whitby, (905) 436-6868
Hospitals
Lakeridge Health - Whitby, 300 Gordon Street, Whitby, (905) 668-6831
Doctor Search, a service provided by the
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Education
Literacy Network of Durham Region
Durham District School Board, for public Kindergarden to Grade 12 education
Durham District Catholic School Board, for Catholic elementary to high school education
Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest
Conseil Scolaire de District Catholique Centre-Sud
Durham College, 2000 Simcoe St N., Oshawa (905) 721-2000
Transportation
Whitby - Go Transit, (905) 668-3544
Go Transit, for information call toll-free: 1-888-438-6646
Other Services
Other Directories and Search Engines
General Reference
Canada 411 Telephone Directory
Canada Post
Postal Code lookup, from Canada Post
Whitby Map, from Mapquest
Whitby Maps, from Yahoo
I am not responsible for the content of these third-party sites listed here nor the services they provide. If you wish your free social or community service to be added here, send an e-mail to Bob Levitt. Links are voluntary and are solely at the discretion of the webmaster when I get time to post them.