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