WHITBY ONTARIO

Whitby (2016 population 128,377) is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Ajax and west of Oshawa, on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region. It is approximately 20 km east of the Toronto borough of Scarborough, and it is known as a commuter suburb in the eastern part of the Greater Toronto Area. While the southern portion of Whitby is predominantly urban and an economic hub, the northern part of the municipality is more rural and includes the communities of Ashburn, Brooklin, Myrtle, and Myrtle Station.

GEOGRAPHY

Whitby borders Ajax to the west, Pickering to the north, and Oshawa to the east.

EDUCATION

There are twenty-four elementary schools and five secondary schools. There are also a number of Montessori schools offering programs for early elementary grades.

Whitby is also the site of the Skills Training Centre of Durham College. The main campus of the college is located in Oshawa, as is the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.