New Year's Eve Celebrations

If you are looking for something to do this New Year's Eve there are several choices in our area.

The Town of Whitby is holding a skating party at Iroquois Park Arena from 6 to 9pm. There will be free skating, ice painting, face painting, balloon animals, and a performance by the Whitby Figure Skating Club. For more information you can check out their website.

The City of Oshawa has two choices. Their family friendly party is being held at the Legends Centre near Harmony and Taunton Road. There are a bunch of free activities including swimming, skating, jumping castles, and entertainers (plus the not-further-described "and MORE"). This one is also running from 6 to 9pm with the doors opening at 5:45pm and the children's countdown at 8:45pm. There are two DRT busses in Oshawa that go to the Legends centre and the 916 Rossland bus goes by Brock and Taunton in Whitby (as does the 302 Brock bus which goes to Brock and Hwy 2). For more information you can check out their website.

The Royal Canadian Legion is also hosting a New Year's Eve Party in their branch at 471 Simcoe Street South. There will be live music from Roadhouse; tickets are $10 and the doors open at 7pm. For more information you can email br43leg@hotmail.com.

The Town of Ajax is holding a family New Year's Eve party at their community centre at 75 Centennial Road. It's $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and youths, and free for children three years old and under. They also have ice skating, balloon animals, and entertainers along with cupcakes and party favours. It runs from, surprise, 6 to 9pm with a juggling show at 7pm and the countdown at 9pm. You can check out their website for more information.

For those, like myself, who are without a vehicle there is free DRT service from 8pm on New Year's Eve until approximately 2am on New Year's Day (sponsored by DRT, OPG, and DRPS Board) on the following routes:

Pickering - 180 - 181 - 182 - 183
Ajax - 280 - 281 - 282 - 283
Whitby - 302 - 304 - 305 - 306 - 318
Oshawa - 401 - 402 - 403/403B - 406B - 407B - 408 - 409 - 410 - 411 - 412
Clarington - 501 - 502
Regional - 915 - 916


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