Copyright 2011, Renrick Ashby © - All rights Reserved My Vision For Ajax and Ward 2 Continues To Be For a Stronger, More Vibrant Community Legal Notice Accountability Starts At The Top First Action Committee meeting scheduled for March 20th The Town of Ajax will be hosting its first Accountability Starts at the Top Action Committee meeting on March 20th at 7 p.m. at Ajax Town Hall (65 Harwood Ave. S.). The meeting will be facilitated by the Town's Manager of Communications. The timing of this meeting is important to gear up for the April 4th Regional Council Public Meeting on the direct election of the Regional Chair. The mandate of the committee will be defined and approved by the group, however, it is intended that this citizen action group will lead and champion awareness efforts. If you are interested in becoming an Action Committee member, or just want to come and observe, please email admin@accountabilitystartsatthetop.com  or call 905-619-2529 Ext. 3362. Ajax's oldest building gets makeover Old Post Inn made new again  AJAX -- Old Post Inn is new again. The building, Ajax's oldest, is being made over thanks to Runnymede Development Corporation Limited. Read More Ajax-Pickering MRI Campaign Exceeds Goal AJAX -- The campaign to bring an MRI to Rouge Valley Health System's Ajax- Pickering hospital is now complete, due to overwhelming community support. Read More Durham makes changes to curbside collection - Call In DURHAM -- The Region of Durham is changing its curbside collection program to include electronics and porcelain bathroom fixtures as well as metal goods.  As of Feb. 13, residents in Ajax and Pickering will be required to call the Region to schedule a collection date for metal, electronics and porcelain fixtures.  Read More Ward 2 Councillor, Renrick Ashby and Durham Police Regional Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator Morgen Dobson proudly welcome two new Neighbourhood Watches in Ward 2, North Ajax, with each group following the guidelines for endorsement set out by the Durham Regional Police Service.  Block Captains have been identified and trained, home-owners have made their commitment to the program by signing the Neighbourhood Watch Petition, and they have also been trained in Crime Prevention and Community Safety Techniques either by attending a Neighbourhood Watch Training meeting or being trained by their respective Block Captains. The first area is to be known as the "Imagination Northwest Neighbourhood Watch" and will include those homes bounded by Elliottglen to the south, Gillett to the east, Taunton to the north, and Booker to the west, and includes approximately 135 homes on Eyreglen, Watersplace, Booker and Elliottglen.  The second area is to be known as the "Good Lane Neighbourhood Watch" and forms the northwest corner of the southern half of the Hamlet community at Audley and Williamson.  This is a privately owned condo corporation containing 21 homes on Good Lane. Both Watches were officially endorsed on Thursday January 12, 2012 This brings to 194 the total Neighbourhood Watches in Durham Region (with 29 of those in Ajax).  Five out of seven Neighbourhood Watches endorsed in 2011 were in Ajax, and to date two out of two in 2012 are also in Ajax.  This speaks very highly of the level of commitment the Town has made to encouraging its residents to get involved in the the program specifically, and to community safety in general.  “One of my most important commitments to the people of Ajax, during the campaign for the privilege to become their Ward 2 Counsellor, was a mandate to empower communities and engage residents.  The Neighbourhood Watch Program has certainly given us that opportunity.  The many doors that I have knocked on, recruiting community involvement in the program, and never having missed a meeting or training session, and the supportive responses received from the commited people of Ajax, have delivered a clear message to me. Take the safety of our neighbourhoods seriously.  That’s a message I will continue to listen to, and act upon.  The program has come a long way, but there is much to do. I look forward to continuing to work with the people of Ajax, and Morgen Dobson of the Durham Regional Police, to further engage and strengthen our community.” Ward 2 Councillor, Renrick Ashby See the Imagination Northwest or the Good Lane Neighbourhood Watch Endorsement Letters See the notice of the next meeting for ALL interested parties hosted by Morgen Dobson We’ve just launched our new Summer Student Jobs Section of the Employment Resources Page. Look for the Picture to the left to see the current list of jobs. Click here to head over and have a look. Students, the summer is quickly approaching, and what’s more important, summer employers are ALREADY RECRUITING. So, let’s get busy together and get your applications out there to all of the employers offering summer employment to our students! Raising Money for Kids Camp Councillor Renrick Ashby, on May 5, 2012 attanding the Kendalwood Seventh Day Adventist Church in an effort to raise money for the Pathfinder Club to go to camp this summer at Camp Frenda near Port Carling.