Notice of Service Disruption

Current Disruption(s)

Student Services Building East Elevator Out of Service

SERVICE IMPACT MESSAGE: Oshawa campus, Student Services Building (SSB)

What: The east elevator in the Student Services Building will be out of service until further notice.

Where: Student Services Building

When: Friday June 20, until further notice

Impact: During this time, the east elevator will not be accessible. Users requiring elevator access to the second floor are asked to use the west elevator which is accessed from the SSB lower level.

Thank you for your patience.

Sidewalk closures in Oshawa, June 18-27

SERVICE IMPACT MESSAGE: Oshawa campus

What: Construction taking place to install tactile walking surface indicators (TWSI).

Where: Oshawa campus – sidewalk/roadway entry points.  Locations are indicated on the attached map for reference.

When: Wednesday, June 18 to Friday, June 27.

Impact: During this time, various sidewalk/roadway entry points will be temporarily inaccessible. TWSI are intended to be detectable underfoot while walking or with assistive walking devices, and are used to alert people with low or no vision of potential hazards such as traffic. Pedestrians are asked to use caution to navigate around effected areas.

Thank you for your patience and co-operation.

Annual electrical outage at Oshawa campus – Saturday, July 5

Please be advised the annual electrical infrastructure preventative maintenance and repair will take place at the Oshawa campus on Saturday, July 5 from approximately 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. This work is required to ensure continued safe and reliable power to Durham College’s (DC) Oshawa campus.

During this maintenance period, most buildings (except those listed below) at the Oshawa campus will not have power. For everyone’s safety, the affected buildings will be closed during the power outage as there will be minimal emergency power available. No employee, student or visitor activities can take place in the closed buildings at this time. The following buildings will not be impacted by the scheduled outage:

  • Student Services Building
  • Centre for Collaborative Education
  • Simcoe Residence Building

Additionally, there will be no telecommunication or computer service available on-site. Access from outside or through the VPN, Banner, DC websites or other services hosted in the data center will continue to work. If required, due to inclement weather, an alternate date is scheduled for Saturday, July 12. Further communication will be shared if necessary. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

Notice of Service Disruption

Durham College will provide notice of service disruption when any facility and/or technology are unavailable.

A notice of service disruption will include the following:

  • Reason for the disruption
  • Anticipated duration of the disruption
  • Alternate facilities or services, if any
  • Appropriate contact information

REPORTING A SERVICE DISRUPTION

Service disruptions can be reported to the specific department or Faculty affected by/responsible for the disruption or to one of the following areas: