13 durhamregion.com This Week | Thursday, February 17 ,2022 | EFW-WMAC Meeting #44 The Energy from Waste-Waste Management Advisory Committee (EFW-WMAC) Meeting #44 will be held on: Tuesday, February 22, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Please note, due to COVID-19 Durham Regional Headquarters is closed to the public. The public may view the EFW-WMAC meeting via live streaming online at durham.ca. For more information, please contact The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department: Melodee Smart 1-800-372-1102 ext. 3560 EFW-WMAC@durham.ca DurhamYorkWaste.ca durham.ca If you require this information in an accessible format, please contact 1-800-372-1102 ext. 3560. 289 675-4398 1224 Coldstream Drive, Oshawa, ON BloomOshawa.ca MENTION THIS AD TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR PROMOTION Personalized tour Book an appointment now at 289 675-4398 Virtual tour THURSDAY FEB 24 - 3PM Register at BloomVirtual.ca JOIN OUR TOUR Discover the Bloom retirement community: Beautiful and modern amenities to enjoy High-quality services, provided by caring professionals A host of activities to keep you entertained A pair of Durham residents will look to outwit, outplay and outlast their competitors when they vie for the $1 million cash prize as winner of the 42nd season of 'Survivor'. The award-winning series will return in March and will feature two contestants from Durham Region among the 18 castaways that will be stranded on Fiji beaches where they'll endure a series of mental and physical challenges. Ajax resident Maryanne Oketch, 24, was among the competitors announced by CBS when the network unveiled details of the upcoming season in a Feb. 9 press release. According to the network, Oketch is a seminary student who still resides in her hometown of Ajax. Also representing Durham Region in the South Pacific will be Omar Zaheer, a 31-year-old veterinarian who hails from Kitchener but now resides in Whitby. Other Canadian content on the upcoming season of Survivor will be Drea Wheeler, a 35-year-old native of San Antonio, Texas who now resides in Montreal, Quebec working as a fitness consultant. "This season continues to define a bold new era of the series with the return of risky beware advantages, game-changing twists and a relentless pace that will push these castaways to their limits," said CBS in the release. "These determined players will be divided into three tribes of six and face a faster, more extreme season from the moment they step foot on the beach. The unpredictable situations will test even the strongest competitor, as food is scarce, rewards and supplies are minimal, and the mental and physical challenges force players to make impossible decisions and adjust their strategies, while still navigating the complex social game." The show, hosted by Jeff Probst, will return with a two-hour premiere on Wednesday, March 9, from 8 to 10 p.m., on CBS. DURHAM RESIDENTS VYING FOR TITLE OF 'SOLE SURVIVOR' CHRIS HALL chall@durhamregion.com NEWS Ajax resident Maryanne Oketch, 24, will compete in the 42nd season of 'Survivor'. The seminary student is joined by Omar Zaheer, a 31-year-old veterinarian who hails from Kitchener but now resides in Whitby. Michele Crowe CBS photos