Fire chief worried after lack of working smoke alarms at Oshawa fire
Oshawa firefighters responded to a house fire on Burke Street in Oshawa recently, which was caused by a kitchen fire that had extended to other parts of the house. (Photo [...]
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What is a successful life?
Bill Fox By Bill Fox/Columnist I read the following during my morning meditation the other day: “…Your work can be called a ‘success’ only when in some way it serves [...]
Ride for COVID-19 relief
(Photo courtesy www.unitedwaydr.com) United Way Durham is inviting cyclists to ride this weekend for COVID-19 relief. The Ride4UnitedWay is taking place on Sunday, Sept. 27, [...]
City looking at EV charging stations downtown
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Oshawa should prepare to go electric as Oshawa Power is pushing for the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. OPUC [...]
COVID-19 Assessment Centre opens in downtown Oshawa
Oshawa is getting a COVID-19 Assessment Centre (CAC) downtown. Oshawa Clinic Group entered into a licensing agreement with the city to open the testing site at the Mary [...]
Home invasion in Oshawa
A man is recovering after being stabbed and beaten in a home invasion in Oshawa. On Wednesday, Sept. 23 around 10:30 p.m., Durham police responded to a home on Buena Vista [...]
All three levels of government team up to invest in DRT
All three levels of government came together in Oshawa to announce a transit investment of $126.2 million, which will go towards 11 projects in Durham. (Photo by Chris Jones) [...]
Virtual school enrolment numbers continue to climb
Since the start of the school year, 2,300 public elementary and 400 secondary students have requested to switch from in person to virtual school. By Courtney Bachar/The [...]
Region recommending two per cent budget guideline for 2021
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Durham’s finance committee has recommended a two per cent property tax increase for 2021. For residents owning a home estimated at [...]
Council looking at options for Rotary Pool
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express What will be done with Rotary Pool is once again up in the air as the community services committee is hedging it bets on another grant [...]