Local activists petition province to open community gardens
Community gardens were deemed non-essential by the provincial government upon the declaration of emergency due to COVID-19. Because of this, those who use community gardens [...]
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Highway of Heroes gearing up to plant 640,000 more trees this spring
From left: Captain Paul Martin, City of Pickering councillors David Pickles and Shaheen Butt, Paul Harrington, president and CEO of Harrington & Associates, Mark Cullen, [...]
Oshawa Power pitches in to donate N95 masks to frontline workers
Oshawa Power has donated 1,000 N95 respirator masks to Lakeridge Health Oshawa and CAREA. The donation comes as part of an effort to assist local healthcare frontline workers [...]
Oshawa Power in good shape despite pandemic
Oshawa Power President and CEO Ivano Labricciosa By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express Overall power usage is down in Oshawa even though more people are at home [...]
The boredom pandemic
Bill Fox By Bill Fox/Columnist I often wonder how everyone is doing right now. How are you coping? One can only watch so much TV. You soon realize that Netflix has [...]
Reader defends assertions
Dear Editor, It appears that I have touched a raw nerve of a Mr. M. Byrne, by utilizing my still, so far at least, democratic freedom to send a letter to the editor of my [...]
Marimpietri to chair Oshawa’s Economic Recovery Task Force
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express As COVID-19 continues to strike at the world economy, Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter has put together an Economic Recovery Task Force. Leading the [...]
Oshawa residents victims in Nova Scotia shooting
Two former Oshawa residents were among the victims of a mass shooting in Portapique, NS this past weekend. Dawn Madson and Frank Gulenchyn were among the 19 who lost their [...]
Mayor and CAO receive extension to delegated powers
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express City council has voted in favour of extending Mayor Dan Carter and CAO Paul Ralph’s delegated powers under the emergency management bylaw. [...]
Real estate slows amid pandemic
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express The pandemic put the brakes on the real estate market in March. The Durham Region Association of Realtors (DRAR) reported a shift in the [...]