City doles out annual grants, external agency funding
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express Budget season has arrived in Oshawa, and local groups and organizations are looking for their share of money from city hall. The city’s [...]
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HILLEBRAND, Alexander Georg
HILLEBRAND, Alexander Georg Passed away peacefully with his family by his side on the evening of Sunday October 27, in his 89th year. Born in Zindel, Germany, he immigrated [...]
“Action centre” opens for GM employees
Durham MPP Lindsey Park was joined by new Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development Monte McNaughton in celebrating the official opening of an “action centre” [...]
Highway of Heroes tree campaign continues
(Photo by Chris Jones) The Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign continued its mandate recently by announcing there will be 300 new trees planted along the Farewell Creek Trail in [...]
Province making changes to electricity bills
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express The province says electricity bills in Ontario will be more transparent starting next month. Beginning Nov. 1, bills will include the [...]
Incinerator test results within guidelines
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express The Durham York Energy Centre’s emissions were within legislated limits according the latest voluntary source test performed at the [...]
Paw Patrol to the rescue
No job is too big, no pup is too small for the PAW Patrol. Nickelodeon and Vstar Entertainment Group are bringing PAW Patrol Live! “Race to the Rescue,” presented by [...]
Council refers budget guidelines back to committee
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express With budget season underway, regional council has elected to refer proposed 2019 property tax guidelines back to staff for the sake of [...]
Councillors want to pump brakes on payday loan outlets
Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express Following in the footsteps of Toronto, city staff could soon be looking for ways to block more “payday loan” businesses from coming to [...]
New regional water billing system coming in 2020
Durham residents will experience changes to their water bills next year. The region has announced it will launch a new billing system and online customer portal called “My [...]