A gift to Hearth Place Centre, from the heart
The Tory Day Fund, created in memory of Tory Butler, who passed away of breast cancer in 2017, recently donated $50,000 to Hearth Place Centre Support Centre in Oshawa to [...]
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Give up the federal tax fight, Ford
(Cartoon by George Longley) There is an old adage that “you can’t fight city hall.” Premier Doug Ford and his Conservative government learned recently, in most cases, [...]
Unifor wants deals for feeder plant employees
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express Although Unifor has reached a settlement with General Motors on behalf of workers at the Oshawa assembly plant, there is another battle [...]
Oshawa celebrates Canada Day
(Photo by Chris Jones) Thousands of people proudly waved their Canadian flags as they celebrated the nation’s 152nd birthday at Lakeview Park on Canada Day. Punch Douglas [...]
Community support sought for mobile greenhouse
Carol Vandersanden and Michelle Perry of We Grow Food are hoping the community will come together to support their vision for a mobile greenhouse in Oshawa. (Photo by Chris [...]
Cellular tower near Oshawa harbour approved
The city has approved a proposed cellular tower at 169 Simcoe Street South. (Image courtesy of the City of Oshawa) By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express A cellular tower [...]
Speed limit dropping on Mary Street
City council has approved a plan to drop the speed limit across the entire Mary Street corridor from 50 km/h to 40 km/h. (Photo by Chris Jones) By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa [...]
Summer Fest coming to Memorial Park
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express The first annual downtown Oshawa Summer Fest is making its way to Oshawa’s Memorial Park. Summer Fest is an event run in partnership with [...]
Council to rule on labour-related delegations
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express City council will now decide whether or not to receive delegations regarding labour relations. At its latest meeting, council approved an [...]
People’s Party of Canada names local candidate
The People’s Party of Canada has named its candidate for the Oshawa riding in this fall’s federal election. Greg Roy is a professional in the tech sector, working in [...]