Region maintains “AAA” credit rating
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express An auditor has once again affirmed Durham Region’s AAA credit rating, praising the municipality’s financial management. The region [...]
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Nicholson wants simpler path to reconsideration
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express Ward 5 councillor Brian Nicholson believes the city’s procedural by-law is limiting council’s ability to address previous [...]
Durham bans single-use plastics at regional HQ
After a number of debates in regional council chambers, Durham is eliminating single use plastics at its own headquarters. Bottled water (with the exception of carbonated [...]
Durham’s cost of policing among lowest in all of Ontario
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express The cost of per capita policing for Durham Region is amongst the lowest of similar sized services around Ontario. Durham Regional Police [...]
Police chief concerned with OSPCA changes
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express With the OSPCA soon relinquishing its power to enforce animal cruelty laws, Durham Police Chief Paul Martin has expressed some concern of [...]
Oshawa’s university rebrands
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express The University of Ontario Institute of Technology is no more as the institution is transitioning to a new brand. The university will now be [...]
Oshawa royalty donates to Lakeridge
Jocelyn Shaw, granddaughter of Col. R.S. McLaughlin, recently donated a painting to the Durham Regional Cancer Centre named after her grandfather. Shaw (second from left) is [...]
Keeping Oshawa beautiful
Community members are invited to help celebrate the arrival of spring by participating in the 23rd annual Community Clean-Up Week in Oshawa. The kick-off week takes place [...]
Primary care outreach program now permanent
Regional council has endorsed the adoption of the primary care outreach pilot initiative as a permanent program Region of Durham Paramedic Services administers the program. [...]
FEATURE Missing in Durham Region
This map shows the location of where unidentified female remains were found in Clarington in 2006. (Photo courtesy of DRPS) By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express Every day [...]