The road to happiness
By Bill Fox/Columnist As mentioned in a previous column Dan Buettner has been working for years to identify hot spots around the globe where people enjoy exceptionally long, [...]
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The right decision for downtown
It didn’t look good for council at first, but they turned things around at the last minute to make a small step forward for downtown Oshawa. Originally, council’s [...]
The way forward for child care
Dear Editor, Too many families are struggling to find child care – Ontario has the highest child care costs in the country. If families can find a space, they struggle to [...]
Don’t heed the crocodile tears about unions
To the editor: A snake oil salesman has come to town. Mr. Horner crocodile tears aren’t fooling anyone. Mr. Horner is trying to sell the right to work law, an American law [...]
Strike ends
The five-week college strike was the longest in Ontario’s history. Now, as students return to class, questions around residual impacts and financial compensation are [...]
New policy in place for filling council vacancies
Following the appointments of Councillors Doug Sanders, left, and Gail Bates, centre, the City of Oshawa has created and adopted a new policy for filling future vacancies on [...]
Police launch Festive RIDE
Durham Regional Police Chief Paul Martin speaks at the launch of the service’s 2017 Festive RIDE program. Martin is flanked by members of the RIDE enforcement team. [...]
Budget jumps kept small for city groups
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express The purse strings are being kept pretty tight in 2018. On Nov. 16, the city’s external agencies presented their budget asks to the [...]
No free parking downtown for Christmas season
A pilot program to allow free parking in the downtown in December is on the brink of being scrapped. By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express Councillors have decided to not move [...]
Emergency rail repairs will close section of Bloor
Emergency track repairs will force Bloor Street to be closed at the rail crossing between Harmony Road and Grandview Street on Nov. 23. The Region of Durham is advising [...]