Mind your own business
The city has arrived, at long last, at the process of figuring just where, exactly, the new ward boundaries are going to be for the 2018 municipal election and how many of [...]
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City moves to collect from vacant land owners
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express If you are sitting on a piece of vacant industrial land in Oshawa, your local councillors think you should pay the price. Currently, [...]
A day without water
The Region of Durham’s works department is now taking part in Imagine a Day Without Water, a campaign by the Value of Water Coalition to raise awareness of much-needed [...]
Oshawa a step closer to losing council seats
By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express Regional council is now one step closer to seeing fewer Oshawa faces in its chambers. At the end of the Sept. 14 meeting of regional [...]
A show of support
The streets of downtown Oshawa were filled with dozens of tow trucks for the memorial service for Melissa Page. Page, 31, was working as a tow truck operator when she fell to [...]
Region names new works commissioner
The Region of Durham will soon have a new works commissioner. As of Oct. 1, Susan Siopis will take over the helm of the region’s works department, with the role being left [...]
Council calls on province to chip in for active transportation
The city is calling on the province to put more money into cycling infrastructure. A 2014 survey found that more than half of Ontario residents would like to cycle more, with [...]
Parolee on the lam
The Ontario Provincial Police’s Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad is seeking the public’s help in tracking down a federal offender wanted on a Canada-wide [...]
Biker seriously injured
A New Lowell man was seriously injured after running a stop-sign and being hit by an SUV. Police were called to the area of Thornton Road and Winchester Road shortly before [...]
One arrested, two wanted in robbery
Police have arrested one suspect but are on the search for two others after an attempted armed robbery. Shortly before 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, police were called to a [...]