Holiday changes to recycling, garbage pickup
With the long weekend approaching, Oshawa residents should be aware of when they should put out their blue bins. Starting on Monday, Aug. 1, blue box collection by the region [...]
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Peterborough police find bath salts on Oshawa teen
Police in Peterborough found bath salts, a synthetic drug that can cause hallucinations, on an Oshawa teen over the weekend. (Photo courtesy of the Drug Enforcement [...]
Crime does not pay
Dear Editor, I just read the Express tonight on July 6 and noticed that there were seven crime stories on pages 4 and 5. My feeling on this can be summed up in one [...]
Report highlights council hypocrisy
Despite a damning report from the provincial watchdog, Mayor John Henry maintains that he and the rest of city council did nothing wrong when it closed a meeting back in [...]
City looks to sell former depot sites
Prior to going on their summer recess, city councillors voted to suspect municipal rules so that a former depot, as well as the property purchased with plans to expand it, [...]
Investigation into pair of incinerator meetings complete
An investigation into meetings dealing with the Durham York Energy Centre has been completed. However, it remains unknown when the report will be brought to council and, [...]
Bringing together all aspects of Durham College and UOIT
UOIT and Durham College have signed a new deal that will better allow staff, teachers and students of the two institutions to work together. By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa [...]
On the hunt for Rio gold
Oshawa’s Matt Hughes, seen here after winning gold at the Pan Am games in Toronto last summer, has been named to Team Canada’s athletics team and will be [...]
Gens looking to host 2018 Memorial Cup
The Oshawa Generals are hoping to put forward a successful bid to host the Memorial Cup’s 100th anniversary tournament in 2018. Above, Josh Brown hoists the Memorial [...]
A look back at the olden days
By Bill Fox/Columnist I recently got an email forwarded from a friend about “Back in the Day,” and the words we used as part of our vocabulary. Would older folks, such as [...]