General Motors is coming back to Oshawa
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing many businesses to shutter their doors, General Motors (GM) has opted to reopen one of theirs in [...]
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Tartan Tavern closes its doors
Current owner Sara Allardyce and former owners Pat and Kevin Kelly were on hand this Halloween as Tartan Tavern closed its doors for the last time. (Photo by Randy Nickerson) [...]
LIFE group settles into new home
After providing lunch to the homeless from Memorial Park since the beginning of the pandemic, LIFE Community Project has moved to their new home and will continue serving the [...]
Rick Kerr resigns from BIA board
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express City council is now without a representative on its downtown business hub. Councillor Rick Kerr, the city’s representative on the Downtown [...]
A virtual Remembrance Day
Instead of gathering at Memorial Park, this year’s Remembrance Day ceremony will be held virtually so as to maintain social distancing. By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express [...]
OHL announces schedule, start date
The OHL season is set to begin on Feb. 4, 2021, with teams reporting to training camp on Jan. 23. The season will consist of 40 grams, as well as a three round playoff [...]
University Health Network coming to downtown Oshawa
The former BMO building downtown will soon become home to Alum Health, a division of University Health Network. (Photo courtesy of the City of Oshawa) The former BMO building [...]
Some members speak in favour of BIA
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express With the Downtown Oshawa Business Improvement Area (BIA) on the potential chopping block, some businesses have spoken up in support of the [...]
PC leader brings large returns for party fundraising
The Conservative Party of Canada has seen its highest fundraising amount ever for the third quarter in a non-election year under PC leader Erin O’Toole’s leadership. [...]
No pay raise for region’s elected officials next year
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express/LJI Reporter Durham councillors have decided to freeze their pay for next year. Council voted unanimously in a recent council meeting to [...]