Library learning resources available for students online
As students continue to learn from home, Oshawa Public Libraries is reminding families they are committed to helping students during this time. The library’s website [...]
COVID-19
Durham’s first long-term care resident receives COVID-19 vaccine
Dorothy Nancarrow, a resident at Orchard Villa, was the first resident to receive the vaccine in Durham Region. (Photo courtesy Lakeridge Health) By Courtney Bachar/The [...]
Flight schools continue at Oshawa Airport, despite lockdown
Despite a province-wide lockdown, flight schools at the Oshawa Executive Airport will continue for in-person instruction for flight time when required. As the Oshawa Airport [...]
Students to continue learning online for two more weeks
Students will continue learning online for two more weeks due to the continued rise in COVID-19 cases, with an expected return date for in-person instruction on Jan. 25. By [...]
Henry on 2021: “Plenty” to look forward to
Durham Regional Chair John Henry Durham Regional Chair John Henry says there’s “plenty” to look forward to heading into 2021. Henry says he is “hopeful that 2021 will [...]
Outbreak at Sunnycrest Nursing Home declared over
The COVID-19 outbreak at Sunnycrest Nursing Home has been declared over. Lakeridge Health, who assumed temporary management of the home on Dec. 3, declared the outbreak over [...]
OHL season start delayed, again
The start of the 2020-21 OHL season is being pushed back, again. OHL Commissioner David Branch says the decision comes following a recent announcement of a province-wide [...]
COVID-19 vaccine reaches Durham
Debra Carlyon, a personal support worker at Sunnycrest Nursing Home in Whitby, was the first person in Durham to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo courtesy Lakeridge [...]
COVID-19 vaccines coming to Oshawa
Lakeridge Health is on the list to receive some doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Ontario is expecting to receive up to 90,000 Pfizer-BioNTech doses from the federal government [...]
COVID-19 sweeping across Durham’s long term care homes, again
ThorntonView Long Term Care Home A number of COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared among Durham’s long term care homes, including two in Oshawa. An outbreak was reported on [...]