Keeping up your mental health at home
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Reports of mental health declining have swirled during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Canadian Mental Health Association has a few tips on [...]
COMMUNITY
Ontario Tech appoints new chancellor
Chancellor Mitch Frazer Ontario Tech University has appointed a new chancellor. Mitch Frazer was appointed the university’s fourth chancellor recently by the board of [...]
Seniors keep busy during pandemic
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express During the COVID-19 pandemic, the most at risk demographic has been seniors, but with social isolation and self-distancing, what have they [...]
Local band makes waves in music career
Local band ZAFTIF took home the Emerging Band of the Year award recently at the Oshawa Music Awards. By Courtney Bachar The Oshawa Express Local Journalism Initiative [...]
The sign says it all
Oshawa community members large and small have come together to thank frontline workers for everything they’ve done during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Chris Jones/The Oshawa [...]
Highway of Heroes gearing up to plant 640,000 more trees this spring
From left: Captain Paul Martin, City of Pickering councillors David Pickles and Shaheen Butt, Paul Harrington, president and CEO of Harrington & Associates, Mark Cullen, [...]
Oshawa Power pitches in to donate N95 masks to frontline workers
Oshawa Power has donated 1,000 N95 respirator masks to Lakeridge Health Oshawa and CAREA. The donation comes as part of an effort to assist local healthcare frontline workers [...]
Rotarians celebrating Oral Health Month at home
Need a change for your kids during these challenging times? The Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood, together with more than 300 Rotary clubs all over Canada have some great ways [...]
Lakeridge connecting families through iPads
(Lakeridge Health Foundation photo) By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Lakeridge Health is keeping patients in contact with their families by using iPads while hospitals are [...]
Eating local to help local
Lindsay Smith, a local realtor, is aiming to help local restaurants through social media. The group started because Smith, a local realtor, is a huge fan of food, and already [...]