New organization focused on tree planting, promoting sustainability
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express A newly created organization in Oshawa is looking to motivate residents to get involved in environmentally-friendly and sustainable [...]
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Filling shoeboxes to help those in need
Shoeboxes are often used to hold things other than shoes, and a local resident is looking to fill them with items of need for those in need this holiday season. Oshawa’s [...]
Oshawa Power spreads holiday cheer
The team at Oshawa Power is in charge of keeping the lights on in the city, but they also spread some holiday joy recently. Oshawa Power employees worked with Simcoe Hall [...]
Local teachers mentoring Dominican educators
(Photo courtesy DDSB) Durham teachers Wendy Chan (top far left) and Svitlana Svuatnenko (top third from left) join a few excited members of the Teachers Mentors Abroad team [...]
Oshawa’s Mayor for a Day
Local Oshawa student Mika was Oshawa’s mayor for a day after winning the annual Mayor for a Day contest. A Grade 6 student recently had the chance to become Mayor of Oshawa [...]
Oral health clinic is on the move
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express The region is continuing to investigate the relocation of its oral health clinic, specifically looking at a spot in Oshawa. Currently [...]
Video series aims to combat stigmas about addiction
Durham Region Health Department, in partnership with the Durham Region Opioid Task Force, has released a four-part video series intended to encourage residents to learn more [...]
Oshawa resident wins big
Photo courtesy OLG Barbara Marshall-Connor of Oshawa received an early Christmas present went she took home $100,000 in winnings from the Dec. 6 LOTTO Max [...]
Holidays are the purrrfect time to adopt a pet
(Photo courtesy of the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society) With the holidays just around the corner, the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is asking the public to add one more [...]
An East Coast Christmas in Oshawa
Cape Bretono Island’s The Barra MacNeils are bringing their East Coast Christmas tour to Oshawa’s Regent Theatre for two shows on Dec. 14. By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa [...]