Region looking to improve safety and well-being
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Work is underway at the region to complete a provincially-mandated community safety and well-being plan. Dr. Hugh Drouin, commissioner of [...]
COMMUNITY
Volunteers needed for farm
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Feed it Forward is looking to bring in more volunteers to their farm. Founder chef Jagger Gordon says Greenwood Farms, at 8875 Lakeridge [...]
A gift to Hearth Place Centre, from the heart
The Tory Day Fund, created in memory of Tory Butler, who passed away of breast cancer in 2017, recently donated $50,000 to Hearth Place Centre Support Centre in Oshawa to [...]
Oshawa celebrates Canada Day
(Photo by Chris Jones) Thousands of people proudly waved their Canadian flags as they celebrated the nation’s 152nd birthday at Lakeview Park on Canada Day. Punch Douglas [...]
Summer Fest coming to Memorial Park
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express The first annual downtown Oshawa Summer Fest is making its way to Oshawa’s Memorial Park. Summer Fest is an event run in partnership with [...]
Lakeview Park the place to be
There will be plenty of options for all taste buds at Lakeview Park on Canada Day. Lakeview Park will once again be the centre of the city’s celebrations for Canada’s [...]
Be safe when enjoying fireworks
Keep the following safety tips in mind if discharging your own fireworks Appoint a responsible person to be in charge. Only adults who are aware of the hazards and essential [...]
One beach okay for swimming
One beach in Oshawa is open to the public, while the other has yet to be tested. Lakeview Beach East has been okayed for swimming by the Durham Health Department, while [...]
New Oshawa school named
Elsie MacGill Oshawa’s newest elementary school will bear the name of a female pioneer in the field of engineering. Elsie MacGill Public School is located at 800 Greenhill [...]
Durham Culture Days celebrates a decade
Durham’s arts and culture scene will be centre stage as the 2019 Culture Days weekend celebrates the events 10th anniversary. Durham Tourism invites area municipalities, [...]