Oshawa roads safe for cyclists during COVID-19 pandemic
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Normally biking in or around Oshawa can have a sense of danger to it, but these days aren’t normal. With the quarantines in place due to [...]
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COVID-19 outbreak at Oshawa hospital declared over
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Lakeridge Health Oshawa has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 that occurred at the hospital last week is now over. On April 1, Lakeridge [...]
School parks join list of community closures
(Photo by Randy Nickerson) Along with city and regional parks, school parks are now closed to the public as part of the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that [...]
Carter invites public to view daily update videos
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter has been hosting a series of video updates regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, in the hopes he can keep communicating [...]
Mayor declares a state of emergency for Oshawa
Mayor Dan Carter has declared a local state of emergency for the City of Oshawa. This declaration is in response to health authorities indicating the next 14 days are crucial [...]
Garbage bag limit goes up
Oshawa residents can now have up to six bags of garbage for their next pickup after the region announced it was increasing the bag limit. The increase comes based on an [...]
Council to consider Animal committee recommendations
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express The city’s freshly formed animal advisory committee has made a series of recommendations for city council to consider. The trio of [...]
Store remains open despite COVID-19 cases
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express It’s back to business for an Oshawa grocery store after a series of sad and unexpected incidents took place. The Real Canadian [...]
Oshawa offers cheapest rentals, national rent rates down
Oshawa is one of the least expensive areas for renters in the Greater Toronto Area, says a recent study. The city also finished 26th on the list for average monthly rent for [...]
City could soon see more shade
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Oshawa’s community services committee has voted in favour of seeking co-funding from other municipalities for a subsidized tree-planting [...]