Region implements new smoking by-law
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Residents must be mindful of where they light up, as the region has a new smoking and vaping by-law in effect. The new by-law adds on to [...]
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Former Robson Tannery building receives heritage designation
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express The City of Oshawa has recognized another building with historical significance to the city. The former Robson Tannery office building [...]
UAW strike completely shuts down production at Oshawa GM plant
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express Production has halted at GM’s Oshawa assembly plant due to the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike in the U.S. Company spokesperson [...]
Council to vote on animal welfare advisory committee
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express The city has moved closer to establishing an advisory committee regarding the care and protection of animals. Back in April, council [...]
Vandals target Mary Street Community Garden
Vandals have targeted the Mary Street Community Garden on Tuesday night. An area resident spotted two boys climbing over the fence located at the intersection of Mary and [...]
BIA proposes moving Canada Day events in 2020
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express A proposal to move Oshawa’s Canada Day celebrations to downtown opened a floodgate of debate at a recent committee meeting. The Downtown [...]
Airport town hall scheduled for Sept. 24
The Oshawa Executive Airport Community Liaison Committee is inviting residents to attend the annual Airport Town Hall, taking place on Tuesday, Sept. 24, with doors opening [...]
City moving towards more welcoming streets
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express A plan is in the works to make Oshawa’s downtown core more “welcoming.” The “Welcoming Streets” initiative gained support from [...]
City urged to act on wooden structures
A local property owner has joined the city and Oshawa firefighters in calling on the province to review its fire safety legislation for wooden structures. (Photo by Colin [...]
New Trent program aimed at police officials
Trent University Durham GTA’s latest program will help senior police officials to better understand changing frameworks of police services and police services boards. The [...]