Boat launch could be coming sooner than later
The push to bring a public boat launch to Oshawa is picking up momentum. Boaters in the city have not had public access to the waters of Lake Ontario for nearly two decades [...]
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Violence rising in seniors homes
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Violence in long-term care homes in Ontario is on the rise according to a report from the Ontario Health Coalition. The report, “Situation [...]
Council wants focus on splash pads
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express It appears members of council want a focused approach towards splash pads in the community. At the latest 2019 budget deliberation [...]
Regional road budget up 1.8 per cent
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Durham Region staff have requested a 1.8 per cent funding boost for transportation servicing and financing in 2019. Staff presented to [...]
Post-secondary changes get mixed local reaction
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express Local schools, students unions, and politicians have all weighed in on changes to tuition fees and OSAP made recently by the Ford [...]
Region asked to help vulnerable Oshawa youth
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Two Trent University students have asked the region’s transit executive committee to consider providing bus tickets to vulnerable youth in [...]
Unifor calls for boycott of Mexican-built GM vehicles
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express The head of Unifor has called for Canadian and American consumers to boycott GM vehicles built in Mexico. National president Jerry Dias [...]
Oshawa man killed in crash
Dr. Ali Al-Beer, a resident of Oshawa, was killed in a car crash Wednesday afternoon northwest of Bowmanville when a dump truck struck his vehicle. (Photo supplied) An Oshawa [...]
GM workers set up blockades at corporate headquarters
Unifor national president Jerry Dias speaks as the union set up blockades at General Motors’ corporate headquarters in Oshawa. Dias says similar protests can be [...]
Local reaction to OSAP changes, tuition fee reductions
After the announcement of a 10 per cent reduction in tuition fees and changes to OSAP grant eligibility, local post-secondary institutes, student associations and politicians [...]