Holiday shift in blue box collection
Recycling collection is bumped forward by a day this week due to Family Day. Residents putting out their recycling for pickup this week will have to wait an extra day. Due to [...]
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“She was always working at something”
Pauline Beal By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express When Doug Beal looks back at the life of his mother, Pauline, he remembers a woman who always had something to do. “She [...]
Audit identifies gaps in training of city staff
An audit of city services has found that Oshawa has a number of gaps in its health and safety protocols, including what the auditor calls “a lack of oversignt across [...]
French: Two years later, and still no action
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express It’s been over two years, and MPP Jennifer French says not much has changed to make things safer following the tragic death of a Durham [...]
Unemployment rate continues to fall
The number of people out of work in the Oshawa area is continuing the downward trend that started in the latter half of 2016. According to new data from Statistics Canada, [...]
City says goodbye to Nancy Diamond
As of Tuesday morning, the flags at city hall remain at half mast. The flags were lowered upon the news of Nancy Diamond’s death. By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa [...]
Region making the case for anaerobic digestion
An anaerobic digester and biogas generator in Bourg-en-Bresse, France, southwest of Lyon, seen here, was one of several sites visited by a Durham Region contingent this past [...]
Clarington councillor running for provincial nomination
Joe Neal A regional councillor out of Clarington has announced he will be seeking the Progressive Conservative Party’s nomination for Durham in next year’s provincial [...]
City set to award single-soured contract for harbour project
The City of Oshawa is set to single source a contract for the city’s harbour project. XCG Consultants, which would receive the $314,500 contract, has already worked on [...]
Councillors split on creating new tax bracket
During a delegation at committee of the whole, Howard Paskowitz, a senior development manager with Medallion Corporation, called for the creation of a new, lower tax bracket [...]