Building permits continue to fall
For the fourth straight month, residential building permits were on the decline in the Oshawa area. According to new numbers from Statistics Canada, there were 148 [...]
NEWS
Unemployment rate goes up
The number of people in the Oshawa area out of work has gone up. According to new numbers from Statistics Canada, the Oshawa census metropolitan area – which also includes [...]
Councillors concerned with growing costs
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express A pair of city projects has councillors seeing red after they have been forced to fork over more than $100,000 in cost overruns. The [...]
Report: Meeting should have been open
An external investigation into a pair of closed meetings surrounding the Durham York Energy Centre has concluded the meetings should not have been closed to the [...]
GM sees drop in sales
Despite a drop in sales last month for General Motors of Canada, the Oshawa-built Buick Regal saw its sales go up 300 per cent. General Motors of Canada saw its sales fall [...]
Regional news
Site for hazardous waste up for approval The works department has found the spot it wants to put a new hazardous and special waste facility. The site at 1998 Region Road 57 [...]
City backs Gens’ push for Cup
In 2015, the Oshawa Generals were successful in their trip to Quebec, hoisting the Memorial Cup. Three years later in 2018, the Gens hope to host the 100th edition of the [...]
City looks to enhance public Wi-Fi
By Joel Wittnebel The Oshawa Express A set of community projects are set to get a boost after the City of Oshawa received its first chunk of FedDev dollars from the [...]
Night paving on Ritson
Nighttime drivers may have to look at a different route this month, thanks to some late night paving work being done on Ritson Road. Work is set to start this week on Ritson [...]
Unifor to target GM
Unifor, the union representing autoworkers at the Oshawa Assembly, has announced that General Motors will be the target company for ongoing contract negotiations. Jerry Dias, [...]