City in the dark on pipeline application
Councillor John Aker takes a look at the proposed route of TransCanada’s new natural gas pipeline back in 2014. The scopes of the project have changed since then, [...]
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Councillor: Payment rules still current
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express The way Oshawa city councillors are paid could soon be under review for the first time in more than a decade. When speaking to The Oshawa [...]
“We’re basically providing medicine to patients”
One of the operators of GW Weed Emporium, who asked not to be named, stands behind the counter of the downtown shop. The medical marijuana dispensary, the first of its kind [...]
Region seeks cap and trade exemption for incinerator
As part of its comments to the provincial government on the upcoming cap and trade laws, the Region of Durham has requested that the Durham York Energy Centre be exempted [...]
Many are still missing the message
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express Despite high profile cases that have taken over the headlines in recent months, it seems some in Durham Region are still missing the [...]
Issues of ownership loom over Genosha
Work continues to be at a standstill at the former Genosha Hotel downtown. The reasoning behind the stoppage was a disagreement between Bowood, the building’s [...]
Incinerator meetings under investigation
A pair of closed meetings, which decided the eventual fate of the Durham York Energy Centre, are now under investigation following allegations that they were improperly [...]
Drug costs go down for more low-income seniors
More low-income seniors in Oshawa and across the province will soon be able to qualify for the province’s drug program, saving approximately $130 per year. Starting Aug. 1, [...]
U-Pass price hike approved
By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express After months of debates and delays by regional councillors, university and college students finally have an answer on the future [...]
Muffle the loud mufflers
The excessive growl of modified mufflers has one Oshawa resident looking to councillors to hit the mute button. Bill Shepherd says the rumble of modified mufflers is not only [...]