City says no to fire amalgamation
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express City council has made its feelings clear on the prospect of a regional fire service – it’s not needed. Following a letter from [...]
NEWS
High E. coli readings at Lakeview beaches
Regional bacteria testing at Lakeview East and Lakeview West beaches have found E coli levels at more than four times acceptable levels. Mike Pittman, a senior health [...]
Gibb and Olive expansion plans roll on
In the works for nearly a decade, the plan to expand and connect Gibb Street and Olive Avenue is still a go, with the region recently purchasing another of the 67 properties [...]
Oshawa against Hydro One sale
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express Oshawa council has drawn a line in the sand. At the latest regular meeting of council, councillors passed a resolution staking their [...]
Unifor urges council to support local manufacturing
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express Canada’s automotive production is at its lowest levels since the 1980s and Unifor Local 222 president Ron Svajlenko urged city council [...]
New surface helps road crossing
Workers install a new tactile walking surface at Albert and Athol streets earlier this month. The city has installed a new tactile walking surface it says will assist those [...]
Privacy breach in rec and culture department
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express More than 1,000 email addresses were shared accidentally on May 25 when an email from the city’s recreation and culture services branch [...]
Childcare may get more expensive
By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express The rates for regionally-operated childcare services may be going up this fall, according to a report passed by the region’s health [...]
Bloor Street officially the worst
CAA recently named Bloor Street East the worst road in the Halton-Peel-York-Durham corridor. Susan Siopis, the region’s director of transportation and field services, [...]
Students back in class for remainder of school year
By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express Public high school students across the region are back in class, and that’s where they will stay until summer break. A combo of [...]