Province funding employment services at Durham College
Durham MPP Lindsey Park was joined by Whitby MPP Lorne Coe to announce almost $9 million in funding for employment services through Durham College. (Photo by Chris Jones) By [...]
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Durham Region hosting anti-Black racism town hall
Residents have been invited to take part in the region’s upcoming virtual anti-Black racism town hall. Durham Regional Chair John Henry has invited Durham Regional Police [...]
New math curriculum for students
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Elementary students will be seeing a new math curriculum in September. The new curriculum was developed over two years by the provincial [...]
City staff looking into accommodation tax
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express City council has approved, in principle, the establishment of a Municipal Accommodation Tax, which could bring in approximately $700,000 [...]
Region enters Stage 3 Friday
The province has announced more region’s will be moving into Stage 3 this Friday – including Durham. This decision was made in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer [...]
DDSB approves budget
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express/LJI Reporter Durham District School Board trustees have passed the 2020-21 budget, but it wasn’t without hesitation from some. [...]
City unable to provide rent abatement
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express City council has rejected two rent abatement requests from Durham Radio Inc. and Gemini Gymnastics. The two organizations recently sent city [...]
Comet NEOWISE visible in Oshawa’s night sky
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) in the predawn skies on July 9, 2020, over Deer Valley, Utah. Image Credit: NASA By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express The night sky will be shining a [...]
Region to remain in Stage 2 as province heads into Stage 3
While other municipalities are entering Stage 3 of the province’s recovery plan, Durham Region will remain in Stage 2. The Ontario government has announced nearly all [...]
OPUC to work with customers as moratorium ends
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express/LJI Reporter Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation (OPUC) is looking to help Oshawa residents ahead of the disconnection moratorium [...]