Canada Votes 2019
Canadians are heading to the polls on Monday, Oct. 21 for the 2019 federal election. The Oshawa Express reached out to local candidates and asked how they and their [...]
NEWS
Province speeds up process for new long-term care beds in Durham
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express The province is fast tracking the development of a new long-term care home (LTCH) in Clarington. The new home, located at 285 Boswell Drive [...]
City staff don’t support moving Canada Day activities to downtown
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express The Oshawa BIA has modified a request for Canada Day celebrations to be moved to downtown next year. The downtown advocacy organization [...]
Animal care advisory committee terms approved
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express The city is moving forward with the creation of an advisory committee aimed at protection and care of animals. The terms had been [...]
City seeking federal, provincial funds for three major projects
The expansion of the Oshawa Museum is one of three major projects the council was considering in a bid for a Canada Infrastructure grant at its latest meeting. By Dave [...]
Durham Transit officials expecting to break even in 2019
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Durham Region Transit is expecting to break even at the end of 2019. The prediction is based on a review of expenditures, revenues to date, [...]
Two per cent guideline eyed for regional budget
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express After a marathon meeting of Durham’s finance administration committee, it is recommended regional council aim for a two per cent property [...]
City wraps up work on historic bridge project
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express The city has wrapped up construction on a pivotal element of a vast development project. The Britannia Avenue East Bridge, which spans [...]
Councillors want region to invest more into municipalities
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Regional staff has laid out Durham’s long-term financial planning goals on the table. According to commissioner of finance Nancy Taylor, [...]
Traffic issues abound in Oshawa
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express The city’s community services committee was inundated with traffic concerns at its latest meeting. Councillors heard a delegation [...]