Former General gives back to Durham
Former General and Memorial Cup champ Will Petschenig is looking to help grieving children and families with A Heart Like Mine. (Twitter photo) By Chris Jones/The Oshawa [...]
October 2020
Oshawa man builds outdoor food pantry for those in need
Derrick Webber has built a pantry in front of his house to provide free food for people in need. (Photo by Courtney Bachar) By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express/LJI Reporter [...]
Happy Halloween!
Daniela, Laila and Lucia are ready to celebrate Halloween in their favourite costumes. (Photo by Randy Nickerson) By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Trick-or-treating this [...]
DRIFF helping educators
DRIFF is looking to help teachers both virtually and in-person by challenging students to think critically through film. From Nov. 4 to Nov. 6, DRIFF EDU will provide [...]
100 Men donates to Girls Inc.
(Photo by Randy Nickerson) After choosing from one of three local organizations, 100 Men of Oshawa has donated $8,050 to Girls Inc. of Durham Region. The group regularly [...]
Lords legend Nemish calls it a career
After a storied career, Durham Lords softball coach Jim Nemish is hanging it up, and has announced his retirement. Legendary Lords softball coach Jim Nemish is calling it a [...]
DRPS appoints new interim deputy chief
Superintendent Joe Maiorano (Photo courtesy DRPS) Superintendent Joe Maiorano has been appointed as the new Interim Deputy Chief of Police for Durham Regional Police Services [...]
Parallels between literature and life
Dear Editor, Do you notice any parallels today in the following? Unfortunately, they are visible again, many due to the pandemic. “When you see that in order to [...]
Health issues don’t recognize borders
Dear Editor, One obvious conclusion arising from this pandemic is that health issues don’t recognize borders. But, despite the massive consequences of COVID-19, our [...]
Halloween isn’t the same
By Chris Jones/Column I’m not sure if anyone else has noticed, but Halloween sure has changed since I was a kid. I remember running through crowds of other costumed [...]