Grant for Special Olympics approved
Dipping further into their additional grant funds, the city’s finance committee has approved $5,000 to aid the Special Olympics being hosted throughout the city this [...]
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A year of top notch volunteering
Ann Thurn, left, happily accepts the Earl Hann Volunteer Award, given out annually to the Oshawa Community Museum and Archive’s top volunteer, from Jillian Passmore, [...]
Get your free compost
Need some compost for your garden? You should make your way to Lakeview Park this weekend. Between 8 a.m. and noon on Saturday, April 30, the region will be giving away free [...]
Lakeridge Health tops donation list
Oshawa’s hospital has once again topped the rest of the province when it comes to tissue donations. According to a news release from Lakeridge Health, 132 tissues donations [...]
The future of Glen Stewart Park
The city wants to hear your thoughts on what you think of Glen Stewart Park and its future. At a meeting scheduled for April 28, starting at 7 p.m., the city will be [...]
Energy from waste must have carbon cap
Re: “Region seeks cap and trade exemption for incinerator,” April 7, 2016 Dear Editor, The final agreement to build this facility was not signed until November 25, 2010. [...]
Man has his car taken away
An Oshawa man has had his driver’s license and car taken away after driving nearly 60 km/h over the speed limit in Guelph. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Monday, April 18, Guelph [...]
Arrest after string of sexual assaults
An Oshawa male is facing several charges in connection with several sexual assaults earlier this month at McMaster University in Hamilton. According to Hamilton police, [...]
File this under frustrations you might share
By Bill Fox/Columnist It has been a very challenging month, having my younger brother pass away from cancer in California. As mentioned in an earlier column, he had no family [...]
Could condos be coming to the waterfront?
A slice of privately-owned land near the city’s lakefront may be on the open market. The Maurac Lands is currenly held by an estate based in the British Guernsey [...]