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Wet roads, sharp turns and nausea

May 18, 2016

On a rain soaked day, members of the Oshawa Motorsport Club took to the development track at the Canadian Tire Motor Speedway to put their vehicles to the test. Here, [...]

Information for a price

May 13, 2016

By Graeme McNaughton/Column One of the main tasks for a reporter, no matter the medium, is to find out information. And one of the tools that reporters have at their disposal [...]

City should move now on ward review

May 11, 2016

By Joel Wittnebel/Column Municipal gears turn slowly. Anyone who has spent any amount of time in council chambers can attest to that. The reinstallation of the ward system is [...]

A secret history in plain site

May 11, 2016

The Sons of Temperance Hall was one of the first places where Freemasons in Oshawa would meet. Freemasonry’s history in Oshawa goes back to before 1850, although [...]

All about the money

May 7, 2016

By Bill Fox/Columnist I have fond memories from my days as a teenager, going to all of the Toronto Maple Leaf hockey games back in the mid-60s when they were winning the [...]

History repeats itself

May 3, 2016

When summer rolls around, everyone is thinking about taking a vacation. The kids are out of school for a few months, and the weather is just right. So why not get away? That [...]

Remember, you have to smile

April 21, 2016

By Bill Fox/Columnist I am always amazed at the increased church attendance for celebrations like Christmas or Easter. I have often seen people like my lawyer or banker at [...]

A strike from 79 years ago

April 20, 2016

By Jennifer Weymark/Archivist The year is 1937. The city of Oshawa has grown to 25,000 citizens. Alex C. Hall is the mayor. An unforgettable strike in the history of Oshawa [...]

Archives Awareness Week

April 8, 2016

By Jennifer Weymark/Archivist Did you know that the first week of April is Archives Awareness Week in Ontario? It’s true. In 2005, the provincial government passed Bill 34, [...]
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