COLUMNS

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]