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A chilly night out

February 18, 2016

  Walkers will be braving the cold this weekend for the Coldest Night of the Year to benefit The Refuge. Participants can walk a two-, five- or 10-kilometre course, with [...]

Blue box changes for Family Day

February 11, 2016

Residents will be putting their recycling out on a different day next week thanks to Family Day. The region’s works department has announced blue box collection will be [...]

Pizza in the classroom

February 11, 2016

Everybody loves pizza, but nobody loves pizza more than kids. Oshawa’s Mary Street Public School will be launching its new Lunch and Learn program to help kids both get a [...]

Make plans to donate blood this year

February 11, 2016

With a new year comes a new need for blood donations. Canadian Blood Services is calling on the public to donate blood this year. Especially wanted are those with O-negative [...]

Calling all Durham artists

February 10, 2016

The deadline for illustrations for the Kids’ Safety Village of Durham Region colouring book is Feb. 12. Artists, you only have a few more days to get your entries in [...]

Keeping kids healthy

February 2, 2016

Junior and senior kindergarten students at St. John Bosco Catholic School learn about exercise as one of the ways they can stay healthy. Andrea Bau, the pharmacist at Custom [...]

UOIT gets $1M gift

February 2, 2016

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology will be able to help out local residents wishing to attend school thanks to a generous gift. The Joyce Foundation, [...]

Working against racism

January 29, 2016

Shailene Panylo, a former student at Maxwell Heights Secondary School and now attending the University of Toronto, is one of three winners of the province’s Lincoln M. [...]

Rotary club: A staple of the community

January 29, 2016

The Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood is working to ensure that the Kids’ Safety Village continues to offer valuable lessons on safety for children for decades to come. [...]

A cut above the rest

January 28, 2016

Oshawa’s newest Great Clips location celebrated their grand opening in the Costco plaza on Jan. 23. Sarah, the salon’s manager; Stephen, the owner; Kelly; [...]
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