Local musician releases new single
Ethan Gardner A local folk musician has released a new single in advance of his upcoming album. Courtice singer-songwriter Ethan Gardner wrote and recorded “prolifically [...]
COMMUNITY
Anti-black racism town hall coming up
Residents are invited to join Durham Region’s upcoming virtual Anti-Black Racism town hall. The town hall will take place on March 18 with the theme “Make the Connection: [...]
Nominations open to honour environmental achievements
The Durham Environmental Advisory Committee (DEAC) is accepting nominations for the Environmental Achievement Awards, celebrating environmental excellence in 2019 and 2020. [...]
Adopt-a-Garden Bed Program to resume
The Adopt-a-Garden program produced more than 750 pounds of produce for Feed the Need in Durham in 2020. The city is going ahead with the Garden Bed Program again this year [...]
Oshawa library challenging families to read 1,000 books
Oshawa Public Libraries has a challenge for families with young children: to read 1,000 books before kindergarten. “It sounds like a lot, but it’s easy!” states the [...]
Feed the Need in Durham receives largest one-time donation ever
Feed the Need in Durham (FTND) has received its largest one-time donation ever in honour of the Durham Crusaders’ ‘I Play for Soup’ initiative. As part of the Chevrolet [...]
Standing up against bullying
Oshawa resident Ryan Doyle spent years suffering at the hands of bullies throughout his years in school. Now, he’s doing what he can to help others by spreading his [...]
Local residents sleeping outside overnight to raise awareness for homelessness
Melissa Schneider, right, and Andrea Brum, left, the pair that runs DUO (Do Unto Others), which serves meals and warm clothing to the homeless, will be spending 12 hours [...]
Oshawa Public Libraries supports local isolation centre
Oshawa Public Libraries CEO Frances Newman delivered bags of books and online resources to those staying at the COVID-19 isolation centre in downtown Oshawa. COVID-19 [...]
City looking to honour local volunteers
The City of Oshawa is looking to recognize local volunteers who contribute to community-based organizations. Individuals must be nominated for recognition by their volunteer [...]