Insurance still a stopping point with DD services bylaw
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express After pioneering regulations to rule the designated driving industry prior to its summer recess, members of council once again found [...]
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Citizens plea with council for ban on pet sales in stores
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express It was an emotional night inside the Oshawa council chambers when the corporate services committee opened the door for public comments [...]
GM Canada sales up
Two Oshawa-built vehicles are being cited as a reason for GM’s sales going up last month. The automaker moved 24,653 vehicles last month, compared to a little more than [...]
Discount sale coming to a taxi ride near you
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express In a push to allow taxicabs to be more competitive with the ever-expanding transportation-for-hire business, the corporate services [...]
Durham candidates set to debate women’s issues
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express A trio of regional organizations is following a national trend, inviting all federal candidates in Durham Region to participate in a [...]
Safe City Partnership disbanded
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express After nearly eight years, Oshawa Safe City Partnership has officially been disbanded. The partnership, established in 2007, was mandated [...]
Decade in the making
Work on the Legends Centre, which ran into problems with leaking shortly after it opened a decade ago, has now been completed. The city is paying approximately $765,000 of [...]
Pair of plans aim to keep water pure
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express The province has approved a duo of detailed plans that aim to protect the drinking water of those living in the Greater Toronto and [...]
Region readying distribution of KI pills
Warren Leonard, the director of the Durham Emergency Management Office, says the region has a plan in place in the event of a nuclear emergency. In years past, there have [...]
If the worst comes to pass
By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express With the upcoming distribution of potassium iodine tablets, Durham residents may be wondering what will happen in the event of a [...]