Hockey community slams city’s call to close ice pad
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express Supporters of minor hockey in Oshawa are once again blowing the whistle on city plans to get rid of an ice rink. Harman Park Arena almost [...]
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School superintendent gets promotion
A superintendent with the Durham District School Board (DDSB) has got himself a new job for next school year. Doug Crichton, DDSB’s superintendent of education, operations, [...]
All council meetings to be webstreamed
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express In a move to address multiple complaints from residents regarding special meetings of council not being webstreamed, council is set to [...]
City continues to eye west wharf land
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express Following the renewal of the city’s land use development and municipal service agreement with the Oshawa Port Authority, which is [...]
One beach open
E. coli levels are now low enough at Lakeview West beach for it to be designated safe for swimming by the regional health department. The weekly testing, however, has found [...]
Series of issues forces cancellation of Food Truck Frenzy
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express Despite winning a squabble over dates for their Food Truck Frenzy in downtown Oshawa, the BIA has been forced to cancel the event due to [...]
“We’re suffering”
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express It was bad ride for residents at 330 Gibb Street who were left without a functioning elevator for nearly 15 weeks. The four-storey [...]
Extra $1.4 million for new intersection
By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express The region’s budget for the new intersection at Conlin Road and Simcoe Street North has gone up by more than 25 per cent before [...]
The national anthem remains
Following a delegation from Oshawa resident Dale Jodoin, who requesting the city make moves to keep the national anthem at the start of council meetings, council has done [...]
Planning Oshawa’s future
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express Any document that is set to lay out a city’s priorities for the next five years can get a little wordy. However, it was action that [...]