Civic square getting a facelift
Civic Square will see a few changes in the coming months. The city hopes the addition of art and new furniture will make the space more inviting and improve it as a fixture [...]
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Talks on GM Centre jumbotron continued
The cost to replace the jumbotron at the GM Centre will be anywhere from $722,000 to $820,000. The Gens offered to pay the city $60,000 annually for five years to help pay [...]
Reduced train service on GO line
Residents taking the Lakeshore East GO train are reminded that train service will be reduced for two weekends in May. Beginning May 8 at 8 p.m., there will be trains every [...]
GM cutting workforce by 1,000
Due to the loss of Chevrolet Camaro production later this year, General Motors of Canada has announced it will be reducing its workforce at Oshawa Assembly by 1,000 workers [...]
Liberals find their man
Tito-Dante Marimpietri By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express Oshawa residents will see a familiar face representing the Liberals in the upcoming federal election. Winning [...]
City weighing options on web streaming
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express In an effort to further transparency at city hall, one Oshawa resident is asking council to consider web streaming all of its special [...]
Residents push against proposed Bond development
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express A proposed five-storey retirement home at Bond Street West and Stevenson Road North was met with more concerns from residents in the [...]
Incinerator “six to seven months” behind
The Durham York Energy Centre, originally expected to be running last December, is now expected to be fully operational by August. By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express The [...]
Mayor: The premier is listening
Oshawa Mayor John Henry By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express In advance of the release of the federal and provincial budgets on April 22 and 23 respectively, the Large Urban [...]
Teachers’ strike enters second week
By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express For Durham District School Board chair Mike Barrett, the second week of the public high school teachers’ strike looks an awful lot [...]