Child ridership program a success so far
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Durham Region Transit is seeking approval from the region to extend its “Kids Ride Free” pilot program. The program, which was approved [...]
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City offering day camps, extra programs if schools close
The City of Oshawa will be offering day camps and additional programming beginning on Monday, Oct. 7 in response to pending school closures by the Durham District School [...]
Durham schools could close on Monday
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express Due to the current CUPE strike action, Durham schools will be closed starting Monday until further notice. The Durham District School [...]
Two-way downtown traffic could be coming
The city is taking a hard look at embracing two-way traffic in the downtown core. At its latest meeting, Oshawa’s development services committee supported looking at six [...]
Two dead in crash north of city
Two people are dead and another in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a collision north of Oshawa this morning. At approximately 8:10 a.m Thursday morning., [...]
Changes coming to downtown crosswalks
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express Pedestrian crosswalks at several downtown Oshawa intersections are about to see some big changes. Beginning on Oct. 5, five of these [...]
City could rename section of Athol Street to honour Generals
The city is looking at potentially renaming a stretch of Athol Street from Centre Street South to Ritson Road to Memorial Cup Drive. (Photo by Chris Jones) By Dave [...]
West Nile Virus-positive mosquito found in Durham
The region’s Health Department has been notified some adult mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus. The positive batch of mosquitoes was collected from one of [...]
Speed limit increase pilot projects underway
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express The province is studying a potential speed limit increase on 400-series highways, but Oshawa’s MPP has some questions. The Ford [...]
Welcoming Streets questioned
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express A proposed partnership aiming to make Oshawa’s streets more welcoming received some criticism at a recent council meeting. The [...]