News

Recount results for the Office of Ward 1 City Councillor

On November 15, 2022, Oshawa City Council passed a resolution to require a recount of the votes cast for the Office of Ward 1 City Councillor for the candidates Rosemary McConkey and Theresa Corless. 

The recount was held on Thursday, November 24. The recount included the tabulation of all the Ward 1 ballots cast at each of the 11 Advance Voting days, the Vote by Mail ballots, and the ballots cast at the 7 Polling Stations and at City Hall on Voting Day.  

The Ward 1 ballots which were...

Share your Holiday Spirit and Oshawa Illuminates!

The City of Oshawa invites community members to help uplift spirits this holiday season by participating in the City of Oshawa’s Share Your Holiday Spirit Contest.

Community members can enter the Share Your Holiday Spirit Contest by submitting a photo at Oshawa.ca/holidaycontest. All outdoor displays that can be seen by those passing by are eligible for the contest, which runs November 28 to December 31, 2022. Three winners will be chosen at random to receive gift bags valued at approximately $100...

Metrolinx Notice: Durham Region - Aerial Survey Operation within the Lakeshore East Corridor

Project Overview 

Metrolinx’s GO Expansion program is delivering more GO service across the network, including trains every 15-minutes or better on key segments of the network. 
 
To support GO Expansion, we are upgrading the rail network and our GO stations to bring you more frequent and fully accessible service.
 
What is Happening?
As part of investigative work for the GO Expansion project, a Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPAS/Drone) will perform aerial surveys along the Lakeshore East...

DRPS Community Survey

The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is inviting the public to share their opinion on the services we provide to help us develop our strategic direction for 2024.

The Community Survey is now live and will remain open until December 31, 2022. This short survey takes five minutes to complete and aims to collect input related to public safety and policing in Durham Region.

Survey responses will help develop DRPS’ 2024 Strategic Plan, which serves as a guiding document highlighting the major priorities...

Winter parking effective December 1

The community is reminded that changes to on street parking for the winter season will be in effect beginning on Wednesday, December 1 through to April 1.

Community members are reminded that:

• On street parking is not permitted on Oshawa streets between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., from December 1 to April 1. Vehicles may be ticketed and/or towed during that time, regardless of snow clearing operations and weather conditions.
• In addition to the 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. regulations, vehicles...