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Culture Counts Awards nominations being accepted in January 2025

The City of Oshawa is calling for nominations of artists, collectives and organizations that have made a meaningful impact in the community.

Nominations for the Oshawa Culture Counts Awards will be accepted beginning Monday, January 6. The deadline for nominations is 11:59 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2025. Oshawa City Council will present recipients with their awards at a Council meeting in spring 2025.

Culture Counts Awards

Oshawa’s Culture Counts Awards celebrate and honour the creative and...

Prime downtown space available to be reimagined

The City of Oshawa is offering an opportunity to reimagine the space at 47 Bond St. W. located at the southeast corner of Bond St. W. and Centre St. N. This space was formerly known as the downtown bus terminal. The goal is to transform the fully serviced space and land into a development that will positively contribute to downtown Oshawa.

The Site includes the following areas:

• The Terminal: a bus terminal  featuring a public hall, washrooms, a former ticketing office and a second-floor lounge;
• The...

2025 Budget “Addressing the Present; Building for the Future”

The City of Oshawa’s 2025 Budget has been adopted. The budget reflects the City’s Strategic Plan and Financial Strategy, and focuses on strategic decision-making, service levels and long-term financial sustainability strategies like cost mitigation, building reserves and investing in infrastructure.

The property tax bill issued by the City of Oshawa collects property taxes for not only itself, but also the Regional Municipality of Durham and the Province for local school boards. The Oshawa...

Oshawa Named a Green Building Champion

In November, the Durham Greener Buildings program held its annual Evening of Recognition, celebrating buildings in Durham Region that perform exceptionally well in energy efficiency.

The City of Oshawa received two awards:

Best Energy Performing Fire Station (Large) Award — City of Oshawa’s Fire Hall 1

The Award is based on the fire station with the lowest energy usage when compared against building size.

In 2023, Fire Hall 1 underwent significant modifications to the building exterior and the...

Celebrating Oshawa’s 2024 success with a clear vision for the future

As we wrap up 2024 there is much to celebrate and look forward to, Oshawa! 

2024 marked our Centennial Celebration Year with the official 100+ anniversary kick-off on March 8 at the Regent Theatre in downtown Oshawa. Other centennial highlights included commemorative art and legacy projects and enhanced City events that drew record attendance at Canada Day, the award-winning Peony Festival and Kars on King.

To guide our future growth and success, the City introduced a new Oshawa Strategic Plan (OSP)....