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New Oshawa 40 km/h neighbourhoods now in effect
Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2023 09:19 AM
Update: Maps of the 40 km/h zones are now included.
To help improve community safety, the City of Oshawa has introduced new reduced speed limits in select Oshawa neighbourhoods.
The 40 km/h area pilot program lowers speed limits that are typically 50 km/h to 40 km/h in five neighbourhoods across the city approximately within these boundaries:
- Ward 1 - Conlin Rd. E., Townline Rd. N., Taunton Rd. E., and Harmony Rd. N. (map),
- Ward 2 - Taunton Rd. E., Ritson Rd. N., Rossland Rd. E., and Simcoe St. S. (
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Oshawa welcomes GM’s $280 million investment in next generation truck production
Posted on Tuesday, June 06, 2023 05:20 PM
On behalf of the City of Oshawa, Mayor Carter is thrilled to welcome GM Canada’s announcement that they will invest a further $280 million in the Oshawa Assembly plant to build GM’s next internal combustion engine (ICE) full-size trucks.
With this investment, GM has committed more than $1.4 billion in Oshawa since 2020. These investments further solidify Oshawa’s footprint in the transformed automotive industry of the future and ensure that GM manufacturing operations and thousands of quality jobs...
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Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park officially opens
Posted on Friday, June 02, 2023 11:00 AM
Long-time former Oshawa MP and NDP national leader Mr. Ed Broadbent was in Oshawa to celebrate the opening of Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park.
Dignitaries, members of Oshawa City Council, family and friends of Mr. Broadbent and community leaders were on hand for the official opening and ribbon-cutting on June 1.
Located at Simcoe Street and Harbour Road, Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park is the City of Oshawa’s newest addition to the waterfront parks system. The Waterfront Trail runs through the site and...
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Statement from Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter recognizing Pride Month in Oshawa
Posted on Thursday, June 01, 2023 03:21 PM
June 1st marks the beginning of Pride Month. From the uprising at Stonewall, to the demonstrations against the bathhouse raids, Pride is a movement. It’s a movement that is forged from those who have had the courage to live authentically. It’s a movement that is built on the efforts of the 2SLGBTQ+ people who said, “We are not wrong.” And today, it continues as a movement to advance the message that we all deserve to be understood, respected and accepted for who we are.
Pride Month is an...
![Group shot from left to right: Ward 2 Regional & City Councillor Tito-Dante Marimpietri, Ward 1 City Councillor Rosemary McConkey, Ward 5 Regional & City Councillor Brian Nicholson, Ward 5 City Councillor John Gray, Ward 3 City Councillor Bradley Marks, Deputy Fire Chief Stephen Barkwell, Fire Chief, Derrick Clark, Mayor Dan Carter, Deputy Fire Chief Todd Wood, Ward 2 City Councillor Jim Lee, Ward 3 Regional & City Councillor Bob Chapman and Ward 4 City Councillor Derek Giberson.](https://www.oshawa.ca/en/news/resources/News-Notices/Fire-Chief-with-Council-Deputy-Chiefs.jpg)
City of Oshawa celebrates Fire Chief Derrick Clark’s outstanding career
Posted on Monday, May 29, 2023 04:23 PM
Oshawa Fire Chief Derrick Clark, currently the longest-standing member of Oshawa Fire Services (O.F.S.), is set to retire at the end of July after a career spanning nearly four decades with the department.
Chief Clark’s tremendous work ethic, commitment and leadership skills were key to his success in rising through the ranks with Oshawa Fire Services. He began leading as Fire Chief in December 2016, but held a variety of other roles within the organization since his hiring in 1986. The Chief...