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Debwewin Miikan street sign unveiled in Oshawa

The street sign for Debwewin Miikan (Duh-Bway-Win Mee-Can) was unveiled this afternoon in a traditional Indigenous renaming ceremony in downtown Oshawa. The ceremony was overseen by local Elders and supported by Bawaajigewin Aboriginal Community Circle. Proudly featuring the Thunderbird logo of the Anishinabek Nation, the street sign and its name promote Indigenous languages and their revitalization while demonstrating the City’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.

Debwewin Miikan means...

Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week and Daylight Savings Reminders

November 1 to 7 is Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness Week in Ontario and Oshawa Fire Services (OFS) is reminding residents to install new batteries in all smoke and CO alarms when setting the clocks back one hour on Sunday, November 3 at 2:00 a.m.

It is required by law that all landlords and homeowners have working smoke alarms on every level of the home and outside all sleeping areas. CO alarms must be installed near all sleeping areas in residential homes and in service rooms, and adjacent...

Oshawa City staff profiled as part of Local Government Week celebration

Four City of Oshawa staff are taking you behind the scenes this week as the City celebrates Local Government Week.

Celebrated annually province-wide during the third week of October, Local Government Week offers residents and community members an open invitation to learn more about their municipal government. As the level of government closest to the community, our programs and services have a significant impact on your day-to-day life.

This week, residents and community members are encouraged to...

Let’s make Halloween accessible for all!

The City of Oshawa is proud to support Treat Accessibly – a grassroots movement encouraging Canadians to create a safe, accessible and inclusive trick-or-treating experience.

Oshawa residents looking to provide an accessible experience for trick-or-treaters this year can pick up a free Treat Accessibly lawn sign to display from City Hall, a City recreation facility or Oshawa Public Libraries branch.

  Providing an accessible trick-or-treating experience is easy; here’s how:

• Distribute candy from an...

Help map Oshawa’s Stormwater Management Master Plan

The City of Oshawa is developing its first consolidated Stormwater Management Master Plan. The Master Plan will be developed through a City-wide comprehensive study that will evaluate the effectiveness of existing key stormwater management infrastructure, develop stormwater management strategies and policies for sustainable growth through the year 2051, and recommend and prioritize rehabilitation actions and new works.

The Stormwater Management Master Plan will also consider the City’s...