City News

Oshawa properties receive Ontario Heritage Act designation

Oshawa City Council recently recognized three properties in Oshawa as being of cultural heritage value or interest under the Ontario Heritage Act:

• Union Cemetery (760 King St. W.)
• The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (72 Queen St.)
• Memorial Park (110 Simcoe St. S.)

Union Cemetery
Established in 1837, when a church and burying ground were created on what is now the southwest corner of the cemetery, Union Cemetery is the resting place of some of Oshawa’s earliest pioneer families. In 1875, the name was...

Oshawa Fire Services Now Dispatches & Alerts All Durham Region Fire Services

The City of Oshawa and Oshawa Fire Services (OFS) are pleased to announce that OFS has expanded its dispatch/alerting operations to cover the entire Durham Region, following the consolidation of dispatch services with Ajax and Pickering Fire Services.

This consolidation allows Oshawa to serve as the sole municipality dispatching/alerting for the entire regions’ fire services, demonstrating that OFS and the City of Oshawa are leaders in efficiency, innovation and collaboration.

The dispatch...

New materials will now be accepted through Durham Region’s Green Bin Program

Starting July 1,The Regional Municipality of Durham will be accepting diapers, menstrual products, incontinence products, pet waste and pet litter in the Green Bin for weekly curbside collection. The enhanced program will continue to use the same style of Green Bins.

Durham Region will be processing all Green Bin materials at an existing Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility. This technology allows for additional materials to be accepted into the program and collected weekly, rather than every other...

Be aware: Text Message Scam Asking for Payment of Penalties

The City of Oshawa has become aware that residents have received suspicious text messages asking for payment of outstanding penalties.

The City of Oshawa does not send text messages about parking violations, tickets or penalties of any kind. If you receive a text message of this nature, do not click on any links or provide personal information.

If you have questions about City communications regarding outstanding penalties, please contact Service Oshawa at 905-436-3311 or [email protected]

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Celebrating Oshawa's Graduates

Convocation season is well underway in the City of Oshawa – the proud home of Durham College, Ontario Tech University and Trent University Durham GTA. These globally recognized institutions offer our community access to top talent, are home to world-renowned centres for research and development and generate innovative solutions for our region. With nearly 30,000 full-time students enrolled annually across Oshawa’s leading institutions, our community is brimming with opportunity for companies...