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Game on: Dale Hawerchuk Park opens with a faceoff

The new Dale Hawerchuk Park officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, where Oshawa City Council and the late legend’s family and friends honoured him with a friendly game of street hockey.

In 2020, City Council unanimously approved naming the park in honour of Dale Hawerchuk, a decorated hockey hero who grew up in Oshawa before drawing the attention of Junior and National Hockey League (NHL) scouts.

Fittingly, the park is situated in the new Symphony Towns development on Harmony Road...

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...

Construction underway on Rose Valley Community Park

Construction is well underway on Rose Valley Community Park, located at 1095 Thornton Rd. North, north of Rossland Road and south of Taunton Road.

The overall project will include:

• multiple children’s playground structures designed for variety of age groups and activity levels
• benches, shaded rest areas and accessible washrooms
• pickleball courts
• expanded B.M.X. bike park
• accessible enhancements, including pathways, play structures and a fully accessible strider bike path
• a formal garden area
• walking...

Introducing Oshawa’s 2024 Junior Fire Chief

Oshawa Fire Services has announced Gabriel, a sixth grader from Sir Albert Love Catholic School, as Oshawa’s 2024 Junior Fire Chief.  

The Junior Fire Chief contest encouraged Oshawa students in Grades 5 and 6 to submit a video outlining the importance of smoke alarms and home escape planning. Gabriel’s role is to be an ambassador for fire safety in his school, home and community and a positive role model for his peers.

Oshawa Fire Services announced Gabriel’s achievement on Thursday, June 6, at a...