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Oshawa recycles holiday trees to help restore streams

The City of Oshawa has teamed up with the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA) to help the environment by turning old holiday trees into important materials for restoring streams.

Holiday trees collected in January were delivered to CLOCA and are being used to stabilize stream banks, control erosion, collect sediment, and improve overall stream habitat and water quality at the Enniskillen Conservation Area.

This innovative approach falls under the practice of bioengineering, where...

We’re answering your questions September 19

Join Mayor Carter and senior City staff on Thursday, September 19 for a telephone open house! The City will be calling Oshawa landlines and provided cell numbers beginning at 6:30 p.m. The one hour call will include a brief update from the City before opening the lines for listeners to ask their questions about City programs and services, which include:

• waste, green bin and yard waste collection;
• City roads, including maintenance and snow clearing;
• parks and recreation;
• the City budget;
• sidewalk...

Start planning for fall activeOshawa programs

The City of Oshawa will release the fall/winter edition of the activeOshawa Recreation Guide on Wednesday, August 14 at Oshawa.ca/activeOshawa.

The City will open registration for fall swimming lessons only on Tuesday, August 20, at 9 a.m. Registration for general fall recreation programs, including arts and crafts, dance, music, fitness, and holiday camps, will begin on Thursday, August 22, at 9 a.m.

Be prepared

Community members can register at activeOshawa Online or in person at a city recreation...

Road Closure: Columbus Rd. E. from Grandview St. N. to east of Townline Rd,.

The Regional Municipality of Durham will be reconstructing Columbus Road East (Regional Road 3) from Grandview Street North to east of Townline Road in the City of Oshawa.

Construction Schedule

The Region’s contractor, Hard-Co Construction Ltd., will mobilize the week of August 6, 2024 with work scheduled to be complete in the fall of 2025. There will be a winter shutdown period between December 2024 and May of 2025. Work will resume in May of 2025 with the final completion anticipated in...

Oshawa hosts 2024 Regional FireFit Championships

More than 300 first responders will be competing when the City of Oshawa hosts the 2024 Eastern Ontario Regional FireFit Championships from August 9 - 11 at Delpark Homes Centre.

This competition provides community members a front-row seat as teams and individual firefighters from all over Ontario go head-to-head on tasks based on real-life emergencies.

This is the sixth year Oshawa has hosted a FireFit event. It launches on Friday, August 9 at 6 p.m. with the Charity Relay competition, which is...