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City of Oshawa delivering the strongest year of building permit activity in its recorded history
Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2022 11:10 AM
The City of Oshawa is pleased to report that our year-to-date building permit activity is well exceeding any year in Oshawa’s recorded history.
Oshawa’s previous annual building permit record was set in 2017 at $614 million. Year to date, the City has shattered this record with $779 million in building permit values for 2022, which is double the pace of 2021.
August 2022 building permit highlights include:
- Highest August for number of permits issued (240 permits surpassing 2006 record of 113)
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First of its Kind Lifesaving App now available in Durham Region
Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 01:57 PM
GM Canada and OnStar contribute $35,000 to implement PulsePoint in the community
Today, the City of Oshawa and Oshawa Fire Services, along with Lakeridge Health and the Durham Region Critical Incident Stress Support Team, announced the introduction of PulsePoint, a free mobile app that will help save lives.
PulsePoint works within the Oshawa Fire Services’ dispatch system by alerting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)-trained users through the PulsePoint Respond app when someone in a nearby...
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New Multi-Use Path system open on Thornton Road
Posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 03:15 PM
The City of Oshawa is pleased to announce the expansion of cycling options along Thornton Road North between King Street West and Taunton Road West.
The new multi-use path system connects to the existing Taunton Road West multi-use path which was recently extended from Northbrook Street to Somerville Street connecting with the on-road bike route. Pavement markings and signage have been added along Thornton Road to provide a seamless connection and to ensure drivers are aware of the new path system....
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Message from His Worship Mayor Dan Carter to Business Community Stakeholders, September 2022
Posted on Monday, September 12, 2022 09:27 AM
As we enter the fall season in the City of Oshawa, the bustling energy of our growing community becomes immediately apparent. We have approximately 30,000 post-secondary students returning to campus along with a return to the office across many industries. We have a brand new production shift ramping up manufacturing at GM Canada’s Oshawa Assembly Plant as part of an up to $1.3 billion investment in our community, along with record levels of construction activity across the city. While it is...
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City of Oshawa mourns the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Posted on Thursday, September 08, 2022 04:16 PM
On behalf of Oshawa City Council, Mayor Dan Carter expresses his deepest sorrow on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and offers his condolences to The Royal Family and the people of the Commonwealth.
Flags have been lowered to half-mast at City Hall and City facilities to honour the memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Crowned in Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and Queen of Canada. She dedicated her life to public service...