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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...

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Lane restrictions on Wilson Rd. S. and Wentworth St. E.

The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of lane restrictions on Wilson Rd. S. and Wentworth St. E. in the City of Oshawa due to ongoing watermain break repairs.

When: Until the repair is complete.

Where: Lane restrictions are in place at the intersection of Wilson Road South and Wentworth Street East in Oshawa. Eastbound curb lane at Wentworth and Wilson is closed, and all lanes are completely closed on Wilson Road south of Wentworth. 

Why: To safely complete an extended repair to...

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Lane restrictions on Ritson Rd. from Viola Ave. to Mitchell Ave.

The Regional Municipality of Durham will begin deck repairs on the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway overhead bridge on Ritson Road (Regional Road 16) in the City of Oshawa. The work includes bridge deck and sidewalk surface removals and patching, replacement of expansion joints and asphalt paving with associated traffic control.

Construction schedule The Region’s contractor, KB Civil Constructors Inc., will mobilize October 28, 2024, and is anticipated to complete the work by December 6, 2024...

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