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City and Port Authority take next step forward
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2022 04:10 PM
The City of Oshawa and Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) welcome City Council’s direction to move forward on a number of agreements resulting from a Memorandum of Understanding signed by both parties earlier this year. This signifies a renewed commitment by the City and HOPA to strengthen their working relationship in realizing a shared vision of a prosperous working waterfront that complements the City’s active and vibrant public spaces. The forthcoming agreements will result in the following...
Durham College and Metrolinx make provincial history with their first station naming partnership
Posted on Tuesday, October 04, 2022 02:45 PM
Durham College (DC) is officially on the map after recently acquiring the naming rights to one of GO Transit’s busiest stations. The leading post-secondary institution has embarked on a 10-year agreement with Metrolinx, with its first station naming partnership.
Beginning October 4, what was formerly known as the Oshawa GO station will now be referred to by its brand-new name – Durham College Oshawa GO. By partnering with Metrolinx, DC is strengthening its relationship with future students, employees...
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)
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...
Message from His Worship Mayor Dan Carter to Business Community Stakeholders, August 2022
Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2022 08:25 AM
It’s summer in the great City of Oshawa and with that comes the return of many amazing events in our community. It’s exciting to see so many families, community members of all ages and visitors enjoying Oshawa events and attractions, including the award-winning Peony Festival weekend and Fiesta Week that both attracted thousands of visitors in June. As we head into August, I would like to highlight three upcoming events in our great city.
Kars on King
Kars on King takes place the evening of Friday,...