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City of Oshawa shares record-breaking year of construction activity and economic growth
Posted on Monday, December 12, 2022 12:15 PM
More than 200 real estate and development professionals from across the G.T.A. took part in the City of Oshawa’s 17th Annual Realtor & Developer Breakfast on November 30, in partnership with Panattoni Development Company Canada. Offered in a new hybrid format for 2022, participants gained the latest insights from an expert panel on commercial, industrial and residential trends affecting local markets.
Attendees were presented with an economic overview of Oshawa’s ambitious growth in recent years...
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City of Oshawa Launches Downtown Visual Brand Identity – DTO
Posted on Monday, November 28, 2022 01:12 PM
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The City of Oshawa is excited to launch a new look and feel in the downtown core. DTO, Downtown Oshawa’s new visual brand identify, reflects the qualities that attract residents, businesses, students and visitors to our urban core.
DTO represents the strength and vibrancy of our downtown residents and businesses who have built and continue to evolve the area. The DTO visual identity features DTO forms inspired by the area’s bold architecture that provide...
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...
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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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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...