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Have your say on Downtown Oshawa’s Visual Brand Identity
Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 12:30 PM
The City of Oshawa is calling on community members to share their input on how well the story of Downtown Oshawa – its people, places, and experiences – are reflected in communications.
The City is developing a new visual brand identity as part of the initiative to better communicate the qualities of Downtown Oshawa that best attract residents, businesses, students, and visitors. The purpose of this feedback form is to establish an understanding of the Downtown Oshawa community and its communication...
Message from His Worship Mayor Dan Carter to Business Community Stakeholders, April 2022
Posted on Thursday, April 07, 2022 06:45 AM
Embracing the future together. This was the foundation of my recent State of the City address to the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce membership and to chart our paths forward to a fulsome economic recovery. The ability to learn from these historical moments, recover and continue to grow is founded in the opportunity to work in true partnership. Every business across the City of Oshawa is considered a partner in our community.
We have thoughtfully and intentionally cultivated a spirit of partnership...
Downtown area businesses can apply to display sandwich board signs
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2022 05:15 AM
Businesses in the downtown area of Oshawa are encouraged to learn more about a pilot project that temporarily permits sandwich board signs.
Sandwich board signs are an affordable tool for businesses to advertise to visitors and community members, especially during the summer season.
The pilot project runs until April 1, 2023 and permits sandwich board signs in Central Business District Zones in the Downtown Oshawa Urban Growth Centre.
As part of the pilot project, business owners in the downtown...
Mayor Carter thrilled with investment, third shift at Oshawa Assembly Plant
Posted on Monday, April 04, 2022 12:30 PM
On behalf of the City of Oshawa, Mayor Carter enthusiastically welcomed the announcement that GM Canada will add light-duty pickup production and a third shift at the Oshawa Assembly Plant, creating more than 2,600 new jobs since operations resumed at the plant.
With the third shift of production, the Oshawa Assembly Plant will become the only GM plant producing both heavy-duty and light-duty pickups. The investment further solidifies Oshawa as a key player in the new transformed automotive...
Message from Mayor Dan Carter to Business Community Stakeholders
Posted on Tuesday, February 01, 2022 09:15 AM
Businesses like yours are an essential component of Oshawa’s dynamic and diverse neighbourhoods and their sustainability is a critical pillar of our community. As such, I am working with the Mayor’s Economic Recovery Task Force Chair, Regional and City Councillor Tito-Dante Marimpietri and both the membership of the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce (GOCC) and the Downtown Oshawa Business Alliance (DOBA) to advocate and assist in any way possible to help mitigate the financial losses that...