Mayor Carter thrilled with investment, third shift at Oshawa Assembly Plant

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...

State of the City: Let’s embrace the future together, says Mayor Carter

Calling for renewed hope and optimism, Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter delivered his 2022 State of the City Address to an audience of business and community leaders on March 30 at the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce’s Mayor’s Luncheon.

Mayor Carter began his annual State of the City Address thanking local businesses and partner organizations for rising to the challenge during the pandemic and finding innovative new ways to continue to deliver services, keep their staff safe and serve the community....

Message from Mayor Dan Carter To Business Community Stakeholders, March 2022

In the time since I shared my message with the business community in early February, we have received welcome news from the Province that we are moving through the continued easing of public health measures in response to the improvement of health system indicators. The ability to see the increased capacity for gathering sizes in many of our local establishments is an important step forward to support meaningful recovery of businesses in our great city.

The easing of public health measures will...

The City of Oshawa and the Business Advisory Centre Durham Inc. announces revitalization of Downtown Oshawa through partnership with My Main Street

Today, The City of Oshawa and the Business Advisory Centre Durham Inc. are pleased to announce that downtown Oshawa will be participating in the My Main Street Local Business Accelerator program to help revitalize our main streets, providing a total of $157,500 in non-repayable contributions to support local businesses.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced a $23.25-million...

The heart of the city returns to Instagram

Downtown Oshawa is back on Instagram. Follow @OshawaDowntown for a small glimpse into all the wonderful things Downtown Oshawa has to offer.

The account will largely feature downtown businesses, their products and services and the downtown experience while also sharing City programs and initiatives, good news stories, investment announcements, community spirit and more! 

In order to best represent Downtown Oshawa, the account will lean on those who know it best: the business owners and the community...