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Winter reminders and share your feedback this season
Posted on Thursday, December 07, 2023 04:05 PM
The City of Oshawa reminds the community of snow and ice removal responsibilities and seasonal parking reminders, and invites community members to share their feedback on winter maintenance operations on Connect Oshawa.
On-street parking
On-street parking is not permitted on Oshawa streets from December 1 to April 1 between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. Vehicles may be ticketed and/or towed during that time, regardless of snow clearing operations and weather conditions.
In addition to the 2 a.m....
Oshawa Fire Services reminds residents to put fire safety first this holiday season
Posted on Wednesday, December 06, 2023 11:12 AM
Oshawa Fire Services, along with other Fire and Emergency Services in Durham Region and Kawartha Lakes, have partnered with Enbridge Gas to promote 12 Days of Holiday Safety on local radio stations.
From December 9 to 11, radio advertisements featuring representatives from Enbridge Gas will promote the holiday safety campaign and provide carbon monoxide safety tips on KX96 New Country FM, 94.9 theRock, 107.7FM and 1580AM CKDO. The team of public educators and other fire personnel from the local...
2024 Oshawa City Budget adopted
Posted on Wednesday, December 06, 2023 09:39 AM
The 2024 City of Oshawa budget has been adopted. The 2024 budget is aligned with Council’s guiding principle of financial stewardship and the City’s Financial Strategy.
The 2024 budget requires a 3.89% increase to the overall City tax levy, which represents an increase to the Oshawa portion of the residential tax bill of approximately $82.25 (or $6.85 a month) on a property assessed at $356,000 (Oshawa’s median house assessment value as published by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation)...
Oshawa post-secondary partners earn national acclaim for education and research excellence
Posted on Tuesday, December 05, 2023 10:38 AM
The City of Oshawa is the proud home to Durham College, Ontario Tech University and Trent University Durham Greater Toronto Area (GTA) – three globally recognized institutions offer access to top talent, are home to world-renowned centres for research, and develop and generate innovative business solutions for our community.
We proudly recognize and join in celebrating with our post-secondary education and research partners several of their recent achievements.
Canada’s best primarily...
Register now for curbside Christmas tree pickup in the new year
Posted on Monday, December 04, 2023 02:35 PM
With the holiday’s fast approaching, registration for the City of Oshawa’s curbside Christmas Tree collection program is now open. Register at Oshawa.ca/treecollection and scratch this task off your holiday to-do list.
Community members are asked to register their address by Thursday, January 4, 2024, in order to receive curbside collection of their Christmas tree. To register visit Oshawa.ca/treecollection or by calling Service Oshawa at 905-436-3311.
Once registered, residents will receive curbside...