City News

Call for nominations: Oshawa accessibility awards 2025

The City of Oshawa and the Oshawa Accessibility Advisory Committee annually present Accessibility Improvement Awards to residents, businesses and organizations of Oshawa who have taken steps to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.

There are many individuals, businesses and organizations in our community that are making a difference so that people of all abilities can actively live, work, learn and play in Oshawa. Perhaps it is the neighbour who shovels the snow from your mother’s...

Centennial community-based art project installed at Delpark Homes Centre

The City of Oshawa is excited to announce the installation of the centennial community-based art project, “How Many Hearts?” at the Delpark Homes Centre located at 1661 Harmony Road North.

The “How Many Hearts?” project, created in collaboration with the LivingRoom Community Art Studio and community members, was created with mulberry paper and permanent marker. This artwork unites more than 300 individual perspectives, stories and aspirations in a hanging artwork that symbolizes the bonds we share...

Nominate a Community Legend today!

The City of Oshawa is now accepting nominations from individuals, groups, and organizations that have positively touched our community for the Community Legend Award.

The Community Legend Award recognizes a person of any age or an organization or a group who has:

• made a significant contribution to an activity, sport or community initiative as a volunteer;
• contributed to improving the quality of life of the Oshawa community; and/or,
• made a significant impact on the Oshawa community at a grassroots...

Oshawa Named a Green Building Champion

In November, the Durham Greener Buildings program held its annual Evening of Recognition, celebrating buildings in Durham Region that perform exceptionally well in energy efficiency.

The City of Oshawa received two awards:

Best Energy Performing Fire Station (Large) Award — City of Oshawa’s Fire Hall 1

The Award is based on the fire station with the lowest energy usage when compared against building size.

In 2023, Fire Hall 1 underwent significant modifications to the building exterior and the...

Celebrating Oshawa’s 2024 success with a clear vision for the future

As we wrap up 2024 there is much to celebrate and look forward to, Oshawa! 

2024 marked our Centennial Celebration Year with the official 100+ anniversary kick-off on March 8 at the Regent Theatre in downtown Oshawa. Other centennial highlights included commemorative art and legacy projects and enhanced City events that drew record attendance at Canada Day, the award-winning Peony Festival and Kars on King.

To guide our future growth and success, the City introduced a new Oshawa Strategic Plan (OSP)....