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Mayor Statement: Province's announcement to address homelessness, mental health & addictions crisis
Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2024 04:17 PM
Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter has released the following statement on the December 12, 2024 announcement of the Province’s investment of funding and plans to enhance legislative powers for municipalities and police services to address Ontario’s homelessness, mental health and addictions crisis:
With this announcement, I am optimistic that collectively we are moving towards addressing Ontario’s homelessness, mental health and addictions crisis and providing compassionate services and safety for those who...

Track the future: Oshawa’s new dashboard measures progress on strategic goals
Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2024 11:48 AM
The City of Oshawa has launched an online dashboard to track the progress on goals outlined in our new Strategic Plan.
Approved by Council in June, the Oshawa Strategic Plan 2024 – 2027: Innovate. Belong. Care. Lead. is the City’s highest policy document. The Plan identifies a vision for the long-term future, refines the City’s corporate mission and sets out a series of priority areas, goals and actions to move towards the vision.
The new dashboard tracks 28 performance metrics and helps us measure...

Rose Valley Community Park Construction Milestones
Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2024 10:10 AM
Construction is progressing on Rose Valley Community Park, located at 1095 Thornton Rd. North, north of Rossland Road and south of Taunton Road.
The new pickle ball courts and the installation of two playground areas are now complete. Construction of the bike tracks, shade structures and formal garden are ongoing, with majority of the hard surfaces finished. The installation of the park washroom building, operations storage building, a new pedestrian crosswalk on Thornton Road, and landscape...

Construction progresses on Rotary Park – Oshawa’s centennial Legacy Project
Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 04:25 PM
The Rotary Park and Pool Redevelopment project is reaching construction milestones.
Construction began in Spring 2024 and it continues to move forward and advance with the recent installation of the footings for the building foundation. Other completed work includes underground servicing such as watermain, storm and sanitary sewers.
The project schedule continues to target opening for Summer 2025.
About Rotary Park Redevelopment project
The Rotary Park Redevelopment project will include:
- a new outdoor...
City of Oshawa mourns the passing of Justice Murray Sinclair
Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2024 05:32 PM
On behalf of Oshawa City Council, Mayor Dan Carter expresses his deepest sorrow on the passing of The Honourable Murray Sinclair, and offers sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all Indigenous communities.
Justice Murray Sinclair was one of the first Indigenous judges in Canada and a former member of the Senate of Canada. Through this work, he worked passionately and tirelessly to advance the rights of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
He had an instrumental role as the former...