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City of Oshawa and Trent University to offer financial support to Oshawa students in need

The City of Oshawa and Trent University have created a dedicated endowment fund to provide support to Oshawa students attending the University’s Durham GTA campus.

Beginning in the 2021-2022 academic year, the City of Oshawa Student Bursaries Endowment Fund will support students who reside in Oshawa, are enrolled at Trent University Durham GTA and have demonstrated socio-economic need.

The Endowment Fund is supported by a $100,000 contribution from Trent University, in exchange for an equivalent land...

Oshawa sets another building record in June amid pandemic

Year-to-date construction value issued in Oshawa has already exceeded 2019’s total construction value by $8 million, with the City of Oshawa setting yet another building record last month: the highest June for industrial permit value ($62.93 million) since 1986 ($16.47 million).

Four major projects issued in June 2020 contributed to these milestones:

• CSPAC Industrial Thornton & Wentworth – new industrial (883 Thornton Rd. S.) total value of $49,100,400.
• Oshawa South Self Storage Limited...

Oshawa’s Building Services goes fully digital

The City of Oshawa is pleased to announce that Building Permit and Inspection Services is now fully digital!

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Building Services has found innovative ways to use existing technologies to digitize its processes and service delivery. The City is now able to accept permit applications, take payments, review, add comments and issue building permits all without paper and with City staff mostly working remotely.

Permit Applications

Plans Examiners are able to receive permit...

Oshawa sets three more building records in April amid pandemic

Construction value issued in Oshawa saw an increase in the previous two months, with the City of Oshawa setting three building records for the month of April 2020:

• Highest April for Residential permit value ($124.4 million, surpassing $63.4 million set in 2015).
• Highest April for number of Apartment Units (371 units, surpassing 171 units record set in 1981).
• Highest April for total number of residential units (452 units, surpassing 281 units record set in 1981).

The two major projects issued in...