Ward 4

The City of Oshawa proudly announces that the 17^th annual Peony Festival will be presented online at Oshawa.ca/Peony from June 1 to 27. Recognized by Ontario’s Top 100 Festivals and Events for nine consecutive years, the virtual festival will feature videos of peony gardens, expert advice, gardening tips and online activities for all ages.

Community members are invited to display their artistic abilities by participating in the following opportunities:

• Art competition: sponsored by Tim Hortons,...

The City of Oshawa is pleased to announce the Adopt-a-Giving Garden Program has returned for the 2021 growing season and will see the City once again partner with Durham Master Gardeners, Oshawa Garden Club and Feed the Need Durham.

During the 2020 growing season, a total of 750 pounds of fresh produce was harvested from nine of the annual garden beds on the north side of City Hall – all in support of Feed the Need in Durham. These garden beds were converted from flower gardens to vegetable garden,...

The City of Oshawa congratulates this year’s Community Legends and Oshawa Culture Counts Awards recipients who are being celebrated for their significant contributions to the community.

Community Legend Award

The Community Legends Award recognizes individuals and organizations whose everyday actions make a positive impact on Oshawa.

Selected by Oshawa City Council based on nominations from the community, Julian Sheehan-Ford, 15, is the recipient of this year’s Community Legend Award in recognition for...

In support of the Fire Master Plan and ensuring community safety is our top priority, Oshawa City Council approved investments in Oshawa Fire Services at the May 25 regular City Council meeting.

Council has approved a $1.5 million investment to develop a fire training facility/tower. The modular training facility/tower is planned to be located temporarily at the South Field of the Oshawa Executive Airport until a permanent location is determined by Council. The investment will be funded with $1.125...

As part of our commitment to Durham Vision Zero, The Regional Municipality of Durham, in partnership with the City of Oshawa and other local area municipalities, continues to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists to cross busy Regional roads. As an enhanced safety measure, a new combined pedestrian and cyclist signal has been installed at the intersection of Rossland Road (Regional Road 28) and the Michael Starr Trail (near Minto Street) in the City of Oshawa.

When: The new signal has already...