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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)....

Heating restored to the Civic Dome

Posted Friday, March 7, 2025

The Civic Dome is currently undergoing a heating replacement project, and heat has been restored. As work continues, temporary closures may be required to complete the project. If needed, affected users will be notified promptly.

For more information or questions about the Civic Dome heating replacement project, contact us at [email protected] or call (905) 436-5454.

Posted Friday, December 6, 2024

The Civic Dome is currently undergoing a heating replacement project,...

Track the future: Oshawa’s new dashboard measures progress on strategic goals

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...