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Oshawa Fire Services reminds residents to put fire safety first this holiday season
Posted on Wednesday, December 06, 2023 11:12 AM
Oshawa Fire Services, along with other Fire and Emergency Services in Durham Region and Kawartha Lakes, have partnered with Enbridge Gas to promote 12 Days of Holiday Safety on local radio stations.
From December 9 to 11, radio advertisements featuring representatives from Enbridge Gas will promote the holiday safety campaign and provide carbon monoxide safety tips on KX96 New Country FM, 94.9 theRock, 107.7FM and 1580AM CKDO. The team of public educators and other fire personnel from the local...
2024 Oshawa City Budget adopted
Posted on Wednesday, December 06, 2023 09:39 AM
The 2024 City of Oshawa budget has been adopted. The 2024 budget is aligned with Council’s guiding principle of financial stewardship and the City’s Financial Strategy.
The 2024 budget requires a 3.89% increase to the overall City tax levy, which represents an increase to the Oshawa portion of the residential tax bill of approximately $82.25 (or $6.85 a month) on a property assessed at $356,000 (Oshawa’s median house assessment value as published by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation)...
Public open house: Detailed Design underway on Northwood Business Park Road Reconstructions
Posted on Wednesday, December 06, 2023 09:27 AM
This notice is to advise that the City of Oshawa (City) in partnership with The Regional Municipality of Durham (Region) is planning a public open house to inform the public on the detailed designs for several roads in the Northwood Business Park area. These roads are being designed to support growth & development as well as the existing residents in the area. The project includes detailed design for water mains, sanitary sewers and storm sewers. We are also working with utility companies to...

Free on-street holiday parking in downtown Oshawa
Posted on Tuesday, December 05, 2023 02:00 PM
Supporting small and family-owned businesses in downtown Oshawa is easy to do this holiday season!
The City of Oshawa is offering free on-street parking in the downtown starting at noon daily from Monday, December 11 up to and including Monday, January 1. Parking will be free all day on December 25, 26 and January 1 due to statutory holidays.
Fees for on-street parking still apply between 8 a.m. until noon, Monday through Friday. On-street parking will continue to be free after 6 p.m. during the...
Oshawa post-secondary partners earn national acclaim for education and research excellence
Posted on Tuesday, December 05, 2023 10:38 AM
The City of Oshawa is the proud home to Durham College, Ontario Tech University and Trent University Durham Greater Toronto Area (GTA) – three globally recognized institutions offer access to top talent, are home to world-renowned centres for research, and develop and generate innovative business solutions for our community.
We proudly recognize and join in celebrating with our post-secondary education and research partners several of their recent achievements.
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