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City to host job fair for Student Labourer positions

The City of Oshawa is inviting current community college and university students who will be returning to full-time studies next fall, to apply for various summer student labourer positions by attending an upcoming job fair.

The job fair will take place on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Meeting Rooms 4 and 5 at the Civic Recreation Complex (99 Thornton Rd. S.).  All interested students are asked to visit the online posting to apply as well as register in advance and...

How does the proposed 2023 City Budget impact you?

The budget is the City’s key planning document to support decision-making on infrastructure and services in order to meet the needs of the community today and tomorrow. But how does it impact you?

Compare your Taxpayer Receipts

See how the proposed 2023 City Budget (available for review online) may impact the City portion of your property taxes by comparing your estimated 2022 Taxpayer Receipt to your proposed 2023 Taxpayer Receipt.

Enter your assessed property value into the tool to receive a line-by-line...

Community invited to Mayor’s Levee on January 2

Meet Mayor Carter and members of the newly elected Oshawa Council at the Mayor’s Levee on Monday January 2, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Parkwood Estate, 270 Simcoe St. N. in Oshawa.

The Mayor’s Levee is a free public event featuring live entertainment from the Heartstrings Quartet (comprised of members of the Durham Youth Orchestra).

Guests are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for donation to Feed the Need in Durham.

There is limited onsite free parking at Parkwood. If the lot is...

City of Oshawa shares record-breaking year of construction activity and economic growth

More than 200 real estate and development professionals from across the G.T.A. took part in the City of Oshawa’s 17th Annual Realtor & Developer Breakfast on November 30, in partnership with Panattoni Development Company Canada. Offered in a new hybrid format for 2022, participants gained the latest insights from an expert panel on commercial, industrial and residential trends affecting local markets.

Attendees were presented with an economic overview of Oshawa’s ambitious growth in recent years...

Oshawa’s Toys for Tickets wraps up for another successful year

The City of Oshawa is celebrating another successful Toys for Tickets campaign that raised more than $1,300 in toys for children and youth in need in our community this holiday season.

Motorists who received a parking ticket from the City between November 17 and December 1 had the opportunity to make a contribution in lieu of payment.

More than $1,300 in online contributions were received, with all of the contributions used to purchase toys for the 34th Annual Durham Regional Police Service (D.R.P.S.)...