News Releases & City News

The Oshawa Environmental Advisory Committee (OEAC) is helping to expand Oshawa’s tree canopy by providing free trees and shrubs to Oshawa residents and property owners.

Residents and property owners are invited to register online by Friday, October 8, 2021 to receive a free tree and/or shrub (up to two per household, limited quantity available). Three species are available for selection:

1. White Cedar – a slow-growing coniferous tree with yellowish-green fan shaped twigs.
2. Sugar...

September 30^th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. I am proud to say that the City of Oshawa, which is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, covered under the Williams Treaties, has also proclaimed September 30 as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Oshawa.

We recognize that Oshawa is the present day home of thousands of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples, and the largest number...
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The City of Oshawa invites community members to celebrate Culture Days and Doors Open this fall. As part of this year’s festivities, we encourage community members to take part in a variety of virtual and self-guided outdoor activities.

Culture Days

To celebrate Culture Days, a national celebration of arts and culture, the City invites community members to take part in a walking tour of public artwork. The walking tour features nine sites over a 3.5 km looped route, including...
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Based on the overwhelming success of the 2020/2021 tree planting program, the Region of Durham, City of Oshawa and other municipal partners are pleased to continue to support the LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests) Backyard Tree Planting Program.

Residential, multi-unit, or commercial property owners in Oshawa and other participating municipalities in Durham Region are encouraged to participate by putting down some roots!

Thanks to the successful partnership between...
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Local broadband rollouts part of Bell’s accelerated capital investment program driving the growth of Canada’s next-generation broadband network infrastructure

Bell today announced a major milestone in its expansion of pure fibre Internet service to homes and businesses in urban and rural areas of Oshawa. As part of its accelerated capital investment in national next-generation network infrastructure, Bell has now reached more than 44,000 Oshawa locations with all-fibre...
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