News Releases & City News

Share your feedback for the King Street Streetscape Project Phase 4

Oshawa residents, businesses and community members are invited to share their feedback on Phase Four of the King Street Streetscape Project on Connect Oshawa (www.connectoshawa.ca/streetscape).

This phase follows the pilot project that began in 2018 with public consultation where the City sought feedback regarding three design options for the widening of the sidewalk on the north side of King Street East...
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The City of Oshawa is calling for nominations for its annual Arts, Culture and Heritage Award program. Community members are encouraged to nominate individuals, collectives and organizations that have made a positive contribution in the community for the Community Legends Award and the Oshawa Culture Counts Awards. Nominations will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. Monday, February 14, 2022.

It is anticipated that selected recipients will be acknowledged at a Council meeting in spring...
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Recreation opportunities for community members are expanding in Oshawa’s rapidly growing northwest end. Council members joined staff from Oshawa Senior Community Centres 55+ (OSCC55+) and Oshawa Public Libraries at the future site of the new multi-use community centre to celebrate the project.

This capital project will be predominantly funded by Development Charges.

Located at the northeast corner of Thornton Road North and the future Britannia Avenue West extension, the future...
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The City of Oshawa is accepting applications for volunteer positions on the Cultural Leadership Council and the Public Art Task Force until February 18, 2022.

Both committees support the steering and development of arts and culture initiatives across the city:

• The Cultural Leadership Council (C.L.C.) helps to implement Culture Counts: Oshawa’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Plan by leading and collaborating on initiatives, strategies, and action items.
• The Public Art Task Force...

As all of Ontario moves back into a modified Step Two under the provincial government’s reopening roadmap, there is one thing I think we can all agree upon: this is not how we wanted to begin the year 2022.

While the temporary return to stricter health measures may feel like we have taken a giant step back in this global pandemic, they are being implemented to control the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant in our city and are in place for the health and safety...
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