City News - Ward 4

TeachingCity Oshawa is proud to announce the launch of new Augmented Reality (AR) technology to encourage the community to explore and learn about the Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens.

The community can now use their smartphone cameras, to scan Quick Response (QR) codes placed on signage throughout the park to learn about the park, points of interest and utilize a navigation guide between landmarks.

Students researched, designed and created the AR platform as part of a TeachingCity...
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Oshawa is once again getting ready to host their annual Culture Summit in collaboration with Cultural Leadership Council on Thursday, October 24 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Arts Resource Centre, located at 45 Queen Street (adjacent to City Hall).

This free evening is an opportunity for members of the creative community to connect with other members and supporters of Oshawa’s cultural community about arts, cultural and heritage initiatives, ideas and ignite future collaborations.

The...
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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 Monday, October 21 to receive a free tree and/or shrub (up to three per household, limited quantity available). Three species are available for selection:

1. Basswood Tree (talia americana), a large deciduous tree with easily worked wood and nutrient-rich...

Date:  October 7th until December, 2019

Details:  Larger parking lot, trail resurfacing, drainage and storm sewer improvements, and parking lot lighting improvements.

For more information, please contact:  Service Oshawa at 905-436-3311.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Have your say on the proposed renaming of a portion of Athol Street to Memorial Cup Drive

Oshawa City Council has given the green light for City staff to obtain public input on the potential renaming of the portion of Athol Street between Centre Street South and Ritson Road South to Memorial Cup Drive.

Community members are asked to share their feedback on the proposed change online on Connect Oshawa or on paper at Service Oshawa (50 Centre St. S.).

Feedback will be received until...
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