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New affordable housing coming to Oshawa | The Oshawa Express

Community will serve local families | The Oshawa Express

Oshawa Animal Services gets a facelift | The Oshawa Express

New community garden in north Oshawa | The Oshawa Express

New community garden in north Oshawa Posted on May 14, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY Szanne Mcnutt (left) and Carol Vandersanden of We Grow Food work with volunteers in the community to help maintain the gardens in Oshawa, including The South Patch on Glen Street, seen here, to bring fresh, free food to families in need. (photo by Courtney Bachar) There is a new community garden in the city’s north end. Oshawa City Council recently approved a new community garden which will be located at the South Field of the Oshawa Executive Airport. A Field Community Garden Committee will be formed to operate the garden on a volunteer basis.

City supports bringing high-speed Internet to underserved areas of Oshawa

City supports bringing high-speed Internet to underserved areas of Oshawa Posted on May 11, 2021 by oshawaexpress in BUSINESS, CITY, NEWS The City of Oshawa is supporting an application from Rogers Communications for federal funding to bring high-speed Internet to some areas of Oshawa. Rogers has submitted an application under the Federal Government’s $1.75 billion Universal Broadband Fund to connect eligible homes and businesses in Oshawa to Rogers’ high-speed Internet network. According to the city, the households are primarily in the rural areas of Oshawa, and the application would also see connection for businesses in the Northwood Business Park. The City says there are no associated costs to the municipality of community members in connection with the application.

Doug Thomson Oshawa's newest Senior of the Year

Doug Thomson Oshawa’s newest Senior of the Year New signal at Rossland and Michael Starr Trail Posted on May 10, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY Doug Thomson (Photo supplied) A long-time Oshawa resident has been recognized for his contributions to the community. Doug Thomson, who will turn 80 in December, was recently recognized as the 2021 recipient of the Senior of the Year Award. Oshawa City Council endorsed the nomination from Oshawa Public Libraries at its April 26 meeting. “I was a little surprised to say the least,” says Thomson, adding he’s very proud to have been nominated. Thomson moved to Oshawa in 1975 and has been an active member of the community ever since.

Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park plans moving forward

Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park plans moving forward Posted on May 3, 2021 by oshawaexpress in CITY, NEWS (Photo courtesy City of Oshawa) By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express/LJI Reporter Plans are moving forward for the Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park. Oshawa City Council voted unanimously to move the project forward at its April 26 meeting. Regional Councillor Brian Nicholson says the overall concept is an extremely important addition to the city’s waterfront. “It gives an obvious tribute to Ed Broadbent and his contributions to our city,” he says, adding the sooner the project can be fully completed the better it’ll be for the entire community.

Lakeview Park, Second Marsh getting heritage designations

Lakeview Park, Second Marsh getting heritage designations Posted on April 20, 2021 by oshawaexpress in CITY, NEWS View looking west along the lakefront path to Bonnie Brae Point in the distance. (Photo courtesy City of Oshawa) By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express/LJI Reporter Oshawa City Council has given heritage designations to two significant landmarks in the city. Council endorsed a heritage designation for the whole of Lakeview Park and the Second Marsh under the Ontario Heritage Act at its March 29, 2021 meeting. Regional and City Councillor Brian Nicholson says this is a “signature motion” for the city to give these sites heritage designations, who notes the reaction from the community has been universal in support of the designations.

Oshawa is getting a bike park | The Oshawa Express

Oshawa is getting a bike park Posted on April 6, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express/LJI Reporter Oshawa will be getting a bike park in the city’s north end by the end of the summer. Oshawa City Council approved the $100,000 capital project for the construction of the Phase 1 bike park facility at its most recent meeting. The project will be funded through the Parks and Recreation Facilities Reserve. While the majority of council endorsed the project, Councillor Jane Hurst says building this recreational facility is “a reward for bad behaviour.” “I think that $100,000 should go towards improving the parks for our children and other parents and grandparents that have been anxiously awaiting improvements in their local parks, which affects thousands of people here,” she says, “as opposed to facilitating the introduction of a BMX facility in response to the illegal site that was already imposed on city property without our consultation or our authority.”

Oshawa may be getting a bike park | The Oshawa Express

Oshawa may be getting a bike park Posted on March 17, 2021 by oshawaexpress in CITY, NEWS By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express/LJI Reporter Oshawa City Council has chosen a preferred alternative site for a potential bike park to replace the current unsanctioned bike park in north Oshawa. Council recently endorsed Thornton Road Community Park as the preferred alternative site which could potentially include sports fields and a BMX facility. “I’m sure by this point it’s been recognized by the outpouring in the petition and by general demand here that the need and the recommendation for a bike park has been fulfilled here,” says Steven Lind, the person behind a petition that has garnered more than 6,500 in favour of having a bike park in Oshawa.