Robert McLaughlin House could become a designated heritage property Posted on March 10, 2021 by oshawaexpress in CITY, NEWS By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express/LJI Reporter The famous Robert McLaughlin House could become a designated heritage property. Councillor Jane Hurst, council’s representative on the Oshawa Heritage Advisory Committee, told members of the Development Services Committee Monday that the demonstration of support for heritage, especially with respect to the longstanding reputation and investment in Oshawa by the McLaughlin family, “isn’t going unnoticed.” “This is an investment in recognition and celebration of great things that happened in Oshawa over the past 100 years,” she says.