Currently, Minto Group is building directly in front of the house

By Geoff Zochodne/The Oshawa Express 

Some Oshawa residents are making an offer that can be completely refused.

But to save the Windfields Farm “Foreman’s residence,” a group of concerned citizens is willing to take a shot.

By Geoff Zochodne/The Oshawa Express 

The federal government is getting closer to rounding out its share of Oshawa Port Authority appointees by selecting Joe Allison and Norman Mackie to join the group.

By Lindsey Cole/The Oshawa Express 

It’s a costly endeavour, but to widen Gibb Street and Olive Avenue, the Region has stated it will cost around $19.3 million in order to buy up all the properties that could stand in the way of the project’s progress.

By Lindsey Cole/The Oshawa Express 

It’s going to take a little more money to make sure the Central East Police Division is up to snuff.

Recently, the Region’s Finance and Administration and Works Committees approved an additional $169,257 for renovations at the Centre Street North station in Oshawa.

Durham College and Great Britain baseball coach Sam Dempster, seen here with former MLB star Mike Piazza, is heading overseas to scout our talent for the World Baseball Championships in September.

By Jim Shaw/The Oshawa Express 

When baseball comes calling Sam Dempster answers.

There was a lot of action at the Stephen G. Saywell Public School track meet at Civic Fields. The D.E.A.A. finals are scheduled for later in the month.

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Under perfect conditions the Stephen G. Saywell annual school track meet operated like a well-oiled machine. 

Founder and teacher Charlie Formosa, right, Eddie Zupancic, a fourth degree black belt and former Ontario champion, left, are talking proud of Kilita, 22, who will represent Canada for the local Formokan Judo Club at the Summer Olympics in London, England.

By Jim Shaw/The Oshawa Express 

Oshawa Kicks President Will Thurber wasn't bragging when issuing his weekend statement that the recently completed two weekend, four-day Frank Sobil Spring Soccer Classic produced a gross income of $3.8 million. 

The guys from the Motor City Car Club threw on their best clown threads as part of Big Brothers Big Sisters "Bowl for Kid's Sake Event." Motor City is also helping put on Autofest 2012 from August 24 to 26 at Lakeview Park.

Durham District School Board Oshawa Trustee Larry Jacula and kindergartener-to-be Hailey Foucault work on a numeracy exercise during a Welcome to Kindergarten event at Dr. C. F. Cannon Public School in Oshawa.

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From left, Donna Cuyler, 'Lucky' Lukas's mom, Debbie Robitaille, RBC branch manager at the Rossland Road Whitby branch, Lucky, Travis Capes, regional vice-president RBC and Vicky Earle, executive director of the Grandview Children's Foundation kick off the 5 Million Penny Drive.

Durham residents are getting a special invite from the Region to take part in this year’s National Public Works Week.

Taking place May 20 to 26, there are several public events taking place May 26.

Durham Police recently responded to two crashes involving pedestrians recently, one resulting in a fatality.

The most recent occurred on Friday, May 11 around 8 p.m.

A 36-year-old Oshawa man was seriously injured after a case of road rage turned violent.

According to police, the man was hit by a vehicle in the parking lot of the Oshawa Centre just before 9 a.m. on May 3.

Durham police are looking for two suspects after an armed robbery at a pizza restaurant recently.

On May 3 at 3 p.m. officers were called to Toppers Pizza on Stevenson Road North for an armed robbery.

A fight between two women at an Oshawa home resulted in two men being stabbed and cut by broken beer bottles.

Just after midnight on Monday officers were called to Lakeridge Health Oshawa to follow-up on a reported stabbing.

Every City councillor knew Bob Hooper.

He was often called ‘Oshawa’s number one fan,’ and he made sure everyone knew it.

Often seen at council and committee meetings, he’d never shy away from expressing one of his ideas, which always included honouring a local star.

It’s become a battle of east versus west.

A local group of residents are pleading with City council to save the eastern Windfields house.

They shouldn’t hold their breath.

Those who have driven down Simcoe Street North may remember the quaint stone home on the east side. It was part of Windfields Farms.

The lover's quarrel between the City of Oshawa and its ice users is a strange and vicious one.

While the City and a (slim) majority of council don't see a problem, there is one, because they pride themselves on being in the customer service business. And their customers are on the verge of rebellion.

Two different economists were in Oshawa last week.

One, Craig Alexander, is a TD Bank chieftain and chief economist. Diners broke their fast listening to Alexander point out the failings of the United States and Europe to get their finances shipshape.

Dear Editor, 

Our mayor's recent gyrations on behalf of the Pork of Oshawa might lead one to conclude that millions of dollars in federal funds and hundreds of acres of federal land had been turned over to a to a non-share corporation that lacked a business plan or even a business case. 

Surely this cannot be. 

Dear Editor, 

Dear Editor, 

Upon reading the Spring/Summer 2012 Newsletter of the Durham Region Works Department, I came across a shocking example of illiteracy.

The title of the article on page five refers to 'Garbage Shoot,” rather than “Garbage Chute.”

By Bill Fox/Columnist

This coming Sunday is Mother's Day.

By Bill Fox/Columnist

I lost mine about a year-and-a-half ago. 

It was quite sudden. One day mine was suddenly gone. 

We had a family meeting the day before to decide what to do with mine, as mine now needed a lot of care. 

By Jennifer Weymark/Archivist

Formerly known as English Corners, the Village of Columbus lies just north of the City of Oshawa. Settled largely by pioneers from England in 1830, the small community was renamed Columbus in 1850 after the establishment of the first post office.

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