The Regional Municipality of Durham is holding an in-person Public Information Centre (PIC) to discuss the reconstruction and widening of Rossland Road, from 400 metres west of Ritson Road to Harmony Road, in Oshawa.

Public consultation is a key component of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) process. The widening of Rossland Road is identified in the Durham Transportation Master Plan as the preferred solution to address operational deficiencies, road safety and increasing traffic volumes.

The PIC includes:

• An overview of the Class EA process and existing conditions.
• The preliminary recommended design and alternative design concepts.
• Next steps for the project.

Note: If unable to attend the PIC, the material presented will be posted on the Region’s website following the PIC and open for comments until March 17 at durham.ca/RosslandRoadEA

For media inquiries, please contact Corporate Communications.

Join us for an evening with Black Lit Durham and Desarae Dee! 

The night will also include 2 short films presented by Durham Region International Film Festival!

Headlining the event is Desarae Dee, a Canadian Instrumental Fusion Artist, Multi-Instrumentalist and Producer who has made significant waves in the Canadian music industry with her unique and unconventional playing style since 2014. Known as “Toronto’s Queen of Vibes,” her passionate and meaningful sound combines a unique mixture of faith, soul, vulnerability and divine balance. 

Featured artists for the evening include: 

Greg Frankson, also known as Ritallin, is an award-winning literary artist, writer, and speaker. He edited and contributed to the critically acclaimed AfriCANthology: Perspectives of Black Canadian Poets, appears in five literary anthologies, and published four poetry collections. 

Judith Shaw is a poet and a member of the Durham Storytellers. Born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised by her Grandma Wawa, she is the author of the children’s book “My Grandmother Said Art Is Everywhere”.

Asante Haughton is a national award-winning mental health advocate, peer worker, poet, thinker, and two-time TEDx speaker. His belief in people, global inter-connectivity, and positive personal change led him to being recognized by CAMH as one of the top 150 Difference Makers in mental health in Canada.

Shakkoi aka Need Some Koi is a multi talented creative excelling in dance instruction and spoken word poetry. Floetry Fitness, her business that creates spaces for movement and poetry, has been seen on Breakfast Television’s "Movin in the Mornings", Nia Centre, Black Women in Motion and the City of Pickering. 

Learn more about Black Lit Durham: Black Canadian Literature - BlackLit Durham

All students should feel welcomed in post-secondary spaces!

Ontario Tech University is inviting students in grade 7-12, especially from underrepresented communities, to join us on campus for a day of engaging activities and information sessions. You will have the opportunity to explore the campus, meet students, and win prizes! Parents and supproters are also encouraged to attend.

This is a free event. Register here!

An afternoon filled with music and art! Young Singers are joined by fellow youth from All Saints and O'Neill in a concert and display of art. This is a free to attend event. 

A Planning Act public meeting will be held by the Economic and Development Services Committee to consider the proposed City-initiated Amendments to the Oshawa Official Plan to introduce a Part II Plan for the Columbus Planning Area and to implement reciprocal amendments to the Part I Plan. 

CFUW Oshawa & District is hosting Dr. Trish Spindel of Seniors for Social Action Ontario who will speak about institutionalization as a feminist issue.  As women generally live longer, they outnumber men in institutions.  As caregivers, they are also more likely to be responsible for the institutionalization of loved ones. 

Join us in person at St. Mark's United Church in Whitby or on Zoom.  To request the Zoom Link, email [email protected] by March 7th. 

All guests are welcome. 

No fee to attend.

Embark on a journey into tending to your own fire of storytelling. Every writer has a beginning spark and finding the kindling to grow the flame is step one. Stories, lived experiences, dreams and ancestral knowledge is kindling at reach. Join Heather O’Watch as she shares her journey into tending to her fire, and offers some kindling to participants. This is an online event.