Events for November 2008.
Mayor's Downtown Tour
The revitalization of downtown continues! Mayor Gray recently welcomed three new businesses into the central business district during a Walk About Tour. Coffee Culture, 19 on King ...more
Money Talk at UOIT
Patricia Lovett-Reid, Sr. VP TD Waterhouse and host of BNN's Money Talk, joined Bob Gorman, Chief Portfolio Strategist of TD Waterhouse, at UOIT last September for a lively first l...more
HMCS Charlottetown Visits Harbour
Last month Oshawa Harour was honoured to have a visit from the HMCS Charlottetown and her crew. The sail of the Great Lakes was a welcome chance for the ship’s company to showcas...more
2008 GroundWater Festival
Over 5,000 grade 4 students from across Durham Region attended this year’s 11th Annual Durham Children's Groundwater Festival. Through various activities, students were encourage...more
Ontario Early Years Family Fun Day
Over 500 people attended the Ontario Early Years’ 2nd Annual Family Fun Day at Lakeview Park. The day included all kinds of fun activities including face painting, family yoga an...more
90's+ Celebration
In September, the Oshawa Senior Citizens Centre threw a party to celebrate members who are 90+. This year’s theme was Hollywood and was made complete by the presence of Charlie C...more
Sydenham Kiwanis Yard Sale
The Sydenham Kiwanis group persevered during scattered showers when they held a yard sale at St. Stephen’s Church in Oshawa last month to raise funds for the 38th Kiwanis Music F...more
DRPOMBA Fall/Winter Sale
The Durham Region Parents of Multiple Births Association (DRPOMBA) is a non-profit organization that has offered emotional, social and moral support for parents and guardians of tw...more
Stellar Literary Festival
The Stellar Literary Festival is a special event dedicated to celebrating the best of Durham Region's poets, authors, writers, readers, storytellers, filmmakers and songwriters. Th...more
Durham E-Bike 'Fall Ride'
Despite the rainy weather, over 20 riders from the Durham E-Bike Association sported their rain-gear for this year’s Fall Ride. The riders met at McLaughlin Art Gallery and trave...more
Eastglen Cancer Drive
“There was a weird plant growing in my back yard.†That’s not the answer I was expecting when I asked Anna why she organized the annual Cancer Drive on Eastglen Avenu...more
Annual Fraternity Charity Car Push
The Oshawa Chapter of the Zeta Psi Tau Theta Fraternity were wet and exhausted after completing their 5th annual Car Push to raise funds for the R.S. McLaughlin Durham Regional Can...more
19 on King Grand Opening
If you’ve been on King Street around 4pm lately, you may have heard bagpipes. That’s Jarrod, one of the owners of Oshawa’s newest restaurant, 19 on King, luring the bustling ...more
Welcome Wagon Bridal Showcase
Here come the brides! The Welcome Wagon held their bridal showcase at the Holiday Inn in September. Every bride-to-be received free give-a-ways, chances for door prizes, opportunit...more
50 Years of Barbershop Harmonizing
Nobody was more surprised than Len Clement when he walked into his weekly Barbershop Quartet of Oshawa meeting last month and was greeted by a room full of his harmonizing friends ...more
Harvest Fest Celebration
The executive team at the Holiday Inn Oshawa Whitby Conference Centre recently hosted a fall harvest festival to thank their loyal clients. The evening included delicious food stat...more
DRT Annual Golf Tournament
For the 4th consecutive year, Durham Region Transit hosted a charity golf tournament at Wooden Sticks Golf Course. 142 golfers supported the day, along with countless volunteers an...more
360 King West is Open for Business
First off, this was likely the largest party of the year, as hundreds welcomed the opening of 360 King Street West. You may remember 360 King as the former location of Za Za Zoo's ...more
A Little Divine Pampering!
Fusion Television’s “Divine Design with Candice Olson†was in town recently. The show’s design assistant Steven is an Oshawa resident, and they were renovating a ro...more
ODSO Opening Night
On October 3rd the Oshawa Durham Symphony Orchestra launched its 52nd season by celebrating its new partnership with UOIT and Durham College. The concert, featuring music from The ...more
