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How this Oshawa thrift store is encouraging sustainability

Thrift stores have become essential in reducing environmental waste, offering a sustainable alternative to the disposable culture fostered by fast fashion. This movement includes...

How this local water sensor network is keeping water safe globally

Durham Region is exploring a range of strategies to protect its waterways in the face of growing threats to water quality. These threats stem...

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How this Oshawa thrift store is encouraging sustainability

Thrift stores have become essential in reducing environmental waste, offering a sustainable alternative to the disposable culture fostered by fast fashion. This movement includes...

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How this Oshawa thrift store is encouraging sustainability

Thrift stores have become essential in reducing environmental waste, offering a sustainable alternative to the disposable culture fostered by fast fashion. This movement includes...

‘People aren’t choosing this.’: Basic Needs Out of Reach

“I wasn’t sure what to expect,” recalls a woman who first walked through the doors of the Clarington East Food Bank a year ago....

How this local water sensor network is keeping water safe globally

Durham Region is exploring a range of strategies to protect its waterways in the face of growing threats to water quality. These threats stem...
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Day in the life: firefighters during COVID

Station 3, by Beatrice and Mary Street in Oshawa, is where Matt Sylvester, 38, works. As an Oshawa firefighter who has been on the...

A VOLUNTEER’S STORY: Bherer ‘answered the call’ for the Station Gallery

Editor’s note: According to Volunteer Canada, International Volunteer Day takes place every year on Dec. 5 to shine a light on the impact of...

DC’s Global Classroom adds Rotary to its name

Durham College has honoured local Rotary clubs and the contributions they’ve made to the school by renaming the Global Classroom to the Rotary Global...

Building a Holiday Art Sale 2020 from scratch

Shirley Bankey had a problem. “All of our fundraisers were cancelled,” says the 67-year old director of the Oshawa Art Association (OAA). The organization...

DC prez on COVID-19 response: ‘We’re doing exceptionally well’

Thirty-two students at Durham College (DC) have become infected with COVID-19 since September, but none of the cases of been contracted on campus.“There’s been...

Cindy Bennett works for the cause, not the applause

Mr. Bingles is friendly, inquisitive and extremely active, but he has never had a friend throughout his life. The Humane Society of Durham Region...

A VOLUNTEER’S STORY: Murphy goes from banks to barks

Editor’s note: According to Volunteer Canada, International Volunteer Day takes place every year on Dec. 5 to shine a light on the impact of...

A VOLUNTEER’S STORY: Optimism is key during pandemic

Editor’s note: According to Volunteer Canada, International Volunteer Day takes place every year on Dec. 5 to shine a light on the impact of...

A VOLUNTEER’S STORY: DiGregorio cooks up ‘Italian-style’ meals for St. Vincent

Editor’s note: According to Volunteer Canada, International Volunteer Day takes place every year on Dec. 5 to shine a light on the impact of...

A VOLUNTEER’S STORY: ‘It’s important to get out and still be part of a community’

Editor’s note: According to Volunteer Canada, International Volunteer Day takes place every year on Dec. 5 to shine a light on the impact of...

The Oshawa soup kitchen that served a million meals is on the move

For the past 30 years, St. Vincent Palloti’s Kitchen has offered the needy in Oshawa hot meals in a dignified setting. Last week, Durham...

Foster care faces COVID-19 challenges in Durham

Foster care families have had an added burden this year with restrictions put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Durham Children’s Aid...