Innovation in the auto industry

Advancing technology such as driverless cars, electrification and connectivity in the auto industry is becoming more prevalent. In order to expand their reach and apply industry standards, General Motors Canada (GMC) recently announced major investments in innovation technology and engineering based in their Oshawa plant and all over Southern Ontario.

Premier pushes new student grant to try and lower student debt

Premier Kathleen Wynne hopes more low-income Ontario residents who have been away from school for a prolonged period will take advantage of new financial incentives to return to college or university. During a whistle-stop at Durham College (DC) and University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) Feb. 6, Wynne continued to promote her government’s commitment…

RMG’s exhibit reaches young and old

The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (RMG) in downtown Oshawa kicked off its 50th birthday celebrations with the launch of a new exhibition celebrating the regional artists, who have been its heart and inspiration for half a century. About 70 artists and their families gathered with art lovers from across the region for an evening which buzzed with…

Budding artists have a hoot at painting workshop

A classroom of blank canvasses was transformed into a parliament of owls at Bistro ’67 recently as Whitby artist Sarah Shaw taught a painting workshop to a group of about 40 novice artists. The award-winning restaurant located at the W. Galen Weston Centre for Food (CFF) at Durham College Whitby Campus has held similar events…