May 21, 2017 by Barbara Howe Oshawa This Week SCARBOROUGH — The whir of the coffee grinding machine competes with babbling babies and their excited mothers who sit on bentwood chairs around tables, corralled by baby carriages. Beside them, a group of senior women take their time over a leisurely lunch at this coffee shop…
OSHAWA — Victoria Day weekend marks the start of Ontario Varsity Football League (OVFL) action. This is the first season only one team from Durham, the Oshawa Hawkeyes, will compete. All four youth teams — Peewee, Bantam, Junior Varsity, and Senior Varsity — will be in action on Saturday, May 20 at Terry Kelly…
WHITBY — Three-time Paralympic medallist Todd Nicholson, who played sledge hockey for Team Canada for 25 years and competed in five Paralympic Games, delivered an inspiring message of commitment and determination to students during Paralympic Schools Week at Whitby’s Abilities Centre, April 26. “Never give up on your dreams,” was the message Nicholson repeated during…
BROOKLIN — Group 74 invites women of all ages to dust off their best hats and join friends for an elegant afternoon of light refreshments at their 17th Annual Victorian Tea on Saturday, May 13 at Barnes Memorial Funeral Home. The event has become a traditional way for women of all generations to dress-up in…
DURHAM — The Business Advisory Centre Durham (BACD) is offering young Durham residents a free digital skills development program to help unemployed, underemployed and those who are looking to start their own business with social media and digital skills. The program named UpNext DURHAM will run out of BACD’s offices on Garden Street in Whitby…
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