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160 to lose jobs in Oshawa parts plant closing
Pittsburg Glass Works to close in early 2009
Ron Pietroniro / Metroland
OSHAWA -- Pittsburg Glass Works has announced that its Oshawa plant, formerly called PPG, will close in the first quarter of 2009 due to declining automotive sales. Dec.1, 2008
Dec 01, 2008 - 08:39 PM
OSHAWA -- Pittsburg Glass in Oshawa has announced it will close its automotive parts plant -- a move the Canadian Autoworkers Union says will put 160 people out of work.The Oshawa parts plant on First Avenue manufactures windshields, rear and side windows for the Chevrolet ... read more
Man shot by police after Leslie Kelly murder was due to appear in court (0)
By Jeff Mitchell - Dec 01, 2008 - 03:20 PM
OSHAWA -- The man who went on a murderous rampage Saturday in south Oshawa was due to appear in court this month on charges that included causing a disturbance. Gino Petralia, 47, was charged in ... read more
Region may take years to solve basement flooding problem
By Reka Szekely - Dec 02, 2008 - 04:30 AM
DURHAM -- The Region is considering a program that would at least partially subsidize backflow preventers for homes affected by basement flooding. On Aug. 11, about 150 homes in Durham were flooded ... read more
Ajax surveying the quality of life
By Keith Gilligan - Dec 02, 2008 - 08:32 AM
AJAX -- The Town wants to know what the survey says. Four hundred homes have been called, 100 in each of the four wards in Ajax, over the past week as the Town conducts a 'Quality of Life' ... read more

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Whitby man among eight busted in card skimming ring

WHITBY -- A Whitby man was among eight suspects charged Saturday when Durham police busted what they say is a debit card skimming operation....

Man shot by police after Leslie Kelly murder was due to appear in court (0)

OSHAWA -- The man who went on a murderous rampage Saturday in south Oshawa was due to appear in court this month on charges that included causing a ...

Six Durham-connected homicides in 2008

DURHAM -- The death of an Oshawa woman at the hands of a man who was later shot dead by police is the sixth homicide involving a Durham resident this ...

Catholic school board trustees get paid

DURHAM -- Trustee salaries ranged from $17,322 to $11,127 in 2008, slightly less than the previous year. Durham Catholic District School Board ...

Child abuse: another form of bullying

DURHAM -- Almost a decade has passed since the case first came to light but despite the passage of time, few can forget the case of two Blackstock ...

CUPE signs a deal

DURHAM -- Public school board office, clerical, technical, custodial staff and education assistants will make 12 per cent more by the end of their new...

Audition for Spoon River Anthology

PICKERING -- Audition for a role in the Spoon River Anthology. The play introduces you to a cemetery where the ghosts of former inhabitants took their...

Re-creating the first Christmas in Ajax

AJAX -- Experience the market streets of Old Bethlehem. Forest Brook Community Church is re-creating the origin of Christmas through a special ...

Pop goes Durham Philharmonic Choir

OSHAWA -- The Durham Philharmonic Choir is going lighter for its Christmas concert this year. "We thought we'd change our direction and style,...

Unfair to Western Canada if coalition takes power from Conservatives.

To the editor: I hope Messrs. Dion, Duceppe and Layton have given a passing thought to the alienation of Western Canada. Of 308 seats, the ...

Health department staff put reader at ease

To the editor: Last week I attended a Durham Regional Health Department clinic at the Ajax Community Centre for my annual flu shot. This was the ...

Coalition comes right out of the blue

There are many reasons why there should not be a coalition government in Ottawa, but the No. 1 overriding one is simple: Canadians didn’t vote for one...

2010 beckons Brown to the bobsled

PICKERING -- There's real irony in Pickering's Shelley-Ann Brown's burgeoning career as a world-class bobsledder. You see, the 28-year-old...

Dunbarton fit to be tied with All Saints

PICKERING -- The defending Durham Region champion Dunbarton High School Spartans posted their second tie of the senior boys' hockey schedule, this...

Ajax Attack sweeps Panthers in two-game set

PICKERING -- Rookie winger Ian Watters has done it all for the Ajax Attack so far this season. And, Sunday's game against the rival Pickering ...

160 to lose jobs in Oshawa parts plant closing

OSHAWA -- Pittsburg Glass in Oshawa has announced it will close its automotive parts plant -- a move the Canadian Autoworkers Union says will put 160 ...

Will cash registers jingle merrily in Uxbridge?

UXBRIDGE -- It's around 11 a.m. on a weekday in late November, the downtown streets of Uxbridge are all but empty, a few people are milling about ...

An entrepreneur screaming to break free

WHITBY -- Tina Dezsi spent 17 years of her life working for a corporation when she left to take on a new position that made her miserable. After 18 ...

Catch a ride on the Jingle Bell Express

PICKERING -- Get in the holiday spirit. The City of Pickering is hosting the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Event at City Hall.

Enjoy a holiday ...

Gently used books for low prices one Saturday only

AJAX -- Get some Christmas book shopping out of the way. The New Friends Book Shop is having a one-day Saturday opening on Dec. 6.

The shop offers...

Celebrate a Christmas in the Village

AJAX -- Take a trip back in time. This holiday season, visit the Pickering Museum Village to meet many fictional characters from the past and learn ...

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