Oshawa, Ontario won an online competition but found out they were snubbed for the prize of a KISS concert when the band's summer tour schedule was released making no reference of the small town. KISS launched an online competition in April 2009 for fans to help choose stops...
Everything must go at the GM auction in Oshawa, Ontario. The GM Oshawa Truck Assembly Plant in Canada was closed on May 14, 2009 as part of cost cutting measures at the struggling US automaker. As part...
created by Tina Kells | 21 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago 534 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
The Huffpo had a piece on the soon to be release film, Food Inc. "The riveting documentary Food, Inc. (opening in select cities tomorrow) presents elements of the food industry that can put profit ahead of...
created by mtippett | 26 wks ago | updated 26 wks ago 311 views | 54 recommendations | 6 comments
On May 21, 2009, Transport Minister John Baird announced his long-awaited decision about the future of the Oshawa Harbour: the Oshawa Harbour Commission is to become the Oshawa Port Authority. It is a surprising...
A freight train derailment on Friday afternoon, in Oshawa, Ontario, just East of Toronto has triggered an evacuation. The train, belonging to Canadian Pacific Railways, triggered a voluntary evacuation of...
created by albertacowpoke | 27 wks ago | updated 27 wks ago 863 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
Compared to those Italian lead-sleds with their V12's that cost as much as Land Rover just to have tuned up the 1,300 hp Canadian made, Locus Pléthore, does it using a goold old Chevy V8!
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Chrysler is seeking to secure a $2.3B USD loan from the Canadian federal government. If the government fails to meet its demands, Chrysler has threatened to close all of its Canadian manufacturing plants. ...
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This week Mark and Krystyn question the existence of a two-tiered law enforcement system for environmental crime: one for “urban” areas and one for “pristine” areas. We revisit an Application for...
Branch plants of U.S. automakers are seeking Canadian taxpayers to bail them out. However, why should Canadians prop up U.S. automobile companies like GM, that destroyed their own zero-emission EV1 Electric Car, in order to appease Oil Industry interests? But, the Canadians...
opinion by agora | 51 wks ago 116 views | 27 recommendations | 1 comment
Another blow to Ontario's economy:" TORONTO - General Motors Canada will temporarily lay off the third shift at its Oshawa car plant starting the first week of February, the Canadian Auto Workers said Thursday...
Oshawa is getting pumelled by the fall of the automotive industry in the US and Canada."In the third week of September, 480,400 people across the country were getting regular EI benefits, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. That total was up 3.9 per cent from a year earlier....
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Update Monday November 3rd, 2008:The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has added more areas to their advisory list for the tainted Hershey’s chocolate. They will not list the stores, but advice to be on the...
created by poolparty | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1218 views | 10 recommendations | 4 comments
It's oddly timed considering the global fuel crisis, but GM has unveiled the 2010 Camaro after years of retirement. Aside from the usual suspects--compensating middle-aged men, muscle car enthusiasts etc--I'm not...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 733 views | 2 recommendations | 6 comments
Certainly good nes to the 2,000 laid off workers recently, put out of work due to gas prices and gas driven SUV's.One can only hope the wait will not be too long and the existing plant can be retrofitted in time...