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Oshawa
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Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario, approximately east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of the Greater Toronto Area and of the Golden Horseshoe. It is the largest municipality in the Regional Municipality of Durham. The name Oshawa originates from the Ojibwa term , meaning "the crossing place" or just "a cross".
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Oshawa is a city in the province of Ontario, Canada, situated within the Regional Municipality of Durham. It shares borders with Whitby, Clarington, and Scugog, and is located next to Lake Ontario. The city was established in 1850 and covers an area of 145.68 square kilometers. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 105, 106, or 108 meters depending on the source.
The population of Oshawa is 175,383. The city operates in the Eastern Time Zone and uses postal codes L1G, L1H, L1J, and L1K. Local dialing codes include 905, 289, and 365. Oshawa owns the Tribute Communities Centre.
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Place details
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- Oshawa
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- Ontario
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- Canada
- Population
- 175,383
- Timezone
- America/Toronto
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Travel guide
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right|thumb|Downtown Oshawa The name Oshawa originates from the Ojibwa term aazhaway, meaning "the crossing place" or just "(a)cross".
While Oshawa is rapidly becoming merely the eastern edge of Toronto's sprawling surrounding urban area, it was long best known for manufacturing motorcars. Col. Sam McLaughlin established the McLaughlin Motor Car Company Limited in 1907 as the successor to his father's McLaughlin Carriage Company. He became director and vice president of General Motors Corporation in 1916; the Oshawa factory became General Motors Canada in 1918. The last Oshawa-built Chevrolet Impala, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra vehicles will hit the road in 2019, ending a 112-year history which inspired Oshawa's former mottos "The City that Motovates Canada" and "The City in Motion".
Today, Oshawa is an education and health sciences hub. The city is home to three post-secondary institutions (Durham College, Trent University Durham and University of Ontario Institute of Technology) and to Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Lakeridge Health and Education Research Network (LHEARN Centre) and the Oshawa Clinic, the largest, multi-specialty medical group practice in Canada.
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Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
30 sectionsContents
- History
- Start of the automotive industry
- Strike: 1937
- Post-war
- Climate
- Demographics
- Religion
- Language
- Ethnicity
- Economy
- Politics
- Local government
- Neighbourhoods
- Attractions
- Sports
- Hockey
- Basketball
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Other
- Transportation
- Infrastructure
- Health care
- Emergency services
- Education
- Media
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario, approximately east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of the Greater Toronto Area and of the Golden Horseshoe. It is the largest municipality in the Regional Municipality of Durham. The name Oshawa originates from the Ojibwa term , meaning "the crossing place" or just "a cross".
Founded in 1876 as the McLaughlin Carriage Company by Robert McLaughlin, and then McLaughlin Motors Ltd by his son, Sam, General Motors of Canada's headquarters are located in the city. The automotive industry was the inspiration for Oshawa's previous mottos: "The City that Motovates Canada", and "The City in Motion". The lavish home of the automotive company's founder, Parkwood Estate, is a National Historic Site of Canada is located in the city.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oshawa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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