20 researched places across 5 pockets — restaurants, shops, schools and parks.
The plazas around Ontario Tech and Durham College on Simcoe North — casual restaurants, cafés, pizza and quick eats for students and the Windfields community.
Local pick: A quick bite between classes
The restaurants at the RioCan Windfields centre — casual and quick-service dining alongside the area's big-box shopping.
Local pick: Family dinners near the big-box centre
The Taunton Road plazas serve the north-central communities with casual restaurants, cafés and takeout.
Local pick: A casual meal on Taunton
The Harmony Road North plazas serve the Pinecrest community with casual restaurants, cafés and takeout.
Local pick: Quick meals in the north-east
The new plazas serving the Kedron community along Simcoe North — casual restaurants and cafés for the area's new families.
Local pick: New dining for a new community
The Ritson North plazas serve the Samac community with everyday restaurants, cafés and takeout.
Local pick: A neighbourhood dinner
A large big-box retail centre in north Oshawa — Costco, grocery, home and fashion stores serving the university communities and the north end.
Local pick: Costco and one-stop shopping
The Taunton Road plazas serve the north-central communities with grocery, pharmacy and everyday services.
Local pick: Everyday errands on Taunton
The Harmony Road North plazas serve Pinecrest with grocery, pharmacy and everyday services.
Local pick: Convenient north-east shopping
The new retail serving the Kedron community — grocery, services and cafés for north Oshawa's newest neighbourhoods.
Local pick: Brand-new shops near home
The north Oshawa campuses of Ontario Tech University and Durham College on the historic Windfields Farm lands — a major hub of students, research and amenities.
Local pick: The shared north Oshawa campus
A modern Durham DSB public secondary school serving the north Oshawa communities, with strong academics, arts and athletics.
Local pick: The north-end public high school
A Durham DSB JK–8 public elementary in the Windfields community, named for Northern Dancer, the legendary racehorse bred at Windfields Farm.
Local pick: Named for the Windfields Farm champion
A Durham DSB JK–8 public elementary serving the Pinecrest community in north-east Oshawa.
Local pick: The Pinecrest catchment
A new Durham DSB JK–8 public elementary built for the fast-growing Kedron community in north Oshawa.
Local pick: A brand-new community school
A large Scouts Canada camp and natural area in north Oshawa — forest trails, ponds and outdoor programs in the heart of the Samac community.
Local pick: Forest trails and outdoor programs
A major north Oshawa recreation centre — pools, arenas, a fitness centre, gymnasium and a library branch serving the north-end communities.
Local pick: Pools, pads and the library
A north-east Oshawa sports centre with twin ice pads, gymnasium and program space serving the Pinecrest and surrounding communities.
Local pick: Twin-pad hockey and skating
The green spaces and trails on the historic Windfields Farm lands — the celebrated horse farm that bred Northern Dancer, now woven through the university community.
Local pick: Walk the lands that bred Northern Dancer
A conservation area along the Harmony Creek headwaters in north Oshawa — woodland and meadow trails and a natural escape near the new Kedron community.
Local pick: Creek trails through the north end