Edition 1. Development applications north of Taunton Road, school news parents care about, and local election news — compiled from official City of Oshawa, Durham District School Board and Durham Catholic District School Board sources. New editions are prepared weekly and reviewed before publishing.
The City of Oshawa's development activity memo to Council (February 11, 2026) lists residential subdivisions being advanced through the approvals process in the Kedron Part II Planning Area, and several Kedron subdivisions as draft-approved but not yet registered in full — including Heights of Harmony Phase 2. For buyers, draft approval is the step that turns a planned neighbourhood into homes you can actually buy.
Source: City of Oshawa, Development Activity memo INFO-26-36 — official council document
A City report on amending the Taunton Part II Plan and Zoning By-law 60-94 covers lands east of Harmony Road North, south of Greenhill Avenue — where planning for a separate secondary school site has shaped the surrounding land use, with the school board seeking as large a site as possible. School sites drive where families want to live, and this one sits in the heart of the new north-Oshawa growth area.
Source: City of Oshawa, Report ED-24-08 — official council document
The Kedron Part II Plan — the planning framework for the lands around Harmony Road North, Conlin Road East and Winchester Road East — was advanced through official plan and zoning amendments and a draft plan of subdivision for lands at 2466 and 2651 Harmony Road North. If you are buying in this corridor, this is the document that sets what gets built around you.
Source: City of Oshawa, Report DS-20-150 — official council document
Cedar Valley Secondary School (245 Windfields Farm Drive East, capacity 1,387) and Waaban Public School (2495 Steeplechase Street, capacity 634) welcomed students for the 2026–2027 school year. Cedar Valley is named for the nearby conservation area; "Waaban" means dawn in Anishinaabemowin. For Windfields and Kedron families, this ends years of busing kids to schools kilometres away.
Source: Durham District School Board — DDSB announcement
The Durham Catholic District School Board's new Kedron Catholic elementary school is anticipated to open in September 2027, with boundaries approved June 16, 2025. Students in Kindergarten to Grade 7 inside the new boundary will attend the new school; families of Grade 7 students will be surveyed during the 2026–2027 school year about Grade 8 graduation. Boundaries for St. Anne, St. John Bosco and St. Kateri Tekakwitha are all affected — check the board's maps if you are buying in the area.
Source: Durham Catholic District School Board — Kedron boundary review
Oshawa voters are casting ballots today for mayor, regional and city councillors, and school board trustees. Polls close at 8:00 p.m.; unofficial results are tallied and published to the City's election website by the City Clerk, and official results are declared after ballot adjudication on October 27 at 1:00 p.m. in Council Chamber. This page will be updated with the confirmed outcomes once the City declares them — no results are reported here until then.
Sources: City of Oshawa voters' guide — oshawa.ca; 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections Procedures — official procedures (PDF)
About this news section: items are summarized from official public documents and board announcements, with links to the source. Summaries are not endorsements, and election outcomes are only reported once officially declared.
Randy Ramadhin, Broker, Century 21 People's Choice
Phone: 647-931-5470 | Email: randy@strategicwealthpath.com