Shopping and dining in downtown Oshawa is even easier during the holiday rush with the City of Oshawa offering free on-street parking in the downtown from noon daily beginning on Monday, December 9 up to and including Tuesday, December 31. Parking will be free all day on December 25, 26 and January 1 due to statutory holidays.

Fees for on-street parking still apply between 8:00 a.m. until noon from Monday to Friday. On-street parking will continue to be free after 6:00 p.m. and on weekends and statutory holidays.

Reminders:

Paid parking will still be required for off-street municipal parking lots and parkades.

On-street parking is not permitted on Oshawa streets between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., from December 1 to April 1.

In addition to the 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. winter seasonal parking regulations, vehicles parked on Oshawa streets at any time while salting/snow clearing is underway may be ticketed and/or towed.

Visit www.oshawa.ca/parking for more information. Additionally, community members can report parking issues and service requests 24/7 from their computers or mobile devices using Service Oshawa Online.

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