Oshawa

==Attractions==
[[File:Oshawa Centre, Oshawa, Ontario.jpg|thumb|[[Oshawa Centre]], the largest mall in Ontario east of Toronto]]
Oshawa has parks, walking trails, conservation areas, indoors and outdoor public swimming pools, community centres, and sports facilities. Lakeview Park stretches along the coast of Lake Ontario, complete with a sandy beach, and is the location of the [[Oshawa Museum]]. Also, the McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve and Second Marsh Wildlife Area offer protected marshland areas with interpretive trails and viewing platforms. Oshawa's parks and trail system encompasses almost {{Convert|410|ha|acre}} of parkland and more than {{Convert|27|km|mi}} of paved trails. Oshawa has more than 130 parks, more than 110 playgrounds, nine splash pads, eight ice pads and three skateboard parks.

*[[Canadian Automotive Museum]]
*[[Oshawa Military and Industrial Museum|Ontario Regiment RCAC Museum]]
*[[The Robert McLaughlin Gallery]]
*[[Tribute Communities Centre]]
*[[Oshawa Community Museum|Oshawa Museum]]
*[[Parkwood Estate]]

Oshawa hosts many annual festivals and events including the Oshawa Peony Festival,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oshawa.ca/things-to-do/peony-festival.asp | title=Peony Festival | date=11 May 2022 }}</ref> Kars on King, and Oshawa Fiesta Week,</ref> which is hosted by the Oshawa Folk Arts Council<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oshawafiestaweek.ca/ |title=What we're about|access-date=2023-08-20}}</ref> and has been celebrated for more than 45 years.

At the center of Oshawa is the [[Oshawa Centre]] shopping mall, the largest mall in the [[Durham region]] as well as in Ontario east of [[Toronto]]. The executive offices there include the Ministry of Long Term Health Care for Ontario.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oshawacentre.com/stores/durham-region-health-department/ | title=Durham Region Health Department }}</ref>