If you would like to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II there is a table with a condolence book in the main lobby at City Hall opposite the Service Oshawa counter. Also there is an on-line link where the City encourage messages to be placed https://forms.oshawa.ca/Corporate-Communications/Condolences-Her-Majesty-Queen-Elizabeth-II?fbclid=IwAR13UKtrTDNFXeFZgkcWhlwtJ6bDWq97DZfC2mqNjM8uT8QYMbhMMZP9Aho
On Monday, Sept 12, 2022, at a special 8:30 a.m. Council meeting in the Council Chamber in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.
Council passed the following motion:
Whereas Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8, 2022;
Whereas Her Majesty was the head of the Commonwealth and Queen of Canada;
Whereas Her Majesty served as the longest-serving monarch in British history;
Whereas Canadians are grateful for Her Majesty’s decades of service to Canada and the Commonwealth and are mourning her death;
Whereas flags have been lowered to half-mast at City Hall and City facilities to honour the memory of Her Majesty;
Whereas Oshawa community members are signing condolence books online at Oshawa.ca or in-person at Oshawa City Hall, Delpark Homes Centre and South Oshawa Community Centre;
Whereas Her Majesty’s funeral will take place on September 19, 2022; and,
Whereas the City of Oshawa Council Committee meeting calendar includes meetings of the Finance Committee and Community Services Committee on this date;
Therefore be it resolved:
That the Mayor, on behalf of Council and the City of Oshawa, send an official letter of condolence to the Royal Family, Britain, and the Commonwealth for our collective loss of Her Majesty by way of the Governor General of Canada;
That the Standing Committee meetings scheduled for September 19, 2022 be rescheduled to Tuesday, September 20, 2022; and,
That the Finance Committee meeting take place at 9:30 a.m. and the Community Services Committee take place at 1:30 p.m
On Monday, Sept 12, 2022, at a special 8:30 a.m. Council meeting in the Council Chamber in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.
Council passed the following motion:
Whereas Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8, 2022;
Whereas Her Majesty was the head of the Commonwealth and Queen of Canada;
Whereas Her Majesty served as the longest-serving monarch in British history;
Whereas Canadians are grateful for Her Majesty’s decades of service to Canada and the Commonwealth and are mourning her death;
Whereas flags have been lowered to half-mast at City Hall and City facilities to honour the memory of Her Majesty;
Whereas Oshawa community members are signing condolence books online at Oshawa.ca or in-person at Oshawa City Hall, Delpark Homes Centre and South Oshawa Community Centre;
Whereas Her Majesty’s funeral will take place on September 19, 2022; and,
Whereas the City of Oshawa Council Committee meeting calendar includes meetings of the Finance Committee and Community Services Committee on this date;
Therefore be it resolved:
That the Mayor, on behalf of Council and the City of Oshawa, send an official letter of condolence to the Royal Family, Britain, and the Commonwealth for our collective loss of Her Majesty by way of the Governor General of Canada;
That the Standing Committee meetings scheduled for September 19, 2022 be rescheduled to Tuesday, September 20, 2022; and,
That the Finance Committee meeting take place at 9:30 a.m. and the Community Services Committee take place at 1:30 p.m
