Challenge question

  • How can the City of Oshawa best utilize its cultural economy to aid in post-COVID recovery while also using this opportunity to better support and strengthen the cultural sector?

Educational partner

Course

  • Communications and Critical Thinking

Faculty

  • Brandon Tozzo

City branches

  • Recreation and Culture Services, Economic Development, and Innovation and Transformation

Student ideas

  • Students submitted proposals which focused on the following:

    • Reviving the cultural economy in the City of Oshawa (local food and dining sector)

    • The City of Oshawa and post-secondary partners and the co-create of a space that is integral to the place where the creative class wants to stay

    • “Oshawa a New Point of View” campaign was proposed support the buy local and support local initiative.

    • A bike share program in the City of Oshawa

    • An internet hub which could offer job fairs

    • COVID-19 Reintegration Program which aims to address the increase of homelessness in the City of Oshawa