Community boosters Kathy Williams, left, and Marcia Neal, in front of a craft and book store thcy run with other family members, and deputy mayor Alle(...)

Original Toronto Star caption: Community boosters Kathy Williams, left, and Marcia Neal, in front of a craft and book store thcy run with other family members, and deputy mayor Allen Pilkey in front of McLaughlin Square, a retail and residential development that covers city block, are helping Oshawa to spruce up and revitalize its downtown. Oshawa, like other towns and villages in Durham region, is fighting to keep from becoming a dormitory community for Toronto, like Mississauga.