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Public Notice: Weed Spraying

Posted on Friday, April 22, 2022 03:00 AM

Oxford County will be spraying rural roadsides on County roads in Blandford-Blenheim, East Zorra-Tavistock, Ingersoll, Norwich, South-West Oxford, Tillsonburg, Woodstock and Zorra with Clearview Herbicide with aminopyralid (present as potassium salt) and metsulfuron-methyl, Registration No. 29752, and Gateway adjuvant, a non-ionic paraffinic oil blend surfactant, Registration No. 31470, under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada), to control weed and brush growth under the health and safety exception...

Library celebrates Local History Day on April 23

Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 07:10 AM

Experience collections, exhibits & featured stories from archives, museums & heritage groups

The public is invited to join Oxford County Library on a virtual journey of Oxford County’s past to celebrate the second annual Oxford Local History Day on Saturday, April 23, 2022.  

This Oxford County Library initiative will delve into the pioneers and places of Oxford’s past on the library’s social media pages (Facebook and Youtube) with featured presentations from local organizations...

Council this Week: Highlights from the April 13 County Council agenda

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2022 12:59 PM

County Council meetings are broadcast live at www.oxfordcounty.ca/livestream. For agenda packages and past recordings of Council meetings, visit www.oxfordcounty.ca/council. 

 



Federal paper on reducing methane emissions



County Council is being asked to endorse staff comments on the proposed Government of Canada strategy, “Reducing Methane Emissions from Canada’s Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.” With municipal landfills responsible for about 23% of Canada’s methane emissions,...

Lower fees for child care

Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2022 04:10 PM

Ontario and Canada have signed a $13.2 billion agreement that will lower fees for families and deliver an average of $10 a day childcare by September 2025.

As a first step, all Ontario families with children aged 0-5 in participating licensed child care programs will see a fee reduction of up to 25 per cent, retroactive to April 1, 2022.

Parents can expect a further reduction by the end of December 2022, which will reduce fees by approximately 50 per cent, followed by a reduction in September...

2022 Tourism Innovation Grant award recipients

Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 05:54 AM

Tourism Oxford, Community Futures Oxford and Rural Oxford Economic Development are pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of the 2022 Tourism Innovation Grant. Following a thorough review and scoring process, three local businesses will each receive $3,000 to help develop a new tourism product in 2022.

2022 grant recipients include: