Housing for All, 2024-2033

A new housing and homelessness plan to address evolving needs in Oxford

Following Council approval, Oxford County is proud to share Housing for All, 2024-2033, a new housing and homelessness plan to guide decision-making over the next decade.

Widely informed by community feedback and a comprehensive housing needs assessment, the plan builds on the County's previous 10-Year Shelter Plan (2015) while considering changing market conditions, needs, and financial challenges. It offers five strategic...

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Hospitality workers invited to Discover Dundas

Networking event encourages hospitality workers to discover some of the hidden gems in downtown Woodstock

Tourism Oxford, the Downtown Woodstock BIA and Ontario’s Southwest are collaborating for Discover Dundas.

Discover Dundas is a two-hour walking tour that invites members of the hospitality industry to explore everything downtown Woodstock has to offer. The event will feature samples and activities at several restaurants and retail shops along the downtown Woodstock core.

Discover Dundas is an...

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Council this Week: Highlights from the September 25 County Council agenda - 20240925

Automated speed enforcement, budget survey results, ambulance response times, AAA credit rating and more

County Council meetings are broadcast live at www.oxfordcounty.ca/livestream. To download the full agenda or view past recordings of council meetings, visit www.oxfordcounty.ca/council.

County Council will consider on September 25 the next steps in bringing a camera-based speed enforcement program to Oxford. An Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program uses a camera and...

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Flag notice: Every Child Matters flag raising

This morning, ISAN Oxford (Indigenous Solidarity & Awareness Network- Oxford) was joined by Warden Marcus Ryan to raise the “Every Child Matters”flag at the Oxford County Administration Building.

This is in advance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday, September 30, which honours the children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. The “Every Child Matters” flag will fly outside the Oxford County Administration...

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Waste collection delays in Norwich (Sept 26)

Please be aware we are experiencing delays with curbside waste collection this afternoon in the Town of Norwich, south of Main Street.

If your garbage and recycling is not collected by 7:00 p.m. tonight (September 26), please set it back out tomorrow morning by 7:00 a.m. If materials are not collected by Friday, September 27, at noon, please call 1-800-755-0394 ext. 3159. 

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