Intersection improvements at Punkeydoodles Corners to begin week of July 29

Road 101A and section of Perth Road 101/Oxford Road 24 to close with detours provided east and west

Construction to improve road safety at Punkeydoodles Corners begins the week of July 29, acting on a number of recommendations put forward in a joint intersection control feasibility study undertaken by Oxford County, Perth County, Township of Wilmot and Region of Waterloo last fall.

During construction, Road 101A and Perth Road 101 (Oxford Road 24) east of Line 33 to Concession Road will be closed to all...

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Temporary closure at the Ingersoll Brush, Leaf and Yard Waste Depot

UPDATE: The start date for the temporary closure was originally announced as July 31, 2024. The start date has now been changed to TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2024. 

The Brush, Leaf and Yard Waste Depot at 80 Pemberton Street will temporarily close from July 30 to September 20 or earlier while construction work on Pemberton Street is ongoing.

During this period, you can take yard waste to the Waste Management Facility at 384060 Salford Road in Salford. The facility is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to...

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Oxford County to start road reconstruction work on Oxford Road 9 (Ingersoll Road) in August

Oxford Road 9 (Ingersoll Road) will be closed to through traffic from Dundas Street to 180 metres south of Anderson Street in Woodstock

Oxford County is starting Phase 2 of road reconstruction work on Oxford Road 9 (Ingersoll Road) in Woodstock beginning in August 2024 to make water and wastewater infrastructure as well as road safety improvements. During construction, Ingersoll Road will be closed to all through traffic from Dundas Street to 180 metres south of Anderson Street, with access...

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Oxford County Library to host book launch for historian and local author George Emery

Join author George Emery at the Oxford County Library Ingersoll branch for a local history book launch of “Blacks in a White Place: Ingersoll Canada West and Ontario, 1850-1921”

Oxford County Library (OCL) welcomes historian and local author George Emery to launch his latest book, Blacks in a White Place: Ingersoll Canada West and Ontario, 1850-1921, on Saturday, July 27, 2024.  

Oxford County Library - Ingersoll branch  
Book launch and local history author visit with George Emery 
Saturday, July 27,...

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Oxford Reads selection for 2024 is “Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead” by Emily Austin

Oxford County residents are invited to join the County-wide book club

Oxford County Library and Woodstock Public Library proudly announce the 2024 selection for Oxford Reads: Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by St. Thomas-born author Emily Austin.

This poignant and thought-provoking novel was selected through a community voting process from a diverse and compelling shortlist of Canadian authors.

In this debut novel, a morbidly anxious young woman stumbles into a job as a receptionist at a...

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