Make a difference in your community by joining an Advisory Committee

Please see the update to this news release issued on March 5, 2024, in the Newsroom: Apply today to join the Accessibility Advisory Committee

Oxford County seeks engaged citizens looking to make a difference in our community by joining the Active Transportation or Accessibility Advisory Committees. Each committee has one opening for a citizen member for the remainder of the 2023-2026 council term. Committee members work collaboratively to provide advice and recommendations to Oxford County Council...

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Council this Week: Highlights from the January 10 County Council agenda - 2024011

Legacy oil and gas wells, Future Oxford 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 next council meeting an opportunity to receive funding from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry for emergency management activities relating to legacy oil and gas wells in Oxford County. The Ministry is...

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Boil water advisory for Hickson rescinded (ended)

Laboratory testing confirms tap water is safe for normal use

The boil water advisory issued for Hickson residents in the Township of East Zorra-Tavistock on January 4, 2023, due to the presence of bacteria in the water has been rescinded (ended) by Southwestern Public Health. This follows two (2) consecutive laboratory tests confirming that the tap water is safe for normal use.

Southwestern Public Health recommends that residents on the Hickson Drinking Water System run their taps for five (5)...

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Council this Week: Highlights from the January 10 County Council agenda - 20240110

Highlights from the January 10 County Council agenda

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.

Oxford County Council is being asked to approve the contract award for construction work on the Oxford Road 59 (Vansittart Avenue) bridge in Woodstock, allowing work to begin next month on this...

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Boil water advisory issued for Hickson

A boil water advisory has been issued by the Medical Officer of Health for Hickson residents connected to the municipal water supply. Oxford County staff are collecting samples and working with Southwestern Public Health and will notify impacted residents when they can return to normal use.

Under a boil water advisory, residents should boil their tap water or use bottled water for drinking, making infant formula and juices, cooking, making ice, washing fruits and vegetables, or brushing their...

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