Oxford County proposes new Backflow Prevention By-law

The program adds another tier to the multi-barrier approach, which safeguards the municipal drinking water supply

Oxford County is seeking feedback on its proposed Backflow Prevention Program (BPP). Under normal operating conditions, water flows from the municipal drinking water system into homes and businesses through private service connections. Backflow events can occur when a change in pressure causes water to reverse this direction of flow (backflow) and travel from a private service...

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Waste Management Facility will be closed on Saturday, January 14

One-day closure is needed to complete installation of new scale and scale house 

Please be advised that Oxford County’s Waste Management Facility will be closed to the public on Saturday, January 14, as crews work to complete installation and changeover to a new scale and scale house at the Salford Road site.

The newly constructed 80’ scale is designed to improve traffic flow by separating incoming and outgoing loads. Oxford County weighs all vehicles that enter and exit the Waste...

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Council this Week: Highlights from the January 11 County Council agenda - 20230111

2023 Budget, opioid exposure and prevention policy, 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 be asked to approve the updated 2023 Business Plans and Budget on January 11. The proposed 2023 budget, which has been updated to reflect...

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Holiday hours for County services

Holiday hours will impact administrative offices for the Oxford County Administration Building, Human (Social) Services, and Provincial Offences Administration Building (POA)

Please note the following changes to regular operating hours that are in effect from December 26–30, 2022.

For regular operating hours, please visit www.oxfordcounty.ca/connect. If you have an after-hours emergency, call 1-800-755-0394 and listen for instructions for emergency calls. 

Please note Oxford...

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Oxford County Council response to new provincial legislation

Statement from Marcus Ryan, Warden, Oxford County

Affordable housing for all should be a focus of government policy. Efficient municipal decision-making and reducing barriers to planning and development are worthy goals to pursue.

But removing local control from municipal governments and putting our communities and environment at risk are not the right means to achieve these ends. The More Homes Built Faster Act and Bill 39, Better Municipal Governance Act threaten the existence of local democratic...

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