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March Break 2023 Oceans of Possibilities

Make a SPLASH this March Break!

Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 10:49 AM

Start planning your March Break activities with the Oxford County Library! We have activities planned across the County!

Find Your Branch Brownsville Branch Burgessville Branch Embro Branch Harrington Branch Ingersoll Branch Innerkip Branch Mount Elgin Branch Norwich Branch Otterville Branch Plattsville Branch Princeton Branch Tavistock Branch Thamesford Branch Tillsonburg Branch

View all programs on our calendar

Brownsville Branch
  • Tuesday, March 14; 2-4pm Drop In Craft Program – Sea Animals
  • Available all week –...

Public Notice: Notice of Public Consultation Centre #2

Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2023 04:21 PM

Oxford County 2024 Transportation Master Plan Update

Oxford County has initiated the development of a Transportation Master Plan (TMP) to provide the County with long term strategic planning for the transportation system through to 2046.

What is the Transportation Master Plan?

The Transportation Master Plan (TMP) will outline the County’s vision and goals for its transportation system until 2046. The Plan will consider:

  • Population and employment growth in the County;
  • Accommodation of future...

Oxford Stewardship Award nominees Bernd and Gail Brandt

Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2023 08:23 AM

Bernd and Gail Brandt – Planting a legacy

Bernd and Gail Brandt are the owners of Heronwood Farm, a beautiful 155-acre property in Blandford-Blenheim Township. The property has multiple patches of provincially and locally significant wetlands. The Brandts are nominated for the Oxford Stewardship Award for installing wetlands on their property and for their extensive tree planting over the years.

Planting trees has been a passion for Bernd Brandt for as long as he can remember.

"Growing up in...

Oxford Stewardship Award nominees Daria Koscinski and Adam Yates

Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2023 08:22 AM

Daria Koscinski and Adam Yates - Preserving a dream

Daria Koscinski and Adam Yates always dreamed of living on a big property surrounded by nature. They got their wish in 2012 when they bought their 67-acre farm within the headwaters of Nissouri Creek. About 50 acres of the property is designated as a provincially significant wetland. Yates says when they found the property, they instantly realized what a unique and amazing opportunity this was.

"We saw the potential right away to do some of the...

Oxford Stewardship Award nominee Mary Ann Dorè

Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2023 08:21 AM

Mary Ann Dorè – 7th generation farmer who wants to preserve the land for future generations 

UPDATE: The 2022 Oxford Stewardship Award was presented at County Council on February 22, 2023 to Mary Ann Doré and family. 

Farming comes naturally for Mary Ann Doré. You could even say she has farming running through her veins. The 7th generation farmer is currently operating Heritage Hill Farms in Blandford-Blenheim and additional lands in Waterloo Region with her parents, Frances and James Johnston,...