“Go Organic” series continues with focus on food rescue

Future Oxford Speaker Series explores ways to prevent excess food waste at home, on the farm, and at institutions

Up to 60% of the waste by weight in black garbage bags in Oxford County is organic waste: potato peels, food scraps, plant matter, paper towels and more.

This month, Future Oxford continues its virtual Fall Speaker Series “Go Organic: Rot and Rescue” to help local residents understand new and more familiar ways of managing their organic waste.

“Rescue,”...

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Public Notice: Fall Flushing Notice - 2022

Watermain flushing

Having 100% groundwater as our drinking water source means that mineral build-up in our distribution system is common. Regular watermain flushing helps maintain drinking water quality by removing build-up and mineral deposits in the distribution system.

Oxford County Water Operations performs watermain flushing twice a year by forcing water through watermains at high speed and discharging it through hydrants and blow-offs. The fast-moving water washes away any sediment.

Flushing...

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Public Notice: Pesticide Use

For Invasive Plant Species Roadside (Phragmites) Control Program

Oxford County will be applying pesticide along rural roadsides to control Phragmites, an invasive plant species, under the Public Works exception for the promotion of health and safety. The pesticide application will take place in the Townships of Blandford-Blenheim, East Zorra-Tavistock, Norwich, South-West Oxford, Zorra, Town of Tillsonburg, Town of Ingersoll and City of Woodstock.

Oxford County will be using the following pesticide...

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2024 Oxford County Transportation Master Plan

Status: Completed

Originally posted March 21, 2022 
Last updated: July 8, 2024

Download: Transportation Master Plan Final Report (June 25, 2024) | Appendices (please check back)
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In 2022, Oxford County initiated a 2024 update of the 2019 Transportation Master Plan (TMP). The TMP is a long-term strategic transportation planning document that lays out the County’s vision and goals for its transportation system over the next 20 years. The TMP considers population and...

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Council this Week, Oxford County - 20220810

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

County Council will receive a report outlining the parameters of the “My Second Unit” funding program, first supported by Council in May 2022. The program seeks to provide eligible homeowners with a grant of up to $15,000 to create a new secondary rental unit within their...

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