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Circular Economy Month and Waste Reduction Week
Posted on Monday, October 21, 2024 11:31 AM
October is Circular Economy Month in Canada! A circular economy promotes minimizing waste and maximizing resource reuse. This year’s theme is safe battery disposal. During Circular Economy Month in October, you’ll have a chance to win up to $5,000 through Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! Find contest details and drop-off locations near you by visiting www.recycleyourbatteries.ca.
Batteries can be recycled using the special Circular Economy Month battery disposal boxes found at the Oxford County...
Council this Week: Highlights from the October 23 County Council meeting - 20241023
Posted on Friday, October 18, 2024 03:04 PM
Internal DEI Action Plan, training space for paramedics, tourism strategy 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.
Internal DEI Action Plan updateCounty Council receives an update on Oxford County’s Internal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Action Plan next meeting. Over the past year, the County has made progress in each of the plan’s four...
Oxford County and Operation Sharing strengthen partnership for ongoing emergency shelter services
Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 11:12 AM
The 55-bed facility offers unhoused residents a warm, dry place to stay for the night
Oxford County has formalized a partnership with Operation Sharing to maintain emergency overnight shelter services at The Inn, a 55-bed facility at Old St. Paul's Anglican Church in Woodstock. This agreement follows a County-supported expansion at the Dundas Street facility earlier this year and reaffirms a commitment to supporting vulnerable and unhoused populations in Oxford.
The Inn provides year-round shelter...
Boil water advisory ended for Tillsonburg
Posted on Friday, October 11, 2024 07:01 PM
Southwestern Public Health has ended the boil water advisory for parts of Tillsonburg.
Residents who live or work in the area east of Broadway to Tillson Avenue and south of North Street East can resume regular water use. After a boil water advisory has ended, Public Health advises residents to:- Run cold water faucets for 1 minute before using the water.
- Flush all garden hoses by running cold water through them for 1 minute.
- Run water softeners through a regeneration cycle.
- Drain and refill hot water...
Council this Week: Highlights from the October 9 County Council agenda - 20241009
Posted on Monday, October 07, 2024 08:04 AM
Climate change, HART Hub funding, wetlands restoration 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.
Addressing climate change in Oxford CountyCounty Council will review an outline on October 9 for how Oxford County will begin to address the impacts of climate change. The Climate Action Plan, a goal set in the 2023-2026 Strategic Plan, will look at