Town News
Mow it Forward 2022
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- Published: June 6, 2022
Are you looking for help with lawn mowing and yard work?
Do you do lawn work and have free time to volunteer in our community?
Do you know a student looking for work?
The Senior's Safety Coordinator of Cumberland County, Trishe Colman is looking to add to her list of contacts and get seniors the help they need.
For further information or to be added to the list and be matched with a senior, please call Trishe Colman, Senior's Safety Co-ordinator for Cumberland County at 902.664.4540 or email: cumberlandseniorsafety@gmail.com
Be sure to check out the Cumberland County Seniors Safety Program on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/cumberlandssp
Oxford Accessibility Expo 2022 Thank you!
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- Published: June 6, 2022
The Oxford Accessibility Committee would like to thank all those who attended the first Accessibility Expo held June 2, 2022, at the Oxford Legion! The committee was very pleased with all the organizations that came out and participated to make the event a huge success! The Oxford Accessibility Committee would like to thank the following organizations for being present either virtually or in person at the June 2, 2022 Accessibility Expo:
The Hon. Tory Rushton, MLA, CANSA, Maggie’s Place, Cumberland YMCA, Kids Help Phone, Canadian Red Cross, NSECDIS, DCS - Employment Assistance, Autism NS, NS Hearing & Speech, Sunset Community, 211, CNIB, The Rick Hansen Foundation, and CCTS.
We would like to thank the Oxford Legion for providing the venue, Town of Oxford for providing laptops, bottled water, and door prizes for the event, Town of Oxford staff, Linda Cloney, CAO, Stan McDougall and Nick Purdy with everything from assisting in making signage, printing event information, organizing deliveries, and setup at the Legion. Thank you as well to Mark Rushton at Six Rivers News in helping us spread the word about the Expo as well!
The whole Oxford Accessibility committee are to be congratulated for making the event a huge success from planning, setup and tear down. The first ever Accessibility Expo was a success!
The goal of the Expo and the purpose of the Accessibility Committee is to help to make the Town of Oxford more accessible for our residents and visitors. Your valued input continues even beyond the Accessibility Expo! It’s still not too late to take part in our Accessibility Study Survey for 2022, which will continue to be available until September 30, 2022. Keep in mind that your responses are strictly anonymous! Once again, from the Accessibility Committee and the Town of Oxford, thank you for being part of our Expo and our great town! The Accessibility Study Survey can be accessed here: https://forms.gle/w4rv3vYvCJ5tDGnh6
Committee of the Whole - June 6, 2022
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- Published: June 4, 2022
Oxford Town Council is hosting their regular Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, June 7 at 6 pm.
This meeting will be streamed live on the Town of Oxford NS: Official Site.
We invite everyone to watch the livestream as our Councillors discuss Town Business.
Accessibility Study Survey 2022
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- Published: June 2, 2022
Town of Oxford - Accessibility Study Survey 2022
The Town of Oxford wants to be more accessible, and we want your input! How can we be a more accessible Town to our residents and visitors?
You do not need to be an expert on the subject to take part in the survey and we would like to hear from as many residents as possible!
Please note: This survey only pertains to facilities and services within The Town of Oxford. This survey will be available from
June 2, 2002 to September 30, 2022 but the Town of Oxford Accessibility Committee is always happy to hear from you. Contact us at: info@oxford.ns.ca
Your responses will be kept strictly anonymous. No effort will be made to identify anyone who completes the survey.
At this time, we are seeking the opinions of residents and visitors of the Town of Oxford aged 14 and older. We appreciate your feedback!
Remember that tonight, June 2, 2022 at 6pm is the Accessibility Expo at the Oxford Legion and everyone is encouraged to come down take part in learning and shaping
accessibility in the Town of Oxford!
Please click HERE to begin the Survey or click the graphic above.
Temporary Event Food Permit Information
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- Published: May 31, 2022
Do you or someone you know plan to host an upcoming event?
If so, and you plan to have food at the event, you may be required to have a Temporary Event Food Permit.
You will want to get this permit filled out properly and on time to our Public Health Officers.
Contact the Town Office if you need any more information on this.
We encourage everyone to have a safe and healthy summer.
902-447-2170
Oxford Accessibility Expo 2022
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- Published: May 31, 2022
Everyone is invited to the Accessibility Expo on June 2 at 6 pm at the Oxford Legion.
Various service providers, professionals and the Accessibility Advisory Committee will be in attendance.
Come check us out!
Oxford Town Council Boundary Survey
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- Published: May 31, 2022
Oxford town Council needs your valuable input by completing our survey!
The topic of this survey is regarding the Oxford Town Council.
You do not need to be an expert on the subject to take part in the survey and we would like to hear from as many residents as possible!
Your responses will be kept strictly anonymous. No effort will be made to identify anyone who completes the survey.
At this time, we are seeking the opinions of residents of the Town of Oxford aged 14 and older. We appreciate your feedback!
This survey should take no longer than 5 minutes.
Please click HERE to begin the survey!
Flushing Hydrants in Oxford - May 30, 2022
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- Published: May 30, 2022
Notice to Residents!
Public Works Department has a few more hydrants that they will be flushing this morning - May 30, 2022.
You may experience low water pressure throughout the morning.
Oxford Walk In COVID Vaccination Clinic - Wed June 1
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- Published: May 27, 2022
Flushing Hydrants in Oxford - May 27, 2022
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- Published: May 26, 2022
Notice to Oxford Residents and Businesses!
The Town of Oxford Public Works Department will be flushing hydrants tomorrow starting around 9 am.
This will be a full day's event.
This may cause your water pressure to be low at times.
Please share this message with your neighbours, family, and friends.
We are hiring!
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- Published: May 25, 2022
The Town of Oxford is hiring a Summer Recreation Student to assist with the creation, development and implementation of summer programs.
A copy of the Job Ad and Job Description is linked to this article.
Please share this Job Opportunity to students that will be returning to school in the Fall and are 16 years of age and older.
Deadline to apply is Friday, June 10 at 2:30 pm.
If you are interested in applying, please use the contact information below.
Linda Cloney, Town Hall, 105 Lower Main Street, Oxford, NS B0M 1P0
Boil Order in Oxford is now LIFTED
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- Published: May 20, 2022
Update - May 20 3:38 pm
Boil Order Advisory in the Town of Oxford is now LIFTED!
Please share this message with everyone. We have this posted on our Facebook, website, local radio and media outlets.
Have a safe and wonderful weekend everyone!
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BOIL ORDER is now lifted - May 20
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- Published: May 20, 2022
Update - May 20 3:38 pm
Boil Order Advisory in the Town of Oxford is now LIFTED!
Please share this message with everyone. We have this posted on our Facebook, website, local radio and media outlets.
Have a safe and wonderful weekend everyone!
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Boil Order for Oxford
Update - 9:30 am - May 20
We are still waiting for results from the lab.The Boil Order is still in effect!
Due to water quality concerns and the possibility of unsafe water, consumers are advised to boil all water for at least 1 minute, after it reaches a rolling boil, before drinking, preparing infant formulas, preparing juices and ice cubes, washing fruits and vegetables, cooking, dental hygiene or any other activity requiring human consumption. This must be done until further notice.
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Water break on Sunset Avenue - May 19
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- Published: May 19, 2022
Update! - 9:45 am
The water break on Sunset Avenue is now repaired and the water service is now turned back on.
If you continue to have no water service, please contact the Town Hall at 902-447-2170.
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There is a water break on Sunset Avenue and water will need to be turned off. The estimated time for the water to be shut off is 8:30 am. This water interruption may affect those that reside on Little River Road also.
No Cross Guard available May 19 & 20
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- Published: May 19, 2022
Reminder to all Oxford residents, there will be no Cross Guard available for today and tomorrow (May 19 and 20).
BOIL ORDER is now LIFTED
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- Published: May 16, 2022
Update - May 20 3:38 pm
Boil Order Advisory in the Town of Oxford is now LIFTED!
Please share this message with everyone. We have this posted on our Facebook, website, local radio and media outlets.
Have a safe and wonderful weekend everyone!
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Boil Order for Oxford
Update - 9:30 am - May 20
We are still waiting for results from the lab.The Boil Order is still in effect!
Due to water quality concerns and the possibility of unsafe water, consumers are advised to boil all water for at least 1 minute, after it reaches a rolling boil, before drinking, preparing infant formulas, preparing juices and ice cubes, washing fruits and vegetables, cooking, dental hygiene or any other activity requiring human consumption. This must be done until further notice.
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Update - 3 pm - May 19
We are hoping to have good news to report, but we are still waiting for the results from the water samples we have submitted. Hoping we get the results soon.
Boil Order is still in effect!
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Update - 5 pm - May 18
We are awaiting results from the first set of samples we sent to the lab. Tomorrow morning we will be sending more water samples to the lab and if both of those testing samples are good, hopefully the Boil Order with then be lifted.
We apologize to all of our customers for this inconvenience and hope to have everything resolved soon.
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Update - 12:30 pm - May 18
Samples of the water have been sent away for testing and there are techs at the water reserve identifying and resolving the issues.
As the events happen, we will continue to post the updates.
The Boil Order is still in effect!
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Update - 3 pm - May 17
Public Works are currently flushing lines and working to get our residuals back to a normal reading for samples. We are working very hard to get this Boil Order resolved.
For now, the Boil Order is still in effect and we don't anticipate any updates on this until tomorrow morning.
Due to water quality concerns and the possibility of unsafe water, consumers are advised to boil all water for at least 1 minute, after it reaches a rolling boil, before drinking, preparing infant formulas, preparing juices and ice cubes, washing fruits and vegetables, cooking, dental hygiene or any other activity requiring human consumption. This must be done until further notice.
We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to have this resolved soon.
This message is posted on our FaceBook site, Website, local radio stations and media outlets. Please share with your friends, neighbours and family.
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Update 10:50 am
The Boil Order remains in effect!
A service tech has been called in to look at the Town's Chlorine System.
Due to water quality concerns and the possibility of unsafe water, consumers are advised to boil all water for at least 1 minute, after it reaches a rolling boil, before drinking, preparing infant formulas, preparing juices and ice cubes, washing fruits and vegetables, cooking, dental hygiene or any other activity requiring human consumption. This must be done until further notice.
Updates will be posted as events happen, these updates are also on the town website and given to our local radio stations and media outlets.
Please share this message.
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Update - 8 pm - May 16
Public Works has been working very hard on the water qualities and they have had some success with the chlorine injectors.
The plan is to let the treatment run through the water tonight and then tomorrow morning to take water samples and submit that into the Department of Environment to see if we can lift the Boil Order that is in place.
We apologize for the inconvenience and will update on the progress as the events happen.
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Update - 2:21 pm May 16
Due to water quality concerns and the possibility of unsafe water, consumers are advised to boil all water for at least 1 minute, after it reaches a rolling boil, before drinking, preparing infant formulas, preparing juices and ice cubes, washing fruits and vegetables, cooking, dental hygiene or any other activity requiring human consumption. This must be done until further notice.The Town of Oxford can not remove the boil advisory unless under the direction of Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change.
In order for the boil order to be lifted the deficiencies which lead to the boil water advisory must be corrected and any required confirmatory sampling is completed.
Please share this information with your friends, neighbours and family that are on the Town of Oxford water system.
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Update - 11:50 am May 16 regarding the Town of Oxford Boil Order
We don't anticipate the boil order to be longer than a day. This is for precautionary measures as the residuals were low and a part had to be fixed.
For precautionary measures, please boil your water and as soon as it is safe to lift the Boil Order we will advise on the website.
Thank you.
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Accessibility Expo - June 2 at 6 pm - Oxford Legion
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- Published: May 6, 2022
pdf Accessibility Expo Flyer June 2 2022PDF (541 KB)
The Town of Oxford and the Oxford Accessibility Advisory Committee inviteds you to the "Accessibility Expo"
June 2, 2022
6 pm
Oxford Legion - 74 Jackson Street
Together we can remove barriers and improve accessibility. We need your help!
If you can, wear RED in support of Accessibilty. Above is a link to the flyer with details of the event.
COW and Special Council Meeting May 2 at 6 pm
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- Published: April 29, 2022
Come join Council on FaceBook Live as they conduct the Committee of the Whole meeting at 6 pm on Monday, May 2.
Following that meeting there will be a Special Council Meeting.
The links below are the Council Packages for that night.
History Comes Alive! #1792Project - Proclamation
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- Published: April 26, 2022
Whereas, January 15, 2022 is the 230th anniversary of 15 ships departing the harbour of Halifax in 1792, and that the conditions and causes that led to the exodus of 1,196 self liberated Black Loyalist were conditions of abject institutionalized racism and that this departure took place at the height of the transatlantic chattel slave trade one of the cruelest chapters in the history of humanity.
Whereas the Town of Oxford recognizes that people of African descent have been a part of Canadian society since the early 1600s and that their enslavement occurred on this land for centuries and that the Black Loyalists departure is linked to the failure of institutional, political, and societal will to fulfill the promises that were made to the communities that left for Sierra Leone.
Whereas the Town of Oxford is committed to promote histories such as the 15 Ships to Sierra Leone that often have been left in a vacuum of erasure. The resources provided for well known monumentation have historically been funded at the expense of those erasures.
Whereas the Town of Oxford continues to recognize the ongoing significance of the UN Decade of African Descent and the importance of recognizing the history of Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia and how all communities in Nova Scotia continue to be affected by the historic rift of the Black community.
Whereas we recognize that secure housing and land was promised to these early settlers and very few received what was owed. Despite petitions (by Thomas Peters) the promised land and supplies were not provided . For many Black Loyalists, shared Mi'kmaq knowledge was key to survival in the first winters. Reparations for injustice is the path forward.
Thereby be it resolved that I, Mayor Gregory Henley declare January 15, 2022 the Day of Black Loyalist Exodus: 15 Ships to Sierra Leone #1792Project and that we mark this year as the 230th anniversary of the 15 Ships to Sierra Leone #1792Project.
Dated at Oxford, Nova ScotiaThis 19th day of April 2022
Gregory Henley Mayor, Town of Oxford
Community Clean Up Challenge April 22, 2022
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- Published: April 21, 2022
Tenders available
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- Published: April 20, 2022
For those interested, two tenders are posted on the Town of Oxford Website - click on the links below.
Tender 2022-05 is for the Oxford Red Bridge Paint Project which is organized by the Oxford and Area Trails Association.
Tender 2022-04 is for the West Wallace River Road Trail Culvert Replacement Project which is organized by the Cumberland Trails Association
pdf Tender2022 05 Oxford Red Bridge Paint Project (442 KB)
pdf Tender2022 04 West Wallace River Road Trail Culvert Replacement Project (443 KB)
Council Meeting on Tues. April 19 at 6 pm- join us online
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- Published: April 15, 2022
Tuesday, April 19 at 6 pm the Oxford Town Council will be holding their Regular Meeting and streaming it live to the Town of Oxford Facebook page.
We welcome everyone to join us online.
Please see attached link to review the Council Package.
Oxford's 5th Annual Poetry Festival - April 23 at Theatre
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- Published: April 15, 2022
Poetry at Large: Oxford's 5th Annual Poetry Festival
April is Poetry Month and the Oxford Poetry Festival Committee is excited to remind you of the FREE in-person events being held in Oxford at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, April 23.
For more details please see attached pdf document (664 KB) .
Oxford Transfer Site is closed Friday, April 15
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- Published: April 13, 2022
Town of Oxford Residents, please note that the Transfer Site will be closed on Friday, April 15.
The hours this weekend are as follows:
Thursday, April 14 - 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Friday, April 15 - CLOSED
Saturday, April 16 - 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
We want to thank everyone that has been sorting their garbage and recyclables, there has been noticeable improvement in this past week!! THANK YOU
If you have any solid waste questions, please call 902-667-5141.
Town Hall closed April 15 and April 18
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- Published: April 13, 2022
Oxford Town Residents and Customers, please note that the Town Hall will be closed Friday, April 15 and Monday, April 18.
Wishing everyone a safe long weekend.