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Oxford COVID-19 Testing Event Aug 18, 2023
- Published: August 12, 2023
COVID-19 Testing Event
There is a COVID-19 Testing event scheduled on August 19, 2023, at the Oxford Fire Hall at 115 Waverly Street on August 18, 2023, between the hours of 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
Fire Department Training tonight, August 10, 2023
- Published: August 10, 2023
Notice from Oxford Fire:
The Oxford Fire Department will be performing training exercises tonight in and around the downtown area.
Please be patient and use caution when travelling through the area.
Water Main repair - Crescent Ave Starting 7:30 AM Friday
- Published: August 3, 2023
**UPDATE AS OF 11:15 AM - The Public Works team have located and repaired the leak. Water is being turned back on. The hydrant at the end of Crescent Ave needs to be flushed so water pressure may be reduced during this time.
Notice from Public Works: The Public Works team will be repairing a water main leak on Crescent Avenue starting tomorrow, August 4, 2023 at 7:30 AM.
Crescent Avenue will be closed to local traffic only. Please obey all traffic signs and use caution in this area.
Water services will be affected on Sunset Avenue and Cresent Avenue.
Thank you everyone for your patience.
Natal Day / Civic Holiday Closure Notification
- Published: August 3, 2023
Please note that the Town of Oxford Town Hall and Public Works Department will be closed on Monday, August 7, 2023, for Natal Day / Civic Holiday.
Normal office hours of 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM will resume on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.
Thank you and have a safe and enjoyable holiday!
Watermain Repair Little River Road Thursday July 27, 7:30AM
- Published: July 26, 2023
**UPDATE 11:40 AM - Water is being turned back on! Please run your water for a few minutes to remove any sediment. Thank you for your patience!
**Update at 11:07 AM - Last repair is being made
**UPDATE at 9:40 AM - Repairs are underway to the ruptured water line.
**UPDATE - Public Works will have to shut the water off to most of down town. No ETA at this point, please be patient with us.
The Oxford Public Works team will be repairing a water main leak on Little River Road starting at 7:30 AM Thursday, July 27, 2023.
Traffic signs will be in place. Please use caution in this area.
Birchwood Road water repair today (Monday July 24, 2023)
- Published: July 24, 2023
Message from Public Works: The Oxford Public Works team is working on a water repair on Birchwood Road this morning.
Initially there was no disruption planned. However, an emergency shut off for Birchwood Road and Foundry Street was necessary.
Please be mindful of signage and men working in the area.
We thank you for your patience.
Trail Etiquette in Oxford, a Nova Scotia Trail Town
- Published: July 18, 2023
Trail Etiquette in Oxford, a Nova Scotia Trail Town
What are Trail Towns? Often trails or abandoned rail trail corridor runs beside or through towns. This can have many positive effects such as increased sales for accommodations, fuel and food. Sometimes, it can mean that users enjoy the town destination so much that they even choose to live there and raise families. A trail near a town provides outdoor access for local residents, both for short excursions and as a link to greater trail systems. Trail clubs try to make and maintain trails for everyone, but this can only happen if all users follow common-sense rules of the trail and especially respect when a trail comes in close proximity to local homes and businesses. In the case of Oxford, there is increased respect required due to the number of hikers and bicycle users accessing local rail trail and accessing a local hiking trail (Bunny Trail). Keep in mind that you are on the famous Trans Canada Trail from Pictou to Oxford and to the New Brunswick Border. The Oxford to Pictou section is receiving a lot of trail tread and infrastructure attention as local clubs are striving to make it a 4th Destination Trail for us in Northern Nova Scotia which has many requirements to achieve this designation. Having the hard work of all volunteer clubs involved destroyed or damaged is very hard to recover from. We know 95 percent of users respect the trail…but we need EVERYONE to be a trail hero.
Key Trail Etiquette Reminders:
Motorized must yield to non-motorized!
Leave at least one side of gates closed. A large number of documented near misses in Cumberland County has created this need. Thus, every intersection has a stop ahead, stop sign and a gate as visible reminders of a crossing…help save a life!
Slow/Quiet Zone/slow in residential (homes near the trail) areas. If it is necessary to be out after 11 pm, keep speeds especially slow in residential zones. Oxford, Pugwash Junction, Pugwash, Wallace Station, Wallace Bridge Station, Tatamagouche (Trail Town), Scotsburn, and Pictou.
Designated Trails require a pass…in essence, all trails maintained by clubs are there due to permissions obtained or given to Clubs (snowmobile and ATV)—to inherit this permission, buy a pass…and if it moves you, get a club membership. Trails need everyone to be involved at some level to keep them in good condition. Local clubs for motorized: Route Six Snowmobile Club and Sunrise Trails ATV Club. Local clubs for Non-Motorized: Oxford and Area Trails Association and Cumberland Trails Association
Thank you, everyone, in advance for being mindful of the Trail Etiquette, if we all do our part it helps our communities to grow and become more partners and team players rather than showing resistance to the use of the multi-use trail system.
To learn more about Nova Scotia Trail Etiquette, please see the NS Trails Federation Page.
Note: to purchase an “ATV Trail Pass” go online to https://atvans.wildapricot.org/join-us
Water Main Repair Little River Road Tuesday July 18, 2023
- Published: July 17, 2023
Water repair Little River Road Tuesday July 18, 2023
Update as of 1:00 PM: Repair has been made. Thank you everyone for your patience!
Notice from Public Works:
The Oxford Public Works team will be repairing a water main leak on Little River Road starting at 7:30 AM Tuesday July 18. We do not anticipate water interruptions for this repair. Traffic signs will be in place. Please use caution in this area.