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January 2026 - Alzheimer's Awareness Month
- Published: January 1, 2026
Proclamation - January 2026 is pdf Alzheimer's Awareness Month(22 KB) - view the Facebook Post and Video Here
WHEREAS There are an estimated 16,000 people living with dementia in Nova Scotia; and
WHEREAS It is projected that the number of people living with dementia in Nova Scotia will increase by 87% with nearly 30,000 people likely to be living with dementia by 2050; and
WHEREAS The Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia is committed to alleviating the personal and social consequences of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and to promoting the search for the causes and cures.
THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Greg Henley, Mayor, Town of Oxford, do hereby declare January as Alzheimer's Awareness Month in the Town of Oxford.
Dated at Oxford, Nova Scotia
January 1, 2026
Greg Henley, Mayor
Town of Oxford.
Asset Management Presentation from Council Meeting Dec 17/25
- Published: December 23, 2025
It has come to our attention that during the December 17, 2025, regular Council meeting, a presentation on Oxford Asset Management, presented by our Manager of Finance, Ruthann Brookins, did not advance slides during the live-stream recording as it did in-house.
Please click the link below to review the presentation in full:
pdf PDF Version of the Oxford Asset Management Presentation(1.32 MB)
Oxford Depot 2025 Holiday Hours (formerly Transfer Stn)
- Published: December 18, 2025
Please be advised, Oxford Depot (Formerly Transfer Station) Holiday hours will be as follows:
- Oxford Depot (Formerly Transfer Station) will now be CLOSED December 25 and 26, 2025.
- OPEN on December 27 and **December 30th (8:30 - 4:30PM)
- CLOSED January 1, 2026
- OPEN January 2 and 3, 2026
Wishing everyone a happy holidays and New Year!
Town Hall Office Holiday Hours 2025
- Published: December 18, 2025
**Did you know that we will be using Voyent Alert in January 2026 to publish news and information for the Town of Oxford and Oxford public works? Visit the link on our website or click to register today to receive alerts and information in many different ways!
Please be advised, Oxford Town Hall Holiday Hours will be as follows:
On December 24, 2025, the town hall will be open from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM.
The Town Hall will be CLOSED on December 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 2025 and January 1 and January 2, 2026
The Town Hall will be OPEN for regular business hours on January 5, 2026, from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM.
We wish everyone a joyful holiday season and a happy New Year!
We look forward to serving our community in 2026!
Watermain Leak - Pugwash Road - Dec 17, 2025
- Published: December 16, 2025
Message from Public Works:
The Public Works team will be working on a water main break tomorrow, December 17, 2025, on Pugwash Road starting around 7:30 AM.
The water will need to be turned off at around 9:00 AM.
Traffic control will be on-site. Streets affected will be:
- Pugwash Road
- Water Street
- Peel Street
- Horton Street
- and surrounding areas.
Please use caution in the area.
Oxford Recycling Information Update December 2025
- Published: December 8, 2025
Oxford Depot EPR Recycling - Waste Separation information has been updated by our Cumberland County Solid Waste Team
Please consult our website's Solid Waste page for further information.
See below for our latest waste separation guide:
Town Hall will be closed from 12:00 - 1:00 today Dec 4, 2025
- Published: December 4, 2025
The Town hall will be closed today from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for lunch due to lack of staff.
We will be re-open again at 1:00PM.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Town Hall - Delayed Opening - Opening at 10:00
- Published: December 4, 2025
The Town Hall will have a delayed opening this morning as our public works department continues the cleanup from the storm.
We will be opening around 10:00 AM once our entrances are clear.
Sorry for the inconvenience