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Canada Day! Town Hall and Public Works closed today

Published: July 1, 2026

Happy Canada Day!

The Town Hall and Public Works offices are closed July 1, 2026

We will resume normal office hours on Thursday, July 2, 2026

Proclamation - Indigenous Survivors Day - June 30, 2026

Published: June 30, 2026

See the Video and Facebook Here

WHEREAS Indigenous Peoples, including First Nations, Inuit, and Metis, have faced historical and ongoing trauma through colonial policies, such as the Sixties Scoop, Millennium Scoop, birth alerts, and other practices that disrupted families and communities;

WHEREAS Indigenous Survivors Day recognizes the strength and courage of those who have endured these injustices and honors the resilience, cultural heritage, and contributions of Indigenous Peoples;

WHEREAS the Town of Oxford is committed to advancing reconciliation, inclusivity, and respect for all communities;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the Town of Oxford do hereby proclaim June 30, 2026, as  pdf Indigenous Survivors Day(21 KB) in Oxford, Nova Scotia.

Dated at Oxford, Nova Scotia
June 30, 2026

Greg Henley, Mayor

Town of Oxford

Oxford Library will be on the move soon!

Published: June 24, 2026

Oxford Library is making a move!

Starting Thursday July 2, our Oxford location will be closed as we prepare to move to our new location at the Eastlink Wild Blueberry Centre!

The last day to visit our current location will be Saturday, June 27.

While Oxford is closed, we ask Oxford patrons to redirect holds to another location for pickup. If you need assistance with this, please call any of our locations. Branch contact information can be found at: cumberlandpubliclibraries.ca/locations/

If you are unable to visit another location, our Borrow By Mail service can accommodate your library needs. To register for Borrow By Mail, please fill out the form on our website (cumberlandpubliclibraries.ca/borrow-by-mail/), or call 902-667-2549 (ext. 228).

We greatly appreciate your patience as we work to move the library.

Town hall closed today at 2:30 PM Friday June 19, 2026

Published: June 19, 2026

Town Hall will be closing today, June 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM.

We appologize for the inconvenience

Tick Awareness! Protect yourself and be aware.

Published: June 18, 2026

  pdf PDF from Nova Scotia Public Health(215 KB)

Here are some steps that people can take to protect themselves and their children, especially in grassy, wooded, or shrub-covered areas:

• Apply insect repellents containing DEET or Icaridin to exposed skin and clothes. Follow directions on the package carefully. Infants under the age of six months should not use these products. Please visit Personal Insect repellents -
  Canada.ca for specific instructions.
• Wear light colored, long-sleeved shirts and pants, closed-toed shoes, and tuck shirts into pants and pant legs into socks.
• Keep lawns mowed short.
• Put playground equipment in sunny, dry places away from wooded areas, yard edges, and trees.
• Check your whole body/children’s bodies for ticks when possible (especially armpits, ears, knees, hair, groin) and take a bath or shower within two hours of coming indoors. This makes it easier to find ticks and washes away loose
  ones.
• Clothing is available that is treated with Permethrin (a chemical repellent) and can protect against ticks and mosquitoes for those 16 years of age and older. This clothing is not approved for those under 16 years of age in Canada.

What do I do if I find a tick on me/my child?
If you find a tick on your body, remove it as soon as possible to lessen the risks of infection. Here’s how to remove them safely:

• Carefully grasp the tick with tweezers as close to the skin as possible.
• Gently and slowly pull the tick straight out. Don’t jerk, twist or squeeze it.
• Clean and disinfect the site with soap and water, rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide.
• To dispose of a tick, place it in a sealed plastic bag and either drown it in rubbing alcohol or freeze it for several days. Don’t crush ticks with exposed fingers. Once dead, throw the bagged tick in the garbage.
• Do NOT burn, squeeze, or coax a tick’s mouthparts from your skin using other methods.

Cumberland Region "What Goes Where" Sorting Guide

Published: June 18, 2026

Wondering "What goes Where?" check out our updated sort guide or use our online Waste Wizard:


Oxford: https://www.oxfordns.ca/solid-waste.html

RFP Service Renewal to Support Community Growth Project

Published: June 12, 2026

  pdf RFP Document Link Here(24.52 MB)

The development community has expressed interest in constructing a mix of commercial and residential land uses on the south side of the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 104) along Main Street. In response, the Town engaged Dillon Consulting Limited (Dillon) to assess the feasibility of extending municipal water and sanitary sewer services to this area.

Please see the above link for details of the RFP.

Cumberland Regional Health Emergency Dept. Expansion

Published: June 12, 2026

Traffic changes will soon begin at Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre (CRHCC) as work continues on the new expanded emergency department and new renal dialysis department. A new public access roadway will open and traffic flow around the site will change. During the week of June 15-19, paving and painting work will temporarily affect the Emergency Department drop-off area daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.