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Office closed from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm Nov 27 & 28
- Published: November 27, 2024
PHAC’s School Health Grant OPEN for Youth until Dec 20, 2024
- Published: November 26, 2024
We are excited to share that the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has informed us that they are now accepting applications for the School Health Grant for Youth! Applications that meet all eligibility criteria set out in the Youth Grant Applicant Guide will be approved on a first-come first-served basis until December 20, 2024, at 11:59 AM EST, or until funds are fully expended (whichever comes first)!
If you are a Canadian student aged 16 to 19 enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school, you can apply for a $1000 grant. This grant is for creating a project that encourages healthy living, and must take place in a school-setting, aligning with health promotion goals. This grant program encourages youth to put their ideas into action while giving back to their school with a focus on one of the following priority areas: reducing substance-related harms, positive mental health and well-being, healthy eating and nutrition or physical activity.
For additional information, please visit PHAC’s School Health Grant for Youth webpage. To request an Application Form please reach out to PHAC directly via email at school.health.grant-subvention.sante.scolaire@phac-aspc.gc.ca.
Wishing you the best in your grant application process!
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Bonjour,
Nous sommes ravis de vous annoncer que l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada (ASPC) nous a informés qu’elle accepte désormais les demandes pour la Subvention de santé scolaire pour les jeunes! Les demandes qui répondent à tous les critères d’admissibilité énoncés dans le Guide du demandeur de subvention de santé scolaire pour les jeunes seront approuvées selon le principe du premier arrivé, premier servi jusqu’au 20 décembre 2024, à 11 h 59 (HNE), ou jusqu’à ce que les fonds soient entièrement dépensés (selon la première éventualité).
Si vous êtes un étudiant canadien âgé de 16 à 19 ans inscrit dans une école secondaire ou postsecondaire, vous pouvez demander une bourse de 1 000 dollars. Cette subvention est destinée à la création d’un projet qui encourage un mode de vie sain et qui doit se dérouler dans un cadre scolaire, conformément aux objectifs de promotion de la santé. Ce programme de subvention encourage les jeunes à mettre en application leurs idées, tout en rendant service à leur école dans les domaines prioritaires suivants : réduction des risques liés aux substances, amélioration de la santé mentale et du bien-être, saine alimentation et nutrition, ou activité physique.
Pour de plus amples informations, veuillez consulter la page Web de l’ASPC sur la Subvention de santé scolaire pour les jeunes. Pour demander un formulaire de demande, veuillez communiquez directement par courriel avec l’ASPC, à school.health.grant-subvention.sante.scolaire@phac-aspc.gc.ca.
Nous vous souhaitons bonne chance dans votre processus de demande de subvention!
Crossing Guard unavailable today, Nov 19/24
- Published: November 18, 2024
Please note that there will be no crosswalk services today, November 19, 2024.
The expectation was that there was to be a crossing guard in place for both morning and afternoon but, unfortunately, we do not have enough staff.
**Birchwood Rd Sewer Line Plugged - Vac truck coming
- Published: November 15, 2024
Oxford Public Works wishes to notify residents from 77 Birchwood Road to 162 Birchwood Road that the main sewer line is plugged.
Please avoid water usage until the Vac Truck Arrives. The hours given to public works of the truck's arrival is between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
Residents of these civic addresses and on Birchwood Road are advised that due to pressure and the process of unplugging the lines that there may be some back pressure resulting in some overflowing unless your house is equipped with a backflow preventer.
If you have any questions please call public works at 902-397-3002.
Sewer Repair, Sunset Avenue Nov 8, 2024 at 8:30 AM
- Published: November 8, 2024
The public works team will be doing some sewer repairs on Sunset Ave, starting at 8:30 AM today, November 8, 2024.
**UPDATE - Public Works will also be turning off the water in that location to complete the repairs.
Traffic signs will be in place. Please use caution in the area.
Water Street Sidewalk construction Nov 5, 2024 - afternoon
- Published: November 5, 2024
Please note that the Oxford Public Works team will be working on the Water Street sidewalk this afternoon.
The entrance to the ball field will be closed during the work.
Please use caution in the area and when crossing on Water Street.
2024 10 30 Oxford Town Council Meeting Video
- Published: October 31, 2024
2024 10 30 Oxford Town Council Meeting
The October 30, 2024, Oxford Committee of the Whole and Special Council Meeting Videos are now live-streamed on the Town Oxford profile and are now available on YouTube via the links below:
Watermain Leak - Pugwash Road
- Published: October 28, 2024
Public Works will be repairing a watermain leak on Pugwash road this morning. This will result in a temporary water shutoff to repair the leak.
The information was received to be posted at 9:18 AM this morning.
Thank you for your patience.