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2025-2026 Operating and Capital Budget Highlights

Published: May 30, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2025-2026 Operating and Capital Budget Highlights

DATE: May 29, 2025

RE: Oxford Town Council Approves Budgets

OXFORD, Nova Scotia –Town Council approved the General Operating Budget of $3,322,978, a Water
Operating Budget for $821,550 and a Capital Budget for $516,429.

See the  pdf 2025-2026 Operating and Captial Budget Highlights(225 KB) document for further details.

See the  pdf Operating and Capital Budgets 2025-2026 booklet(1.62 MB) for full details of the 2025-2026 Budget.

Watermain Flushing - May 30, 2025

Published: May 29, 2025

Notice from public works:

Watermain flushing will be occurring throughout the Town.

During this time customers may experience turbidity (cloudy water) and low pressure and may need to run their cold water for 5-10 minutes or until it becomes clear.

Public works recommends that you thoroughly flush your system following water main flushing to release any entrapped air or sediment from your system.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact 902-447-2170

Town of Oxford Accessibility Plan Approved.

Published: May 29, 2025

The Town of Oxford Accessibility Plan has been approved by the Council at the regular council meeting held May 28, 2025, and is now live on our website:

  pdf Town of Oxford Accessibility Plan(1.24 MB) .

Our 2025 Committee:

Members Present (left to right): Tracy Briggs, Megan Marchant, Amanda Purdy, Danielle Laurie, Oliva Canning-Sweet, Theresa Ryan and Mandy Blake.

Members Absent: Padraic Moore and Ashlyn Brownell

Learn How Projects are priortized

Published: May 28, 2025

Meeting: June 18, 2025, at 6:00 PM.

Oxford Town Hall. 105 Lower Main Street., Oxford.

Special guest Matt Delorme, Executive Director of Atlantic Infrastructure Management will be here to discuss town projects and how they are prioritized. Everyone is welcome.

Crescent Avenue - Sewer Line Repair - Monday May 26, 2025

Published: May 23, 2025

Monday May 26, 2025

The public works team will be working on a sewer line repair on Crescent Avenue starting at 8:00 AM

Traffic signs will be in place. 

Please use caution in the area.

Summer Student Position

Published: May 22, 2025

Now Hiring - Summer Student!

Please see the information below and pdf click here to review the job description(35 KB) .

email info@oxfordns.ca with your resume and cover letter.

Little River Road Water Main Repair Wednesday May 21, 2025

Published: May 20, 2025

**Update: 11:06 AM - The water leak has been repaired. Water services were not interrupted during this time. 

Public works will be repairing a water main leak on Little River Road, tomorrow, Wednesday May 21, 2025, starting at 8:00 AM.

Traffic control will be in place, please use caution in the area.

There will be water interruptions throughout the day, areas that will experience water interruptions are as follows:

Little River Road

Sunset Ave

Seven lee Way

Crescent Ave

And surrounding areas.

Thank you for your patience while the repairs are made.

Proclamation - May 17, 2025

Published: May 17, 2025

  pdf International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia(28 KB)

See Facebook Video and post here.

WHEREAS the Town of Oxford recognizes that no one can be discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression;

WHEREAS the Town of Oxford is a municipality open to everyone, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people (LGBTQ2S+) and to all other people who identify with sexual diversity and the multiplicity of gender identities and expressions;

WHEREAS, despite recent efforts towards greater inclusion of LGBTQ2S+ people, homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia are still present in society.

WHEREAS May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia is celebrated as such in many countries and is the result of a Quebec-based initiative promoted by Fondation Emergence starting in 2003.
WHEREAS there is reason to support the efforts of Fondation Emergence in holding this day;

It is resolved to proclaim May 17 INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA, AND BlPHOBIA and to recognize this day as such.

Date at Oxford, Nova Scotia
This 17th day of May 2025

Greg Henley

Mayor, Town of Oxford