News
Water Service Repairs (Water and Foundry Street) Apr 20/23
- Published: April 19, 2023
Message from Public Works:
Public works will be recommencing repairs on the water leak at Water and Foundry Streets tomorrow, April 20, 2023 starting at 8am. Water interruptions will be ongoing throughout the day for the following streets: Water Street, Pugwash Road, Foundry Street, Thompson Road, and Pleasant Street including the Shady Rest. A Detour will be in place. Please use extra caution in this area and avoid if possible to allow us to safely and efficiently complete this repair.
Once the repairs are made, residents are asked to run cold water for 10 minutes to remove any turbidity in the lines.
Fire Training Sunday April 16, 2023 starting around 8:00 AM
- Published: April 14, 2023
Message from Oxford Fire Department:
Fire Training will be taking place on Sunday April 16, 2023 starting around 8:00 AM on Pugwash Road near Powell St and will involve Oxford Fire along with various neighbouring fire departments.
The fire department requests that you avoid this area s there will be several fire apparatus/trucks and fire personnel onsite for this training excercise which will cause delays to drivers. The training will take place for several hours.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
Water Repair Monday April 17, 2023 starting at 8:00 AM
- Published: April 14, 2023
Update from Public Works: After a very long day there still are multiple small water leaks at the corner of Water St. and Foundry St. In order for this to be repaired properly new water line and fittings are being ordered that feed the fire hydrant which will delay the completion a bit longer. The area is contained. Please use caution in this area.
UPDATE as of 3:15 PM - after a lot of digging and old pipe removal, the leak has been found and repairs are now starting.
Message from Public Works:
We have a water main repair scheduled for Monday April 17th starting at 8am.
During this time the water will be shut off to the following streets: Water Street, Foundry Street, Thompson Road, and Pleasant Street including the Shady Rest.
As of yet there is no time frame on how long it will post updates as soon as possible.
Traffic control will be set up and detours may be in place. Please use extra caution in this area and avoid if possible to allow us to safely and efficiently complete this repair.
Transfer Station News and Summer Hours Announcement
- Published: April 13, 2023
Transfer Station, News and Summer Hours Announcement
Due to last week’s unforeseen circumstances that were beyond our control, our service provider Fero, has reported to us that they have had truck and driver issues which delayed them in the weekly pickup of the recycling and garbage products from our Transfer Station.
Fero has verified that:
Organics/Compost has been picked up as of Monday April 10, 2023.
The roll-off furniture bin and recyclables as been picked up as of Wednesday April 12, 2023.
Lids on the recycling bins are being replaced and will be completed by the end of next week. That means when the bins get to a certain full level, the lids will have to be closed and secured until the next pickup occurs.
Garbage has been cleaned up by opening on Thursday April 13, 2023.
We apologize for any inconvenience. We value the sorting that we do in Oxford and do not wish to discount that. The disposing of compost material in the compactor was something we did not want to do but under the circumstances we were left with little option. Please continue to refer to the CJSMA Sorting Guide for household garbage.
Thank you all for doing your part to ensure proper sorting and extend the life of recyclable products and keeping these articles out of our landfills.
**SUMMER HOURS STARTING APRIL 27, 2023!! **
Good news! Our summer hours at the transfer station will commence on Thursday April 27, 2023. Hours will be:
Thursday April 27, 2023, from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Friday April 28, 2023, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Saturday April 29, 2023, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Asphalt Cutting - Water Street April 14, 2023
- Published: April 13, 2023
Notice from Oxford public Works:
The public works team will be making cuts in the asphalt on upper water street regarding the leak that is at the corner of Foundry Street and Water Street tomorrow morning April 14, 2023. Traffic signage will be in place. Please use caution in this area. If traffic control can be lined up for Monday April 17, then repairs will be made at this location at this time and an update will be posted.
Roadwork on Waverly Street - April 13, 2023
- Published: April 12, 2023
Update from Oxford Public Works:
Due to a broken hydraulic line on the backhoe, the Waverly Street maintenance will take longer than usual and will not likely be completed early afternoon as previously suggested.
Message from Oxford public works:
The public works team will be doing street maintenance work on Waverly Street tomorrow, April 13, 2023 starting at 7:30 AM. For the work to be done efficiently, Waverly Street will be closed between the corner of Water St. and Waverly St. to Ellis St. and Waverly Street.
Signage will be in place. Oxford Fire has been notified. There is no ETA on the time to complete the maintenance but it is hopeful that maintenance will be completed around early afternoon.
Show your support along the highway - Coast2Coast for a Cure
- Published: April 5, 2023
The Town Office was notified today (April 5) that Jackson Charron-Okerlund is close to Oxford.
Who is Jackson Charron-Okerlund you may ask, he is an amazing individual walking across Canada on his “Coast2Coast For A Cure” tour raising money for cancer research inspired by Terry Fox.As he continues his trek along the Trans Canada Highway with his end goal of British Colombia in his sights, he’s currently close to Oxford!!
The support of people passing by the highway is amazing!
Follow him on Tik Tok and watch his live feeds daily as he goes along on his journey @crosscanadajax
Please support Jackson’s GoFundMe page if you can https://www.gofundme.com/f/cross-canada-run-for-cancer-research
RCMP Report available on the Website
- Published: April 5, 2023
The Police Advisory Board met yesterday, April 4, 2023 and had a review of the January 1 to March 31 2023 RCMP report by Sgt. Brian Cameron.
To make more information about what the policing services for the Town of Oxford does, the report is available to those interested on our website under Town Hall - RCMP Reports.