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Town Hall Delayed Opening January 19, 2026
- Published: January 19, 2026
Please be advised that Oxford Town Hall will have a delayed opening today until 11:00 AM due to the weather.
Please call Public Works at 902-397-3002 for all public works-related questions (water, sewer, streets, and sidewalks).
Your 2026 Property Assessment in the Mail
- Published: January 16, 2026
2026 property assessments are in the mail.
Learn more about PVSC, the property assessment authority for NS, by watching this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3VBVS3Q2QM or visiting pvsc.ca.
Your 2026 Property Assessment
- Published: January 14, 2026
Understanding your 2026 property assessment matters!
If you have questions about the Capped Assessment Program, here is a clear and simple overview of how it works: https://youtu.be/covSPC5mb_c.
For more information, please visit pvsc.ca or call 1-800-380-7775.
Community Volunteer Celebration 2026
- Published: January 14, 2026
The Municipality of Cumberland is inviting nominations for volunteers who go above and beyond.
All nominees will be celebrated at a special event this April, where the municipality will honour their contributions.
Some nominees may also be considered for Provincial Volunteer Awards, including one exceptional volunteer who will represent Cumberland as the municipality’s Provincial Volunteer of the Year.
Nominations may be submitted in person at the Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre in Springhill, the Upper Nappan and Parrsboro Service Centres and the Pugwash Library, by email at [mprendergast@cumberlandcounty.ns.ca] or by completing the electronic nomination form.
Paper copies of the form are available at the Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre, or by clicking here.
Digital nomination form is available here:
Deadline for nominations is Feb. 27, 2026.
For more information, call 902-763-3000
2026 Property Assessments are in the Mail
- Published: January 12, 2026
Property owners across Nova Scotia will begin receiving their 2026 property assessment notices by mail in the coming days.
The appeal deadline is Feb. 12, 2026, at midnight. For more information, visit pvsc.ca.
You can also call 1-800-380-7775 or email inquiry@pvsc.ca for further information.
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!