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Town Hall Office Holiday Hours 2025
- Published: December 18, 2025
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Please be advised, Oxford Town Hall Holiday Hours will be as follows:
On December 24, 2025, the town hall will be open from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM.
The Town Hall will be CLOSED on December 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 2025 and January 1 and January 2, 2026
The Town Hall will be OPEN for regular business hours on January 5, 2026, from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM.
We wish everyone a joyful holiday season and a happy New Year!
We look forward to serving our community in 2026!
Watermain Leak - Pugwash Road - Dec 17, 2025
- Published: December 16, 2025
Message from Public Works:
The Public Works team will be working on a water main break tomorrow, December 17, 2025, on Pugwash Road starting around 7:30 AM.
The water will need to be turned off at around 9:00 AM.
Traffic control will be on-site. Streets affected will be:
- Pugwash Road
- Water Street
- Peel Street
- Horton Street
- and surrounding areas.
Please use caution in the area.
Oxford Recycling Information Update December 2025
- Published: December 8, 2025
Oxford Depot EPR Recycling - Waste Separation information has been updated by our Cumberland County Solid Waste Team
Please consult our website's Solid Waste page for further information.
See below for our latest waste separation guide:
Town Hall will be closed from 12:00 - 1:00 today Dec 4, 2025
- Published: December 4, 2025
The Town hall will be closed today from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for lunch due to lack of staff.
We will be re-open again at 1:00PM.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Town Hall - Delayed Opening - Opening at 10:00
- Published: December 4, 2025
The Town Hall will have a delayed opening this morning as our public works department continues the cleanup from the storm.
We will be opening around 10:00 AM once our entrances are clear.
Sorry for the inconvenience
Comfort Centre is now closed
- Published: December 3, 2025
**Update** The comfort centre is now closed.
Thank you to the Oxford Fire Department and volunteers today for opening the comfort centre for residents!
Town Hall Closed today, December 3, 2025
- Published: December 3, 2025
The Town Hall will be closed today, December 3, 2025, due to the weather and power conditions.
We will reopen tomorrow, December 4, 2025, once conditions improve.
Stay safe, everyone!
International Day for Persons with Disabilities
- Published: December 3, 2025
Proclamation: pdf International Day for Persons with Disabilities(43 KB)
Proclamation
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 3, 2025
WHEREAS, December 3 is recognized globally by the United Nations as International Day for Persons with Disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Canada is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disability, and two out of five Nova Scotians live with a disability; and
WHEREAS, Nova Scotia has proclaimed the Accessibility Act that recognizes accessibility is a human right and set a goal of an accessible province by 2030; and
WHEREAS, International Day of Persons with Disabilities promotes an understanding of disability issues and the importance of equal access for Nova Scotians with disabilities in all aspects of society; and
WHEREAS, through public awareness, community partnerships, and municipal accessibility initiatives this day aims to foster an environment of equal participation of individuals with disabilities within the Town of Oxford.
THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Mayor, Greg Henley on behalf of the Town of Oxford, do hereby proclaim December 3, 2025, as "International Day of Persons with Disabilities" in the Town of Oxford.
Dated at Oxford, Nova Scotia
This 3rd day of December 2025