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Town office closed over lunch hour today
- Published: December 9, 2024
Please note that the Oxord Town office will be closed today from 12:00 - 1:00 PM today, December 9, 2024.
*Postponed* - to be rescheduled - Watermain Leak Repair
- Published: December 5, 2024
** This will be postponed for today and rescheduled **
Message from Public Works:
The Oxford Public Works team will be repairing a water main leak on Pugwash Road starting at 8:00 AM on December 6, 2024.
Traffic signs will be posted. Please use caution in the area. A timeline for this repair is unknown at this time
The start time may be altered due to weather and salting needs.
Areas that should expect water service interruptions are as follows:
- Pugwash Road
- Thompson Road
- Peel Street
- Powell Street
- New Hansford Road
- Horton Street
- and surrounding areas
Free Information Session: The Legacy of Trauma
- Published: December 3, 2024
Free Information Session: The Legacy of Trauma
When: Thursday, December 12, 2:00 pm
Where: Oxford Seniors Club, 31 Ellis Street, Oxford, NS
Open to anyone who is interested in learning more about the symptoms, the mechanics and the potential for healing the effects of PTSD, developmental trauma and intergenerational trauma.
The effects of trauma can deeply affect not only the survivors of traumatic events and situations but also the lives of those who are close to them. But those effects also tell us the story of how the person survived and the pathway they took to remain as safe and sane as possible in adverse circumstances.
This information session is intended to explain symptoms, the logic of behaviors when someone is triggered and the method of healing that has emerged over the last fifty years of research and treatment efforts.
This discussion is based on the work of Janina Fisher who has organized the work of some of the world’s leading experts in the field including Judith Herman, Bessel van der Kolk and Pat Ogden as well as approaches such as Internal Family Systems and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, into a coherent approach to healing the legacy of trauma.
Mary Ellen Stevenson is a Psychotherapist who has been practicing since 1997 in both Toronto and Nova Scotia. She is a candidate for certification in the Treatment of Complex Trauma through PESI. She lives in Oxford and can be reached at 902-397-2717.
Town Hall closed for lunch today December 2, 2024 12 - 1 PM
- Published: December 2, 2024
Large Tree Removal on Handel Street Today (Dec 2, 2024)
- Published: December 2, 2024
Message from Oxford Public Works:
The Woodpecker Tree Removal company will be removing a large tree on Handel Street today.
Please use caution in the area.
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.
