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Exciting News! Oxford Awarded for Climate Adaptation

Published: August 14, 2026

Exciting News for Oxford!!

It was announced that the Town of Oxford is a recipient of the Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation (LLCA) Initiative and is being awarded $899,950 towards Implementing Flood Resiliency through Main Street Revitalization.

On August 12, 2026, Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced 141 municipal adaptation projects receiving around $34.2 million through the Green Municipal Fund’s Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative. These projects include adaptation plans, climate-focused asset management strategies, comprehensive risk assessments, program design studies for adaptation financing and implementation projects in municipalities across Canada.

The projects were selected following a call for applications that was launched in June 2024. The investments made through the Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative help advance the Government of Canada Adaptation Action Plan and the National Adaptation Strategy and support municipalities across Canada to build long-term climate resilience.

Read more about it here. Oxford is listed under the heading Adaptation in Action.