Tag: Oxford County
Anger as charge against man accused of stealing Pride flag withdrawn
The head of a Pride group is blasting the Oxford County Crown Attorney’s office, saying she’s “disgusted” by the crown’s decision to drop charges against a man accused of stealing a Pride flag last summer.
Cheaper bus fares for low-income residents sought in area city
A committee dedicated to reducing poverty in Oxford County is asking Woodstock city council to reduce bus fares for low-income residents. With the rising cost of living affecting the region’s most vulnerable, the committee made up of concerned residents and social agencies is requesting the city explore ways to make transit more affordable. “We’re seeing, […]
Area COVID vaccine clinics to close after doling out nearly 500K doses
After nearly two years of operation and a half-million doses administered, Southwestern Public Health will close its COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics this month.
Mass vaccination clinics in Elgin, Oxford to close
A trio of COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics in Elgin and Oxford counties will close permanently next month.
Oxford County looks to add 160 long-term care beds as wait list tops 1,500
Oxford County will seek provincial funding for a 160-bed long-term care home as the municipality looks for additional solutions to its long waiting list for beds. Municipally owned Woodingford Lodge has proposed building another long-term care home in the Oxford County town of Ingersoll, between London and Woodstock, on the same property as its 34-bed […]