Tag: Woodstock council
Woodstock city council rejects free transit promotion for youth
Woodstock city council isnât on board with a recommendation to allow students to ride public transit for free next month.
Growing Woodstock’s push for more land nears final approval
A land swap that would give Woodstock more room is a step closer to final approval after Oxford politicians approved the deal’s terms.
1,300-worker auto plant looks to buy, privatize road amid plans for growth
An Oxford County auto parts maker is a step closer to acquiring a public road separating its buildings that would ease operations and unlock potential future growth. Woodstock city council voted Thursday to receive a report that proposes Vuteq â which makes interior and exterior plastic parts for four different automakers â purchase a portion […]
Ex-Woodstock mayor used cocaine during Zoom council meetings: Witness
A witness testified Friday that Trevor Birtch used cocaine during city council meetings on Zoom when he was mayor of Woodstock
Woodstock politicians pull $100K from savings to pay for homeless camp cleanups
Woodstock city council is pulling $100,000 from savings to be spent on cleanups at homeless encampments across the city, a move prompted by the costly recent dismantling of one such site.
‘Eyesore’ no more: Woodstock council backs downtown lot’s renewal
Council supported an application to allow an eight storey, 36-unit residential building to be built where the Capitol Theatre once stood.
Local city grabs land from small neighbour, but not nearly as much as it wanted
After Norwich Township politicians voted to slash how much land it would cede to Woodstock in a boundary adjustment, the latter’s city council is on board â with one caveat. Woodstock politicians voted 6-1 in favour of Norwich’s alternative boundary adjustment proposal that would see the city swallow 43 hectares of its neighbour’s land, down from […]
A Southwestern Ontario city wants more land. A nearby town is pushing back
Norwich Township council is proposing a boundary change that would give Woodstock a fraction of the nearly 400 hectares of land it seeks.