Hickson

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A village street, green lawns and grain silos in Innerkip.

Innerkip, East Zorra-Tavistock · 2023 · JFVoll

community

Find your people in Hickson, Innerkip and Tavistock

Community life is built by the clubs that keep showing up.

place

Nine kilometres of breathing room

The Hickson Trail follows an old railway bed north from Woodstock to Hickson through nine kilometres of woodland. It is free and open year-round for walking, cycling, skiing and snowshoeing.

Local decisions

What is changing around Hickson?

Taxes & spending

EZT approved $8.95 million in local taxes. Show the result.

Residents should be able to trace the local tax decision to work in Tavistock, Innerkip, Hickson and rural EZT.

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Local help

Useful services

EZT Public Works; Oxford County for County roads

Report a road or streetlight problem

Use the Township’s issue form for local roads, sidewalks, catch basins or streetlights; include the pole number for a streetlight. The official page also links road closures and identifies County-road responsibility.

East Zorra-Tavistock and Oxford County

Follow Tavistock and Innerkip growth plans

Follow the settlement-boundary and secondary-plan study, find project updates and ask how proposed growth affects your neighbourhood. This is the local study for future land use, separate from a building permit.

EZT Facility Booking

Book a community room or recreation centre

Find Innerkip Community Centre, Hickson Community Room and Tavistock and District Recreation Centre rentals. The Township handles facility bookings; independent sports committees provide recreational programs.

Who’s actually in charge?

East Zorra-Tavistock council

Municipal services, local roads, recreation, zoning and the local budget.

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Oxford County

County roads, water and wastewater, housing services, paramedics and County planning.

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Ontario

Health and education systems, provincial legislation and funding decisions.

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Canada

Federal taxation, immigration, trade, criminal law and national programs.

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