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South-West Oxford

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South-West Oxford

Find your community hall

South-West Oxford and local hall boards

Compare facilities, accessibility features, rental contacts and booking calendars for community halls including Brownsville, Dereham Centre and Foldens. Each hall has its own booking information.

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South-West Oxford

Road repairs, gravel and winter maintenance

South-West Oxford Public Works

Start with Public Works for Township road maintenance, sidewalks, culverts and roadside trees. Roads can belong to the Township, Oxford County or the Province; use the official page to find the responsible authority.

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South-West Oxford

Track a development application

SWOX, Oxford County and their planning committees

Find current applications and who decides: Township zoning, local Committee of Adjustment variances, County Official Plan and subdivision approvals, and County Land Division Committee severances.

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County service

Budget and financial plans

Oxford County Council

Compare adopted budgets with actual reporting; do not equate capital budgets with money already spent.

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County service

Find your County representative

Oxford County Council

Eight mayors and two additional Woodstock representatives; County Council selects its Warden.

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County service

Garbage, organics & recycling

Oxford County + Circular Materials

Find your current collection route, accepted materials and provider.

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County service

Growth and planning

Oxford County and local municipalities within their respective authority

Track the new Official Plan. The September 2026 survey has closed; follow later official opportunities.

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County service

Housing and homelessness project

Oxford County

Official 808 Dundas project information, future stages and project contact routes.

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County service

Integrity and closed-meeting concerns

County accountability offices and appointed investigators

Use the official procedures for the relevant concern. A submitted complaint does not establish wrongdoing.

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County service

Waste collection and green bins

Oxford County and collection partners; producer recycling separate

Check the municipality and material. Circular Materials recycling responsibilities differ from County garbage and organics.

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County service

Water and wastewater

Oxford County; contracted municipal operators for specified functions

Check the named system, operator and applicable reports. County ownership is distinct from billing and local operations.

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County service

Water and wastewater rates

Oxford County

Rates vary by system; use the current applicable bylaw and account information.

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County service

Who handles a local problem?

County, municipal, provincial and independent agencies

County paramedics, local fire and policing arrangements, Southwestern Public Health, and separate library systems have distinct roles. Woodstock Public Library is separate from the County system.

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Use the official service link to report a problem. Posting a question here does not send a service request to government.

Current South-West Oxford council

Who’s actually in charge?
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South-West Oxford 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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