All issues related to attempts to control town councils & force them to adopt one world programs & policies
Ontario is charging ahead on massive lithium-ion battery storage projects — and communities are scrambling to keep up. With the province announcing construction of what could become Canada’s largest BESS facility, and with multiple municipalities (including South-West Oxford) being approached by private developers, residents are asking a simple question: Why is no one talking honestly…
This is it. We need all signed petition sheets returned by Wednesday, November 19, so we can deliver a strong message to Oxford County Council before the December 10 budget meeting. If yours is sitting on the counter, in your car, or waiting for one more signature, now is the time. Print it from our…
Budget season is here, and Oxford County has released its 2026 draft business plan and budget proposing a general levy of $96.3 million for 2026 — a 7.2% increase — according to the report to Council. The County claims that, after adjustments for library services and court security, the Oxford County portion of municipal property…
From Oxford to Cambridge, taxpayers are demanding transparency, accountability, and local control. Something’s shifting across Ontario — and it’s not the climate. It’s public awareness. This week, Cambridge resident Peter Heyman stood before his city council asking the same question Oxford County residents have raised for months:Why are our local governments paying into global climate…
The KICLEI team from Kitchener is presenting in Cambridge this evening, and they’d love to know the community is behind them. If you can, please tune in to the livestream at 5:30 p.m. and send them some virtual support while they speak. 👉 Watch the livestream Every show of support helps strengthen our shared message…
Something important just happened in the global climate conversation — but you won’t see it in a County staff report. Bill Gates, one of the world’s biggest climate advocates, recently admitted that the “doomsday” framing around emissions was wrong. That fear-based messaging, he said, led to unrealistic policies, wasteful investments, and broken trust. In other…
During a recent Heart FM interview, Mayor Jerry Acchione confirmed that Woodstock City Council will be reviewing options this week for a major City Hall and Museum Square expansion — a project that was once estimated at over $23 million. The staff report outlines several design variations, including larger offices, new council chambers, public washrooms,…
We’re in the final stretch, Oxford! Stand4Oxford is gathering all signed 0% Tax Increase Petitions to deliver to Oxford County Council before their November 24 budget meeting. But to make your voice count, we need your printed and signed petition sheets in hand by Wednesday November 19th. You can download and print the petition right…
At the October 8th Oxford County Council meeting (timestamp 2:28:40), councillors had a simple choice: support transparency or keep the public in the dark. The Township of Norwich had sent a letter asking Oxford County to answer a list of straightforward questions about its green initiatives and spending — the kind of accountability any resident…
Oxford County’s new welcome signs are going up this week — sleek, colourful boards featuring the County’s new logo, updated population, and a list of “strategic commitments”: Zero Waste. Zero Poverty. 100% Renewable. 100% Housed. They’re hard to miss. But so are the mixed messages behind them. While County officials promote this “Zero/100%” ideology, Oxford…