Supporting Business Growth. Oxford County
Supporting Business Growth.
At Rural Oxford Economic Development, we are committed to helping people and businesses succeed. We help people navigate the ins-and-outs of the development process to enable business growth in our five Townships – Blandford-Blenheim, East Zorra-Tavistock, Norwich, South-West Oxford, and Zorra.
People. Proximity. Prosperity.
Rural Oxford is home to 40,000+ people, across a span of 2000 sq. km of agricultural land surrounding Woodstock, Tillsonburg and Ingersoll, Ontario.
We are home to industry leaders in agriculture, agri-business, food processing, transportation, logistics, manufacturing, construction, and small business.
500,000+ people
in the regional workforce within a 2 hour drive.
130M Consumers
within a day's drive accessing major highways and roads.
2 Major Highways
Our enviable location at the junction of two of Ontario’s major highway systems - 401 & 403.
6 Border Crossings
within a 250km radius of all communities.
5 Communities
sharing their own unique stories and resources.
2,000 sq. km
of agricultural and commercial land.
A Sweet Spot in the Heart of Tavistock
Sheri Bell didn’t set out to create just another place to grab an ice cream cone. She wanted to create the kind of place she
Stopping to Smell the Flowers: A Healing & Resource Centre
It started with a pile of cash on the kitchen table, and a family wondering what on earth had just happened. Stephanie Malo, author and
Irv’s Ice Cream Shop proving it takes a village in Mount Elgin
Long before Katie Prouse ever scooped a cone in Mount Elgin, another family member already had. Irv’s Ice Cream Shop takes its name from Irvin
Quehl’s Restaurant & Catering keeping nearly a century of Tavistock history on the menu
Almost every account of when Quehl’s Restaurant & Catering began comes with an asterisk — and Cindy Larsen has finally sorted out why. “Every advertisement