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Customize Your Experience Just North and West of the 4 corners in Kintore, at 155999 15th Line, you’ll find the showroom of Kintore Custom Hardwoods where you can have wood custom milled, buy ready-made items, or have custom pieces built from already milled lumber or ready to be sawn timber. Brent Houston along with his […]
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In April and May, Rural Oxford EDC staff conducted two COVID-19 Business Impact Surveys. Summary data from Rural Oxford’s first survey was shared directly with the Western Ontario Wardens’ Caucus regional survey 1.0. The second survey was conducted as part of the local Oxford Connection group and summary data was shared collectively with the Western
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A place where people can inspire themselves If you walk into Rombouts Pottery & Flowers, you are welcomed with open arms by Ineke Rombouts and her beautifully handmade home décor. “If people come here it’s an experience. I want them to feel at home I want them to feel comfortable,” says Ineke. Located south of
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Do you remember those summer evenings curled up in the back of your vehicle with the family, popcorn in hand, watching classic movies beamed onto the giant screen in front of you? Well it’s back, right here in Rural Oxford! After being closed since 2015, the Oxford Drive-In, located on Highway 2, is back in
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Woodstock Chamber & Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation launch a new COVID-19 recovery effort to help 100 local businesses The Woodstock Chamber of Commerce and Rural Oxford Economic Development are announcing the launch of the SafeStarter kit program, a COVID-19 recovery effort designed to help businesses in Oxford County. The SafeStarter kit program will provide 100
A farm experience for all – How Leaping Deer came to be In 2006, Julie and Don Budd opened Leaping Deer Bakery & Coffee Shop with the intent of creating a unique on-farm experience that offered wholesome local food and educated the general public about agriculture. Several years prior to the opening of the business,
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Oxford County is seeing more and more social enterprises pop up within the region. At Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation (ROEDC), we continue to provide resources and support to social enterprises so that they can continue to better the community. If you are unfamiliar, you may be wondering “What does the term social enterprise mean?
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Is it mandatory for businesses to require their staff and customers to wear face coverings? On July 30th, 2020 Southwestern Public Health issued a letter of instruction to businesses to implement mandatory face coverings (masks) in all enclosed public spaces in Oxford County, Elgin County and the City of St. Thomas. The letter of instruction comes into effect at 11:59
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Public transportation connects communities to each other and people to their work, family, medical services, education, and social and recreation activities. These connections are especially important in small urban/rural communities. This is why Oxford County, in partnership with the townships of Blandford-Blenheim, East Zorra-Tavistock and Zorra, are exploring the possibility of an intercommunity bus transit
Tourism is a crucial sector of Ontario’s economy that essentially stopped cold when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Now Ontario is beginning to reopen, and after being cooped up in their houses for months, Ontarians are beginning to explore their province again. How will the pandemic impact tourism in Ontario this year? The Southwest Ontario Tourism
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VAUGHAN — As the province safely and gradually reopens, Ontario is starting down the road to growth, renewal and economic recovery. That’s why the Ontario government is proud to support the launch of the Ontario Made program from Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME). This new program will promote the many world-class goods that are made
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