LOCAL HEADLINES

At its Jan. meeting, SWOX Council considered a request from Molly Banerjei, a real estate broker and Canadian television talk show host of “Chai With Molly,” to officially declare December as Christian Heritage Month. Banerjei’s request was initially declined by the clerk’s office.

Tillsonburg will see 160 new long-term care beds in a modern, person-centered facility operated by peopleCare on Maple Lane.

Tillsonburg council wrestled with a resident’s request to honour the price he was given for a memorial bench in 2022.

Tillsonburg native Debra DiGiovanni hit the big time when she appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on Jan. 22.

Tillsonburg council passed its budget at the Jan. 27 meeting with a 4.78 per cent increase.

A report looking at ways the town can work with its service clubs to assist with the cost of big-ticket projects didn’t find any way forward, but this doesn’t mean the issue is done.

A possible site for a new town hall was narrowed after Coun. Kelly Spencer brought debate on the subject back to council with a motion she presented at the Jan. 13 meeting.

Oxford Member of Parliament Arpan Khanna answered questions about the current state of federal politics and listened to the issues facing the residents of Tillsonburg during a free community skate he hosted on Jan. 12.

If nothing changes, Tillsonburg’s out-of-town bus service will be cut due to an end of provincial funding.

If you made a New Year’s resolution to become more active and aren’t sure where to go, the BIA introduced The Movement Guide to show people options for fitness solutions within the core area.

Tillsonburg has a new pharmacy with the opening of Roulston’s Pharmacy on Monday.

A fire in a still-under-construction three-unit townhouse on Jacko Court caused more than $1 million in damage, but is not considered suspicious.

Glendale High School’s art students had their first chance for their work to be part of an exhibit during a recent show at the Station Arts Centre.

The Ontario government is launching new energy efficiency programs, including the Home Renovation Savings Program, to help families and businesses in Oxford save money. The programs are part of a new $10.9 billion, 12-year investment in energy efficiency, the largest in Canada’s history.

Tillsonburg council waived two requests for rental fee waivers from non-profit groups, pending approval of a policy on fee rentals.

Officially, the Tillsonburg Gemini boys’ hockey program’s goal is to get to the playoffs.

Every year, in the days leading up to Remembrance Day, the public's eyes are on the Legion.

Three girls, a guy, guns and grouse.

One-hundred-and-twenty-five people collectively unwrapped the shared community celebration contained within this year’s 17th Annual Norwich United Church (NUC) Christmas Dinner.

Pastor Paul Robinson is retiring – again, or sort of.