At its regular council meeting on Jan. 6, South West Oxford Township (SWOX) Mayor David Mayberry confirmed he will not be seeking re-election in the 2026 Municipal Election.

At its regular council meeting on Nov. 4, South West Oxford Township (SWOX) council voted to proceed with a construction management approach for its new municipal office, child care facility and library located west of Highway 19 on Mount Elgin Road. The new rough estimate, from design through to construction, is estimated to reach $13,966,212 plus HST.

At its regular council meeting on Oct. 7, South West Oxford Township (SWOX) council authorized the mayor and the CAO/deputy clerk to sign a lease agreement with the developer, 1000182281 Ontario Inc., for the Mount Elgin Community Centre Parkland that was swapped with the developer on Sept. 19 in exchange for parkland on the west side of Mount Elgin.