MPP Ernie Hardeman has announced over $840,000 in Municipal Modernization Program funding for 11 projects throughout Oxford County.
WOODSTOCK - The Ontario government is providing over $840,000 to help deliver programs and services in Oxford.
Local MPP Ernie Hardeman announced the $845,989 in funding on Tuesday through the Municipal Modernization Program. The money will go to support the following projects:
- Township of East Zorra-Tavistock Software and Technology Modernization
- Town of Tillsonburg Combined Municipal Space and Operations Studies for IT and Solid Waste
- Town of Tillsonburg Urban Forestry Modernization
- Town of Tillsonburg Citizen Portal Implementation
- City of Woodstock Agenda Management Modernization
- City of Woodstock Implementation of Virtual City Hall
- City of Woodstock Parking Permit and Enforcement Modernization
- Oxford, Elgin and Perth Counties Joint Municipal Paramedic Service Deployment Review
- Oxford County and Lower Tiers Joint Road Operations and Maintenance Service Delivery Review
- Oxford County, Town of Tillsonburg and City of Woodstock Joint Water and Wastewater Service Delivery Review
- Oxford County, Town of Ingersoll and Town of Tillsonburg Joint Feasibility Review of Accounts Payable Digitization Process
Hardeman says this money will help local communities trying to recover from COVID-19.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need to deliver programming more efficiently so that people can access the services they need, when they need them. These projects will ensure that our community will benefit from innovative and streamlined solutions in a way that will positively impact services and save taxpayers’ dollars."
Ontario is providing up to $24 million to support the modernization of 224 small and rural municipalities across the province.

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