Woodstock is looking to keep methadone clinics away from the city's schools. A report is coming to city council Thursday night, talking about how the city might be able to put some regulations on any new clinics that come to the city. They're now being called MMT's, Methadone Maintenance Treatment facilities. Right now there's a temporary interim control by-law in place, preventing any new MMT's from opening in the city. However, it runs out in the spring, and Woodstock Mayor Pat Sobeski says the city is weighing its options. "We've been looking at what other municipalities have been doing, and any recommendations that have come forward. By-laws have been tested in the courts, and generally, municipalities have been unsuccessful." Sobeski says it looks like the city will have more success regulating where the MMT's can't go, rather than where they can go. They're looking at creating "buffer areas" around schools and the Library. In the report to council, the suggestion of 50-100 meters for a setback. Details are still preliminary and public meetings will be held in November, and possibly December.
Assault Investigation Leads to Charges
UPDATE: 9-1-1 Service Largely Restored
Unifor to Host Municipal Debate for Woodstock
Oxford CAS Honours Kinship and Alternate Care Awareness Week
Norwich B&E Results in Charges
UPDATE: Woodstock Police Investigating Weapons Case
Tillsonburg Candidate Profile - Felix Nzemeka
Early Bird Ticket Deadline Approaches for Big Night Out
Woodstock Teen Charged in Brant County
Workplace Incident Under Investigation
WPS Launches New Cruiser Design
United Way Prepares for Next Fundraising Campaign
Community Grant Applications Now Available
Province Funding Oxford County Paramedics
Interview with a City Councillor - September 14th, 2026
PJHL Recap - Sept 11th and Sept 12th
Navy Vets Recap - Sept 11th and Sept 12th
Hike for Hospice Returns this Saturday
Two Road Construction Projects Start This Week
SWPH Reporting First Human Case of West Nile Virus
