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The Province will appoint Halton's Regional Chair for 2026–2030 with strong-chair powers; Oakville still elects its councillors.
CAO Jane Clohecy retires December 31 after 20 years with the Town; the incoming Council decides next steps.
Oakville's calendar lists Council on Nov. 16, Nov. 30 and Dec. 14, plus planning and committee meetings through January 21.
A plain guide to which of the Town, Halton Region, school boards or Province handles each everyday service in Oakville.
Pearson's operator will meet Town staff on Midtown airspace but hasn't said if it will ask Ottawa for protection.
Conservation Halton is updating flood hazard maps for three Oakville creek systems; a resident survey closes December 14.
Conservation Halton merges into a Western Lake Ontario regional authority Feb. 1, 2027; Halton gets 3 of 16 seats.
Halton police want a one-year extension at the Bronte Harbour marine office; the Town still awaits a federal land transfer.
Halton police's mid-year report puts Oakville's crime rate at a five-year low, with break-ins and auto theft down.
HDSB and HCDSB are seeking advisory committee members; HDSB deadlines are October 30 and November 15.
Oakville issued $1.34 billion in building permits January–August 2026, up 61 per cent on 2025, with 1,006 new units.
Oakville Council and its heritage committee are one of four nominees for ACO's 2026 Carlos Ventin Award, decided October 29.
This week's Oakville deadlines and closures, October 20 to 26, from the voters' list cut-off to Election Day.
Six variance applications reach Oakville's Committee of Adjustment October 28; comments and speaking requests close October 27.
Six Oakville planning files: Harasym hold lifted, 118 Cross Ave tower filed, Speers, Wyecroft, Westerkirk, data centres.
A guide to Oakville's October 26 election night: the races, the acclaimed seats, where results post and what comes next.
Oakville Hydro's 2027 rate application, before the OEB, would cut a typical 750 kWh household bill by $0.74 a month.
Ontario opens free flu and COVID-19 vaccines to everyone six months and older on Monday, October 26.
14,787 advance ballots were cast in Oakville's 2026 election, 8.35% of electors and up from 10,812 in 2022.
The Town's response to Ontario's Data Centre Playbook asks for an environmental pillar and mandatory municipal consultation.
The Women's Centre of Halton received a $76,000 OTF Seed grant for laptops, cybersecurity and digital literacy programming.
No one appealed the data centre freeze. The Town's planning policy review is now underway.
Sixteen Mile Creek Heritage Trail closed at Fourth Line and Dundas for slope repairs expected to finish in fall 2026.
Bronte Farmers' Market third-season recap: 12,000 visitors, 70 vendors, high satisfaction, and a fall edition coming October 25.
Bronte Village Tree Lighting on November 21: holiday market, live music, Santa, community tree lighting at 5:30 p.m.
How to vote in Oakville's 2026 election: advance polls until Oct. 18, Election Day Oct. 26, proxy and curbside options.
Month-long closure of Inglehart Street North for Region watermain and wastewater work.
OPL's fall 2026 children's programs run weekly at seven branches, including storytimes, STEAM Play and Urdu and Arabic sessions.
Oakville's 78th Santa Claus Parade runs November 14 at 9 a.m. downtown; float, volunteer and colouring-contest deadlines.
Halton's police board asks Oakville to update e-scooter rules and enforcement; they remain banned here.
Five minor variance requests go to Oakville's Committee of Adjustment on October 14.
Six minor variance requests go to Oakville's Committee of Adjustment on October 28.
The Town's fall checklist for keeping water out of Oakville homes, and who to call.
The Oakville Museum's Halloween season: free tours, candlelight evenings, an October 24 family day.
Five Oakville road closures this fall, with the dates and detours the Town has posted.
Oakville's three Remembrance Day ceremonies, on November 8 and November 11, with times and places.
What is closed in Oakville over the Thanksgiving long weekend, and the transit schedule.
Route 11 detour from Oct. 19, possible delays on three routes, and a relocated Bronte Road stop.
Halton's Bronte Road study recommends six lanes from Wyecroft north; comments close October 14.
Oakville's 37 priority requests to the Province and Ottawa, from Midtown roads to fireworks.
Oakville's fall loose leaf collection runs October 26 to December 4, zone by zone.
Oakville Fire will let residents share mobility needs with responders through a new 2027 platform.
Kindergarten for fall 2027: HDSB registration is open; HCDSB's Oakville open house is October 22.
Oakville's mid-year books: a small projected surplus, fire overtime, and Khalsa Gate's hydro stays overhead.
The new downtown Central Library moves to 193 Church Street, opening in 2030.
Oakville's 2026 Santa Claus Parade is on 14 November; the entry and volunteer deadlines are close.
Council extended the rebuild deadline for a stalled, receivership-bound Bronte condo site.
An AM radio tower blocked these Mattamy lots for years; with it gone, the zoning hold lifts.
Oakville is designating three more historic properties ahead of a provincial deadline on its register.
Ottawa declined Oakville's bid to cap Midtown tower heights through airport rules.
Trustees set the catchment for Oakville's new north-end high school, in effect September 2027.
Council is stopping expansion of the Town's public EV chargers and turning to private operators.
A $23-million federal investment in Siemens' Oakville-based global battery-production R&D centre.
Ford's $2.3B Super Duty retool nears production as Oakville workers are recalled from layoff.
Halton is opening an Ontario-wide athlete academy at Oakville's new Sixth Line high school in 2027.
A proposed 320 MW Oakville AI data centre meets a grid the IESO says is fed from Toronto.
Registration is open for the Town's paid driveway windrow snow-clearing, with seniors first until October 15.
The Town's survey for its 2027–2037 Older Adult Plan is open to anyone 50 and older until October 30.
A funded $66.7M program takes Oakville Transit to about 50% electric by 2026; the rest is an open question.
Council intends to designate a commemorative barn structure at Meadowridge Park; objections close Nov 2.
Town drop-in programs no longer hold a reserved spot for 15 minutes after the start time.
Council reviewed its 2023–2026 term against 17 Key Community Indicators.
Acclaim Health seeks permanent zoning for its 2250 Speers Road dementia care facility.
The Town is widening Maple Grove School's heritage designation to cover its 1934 addition.
A Nanos survey puts public safety, taxes and roads atop residents' 2027 budget priorities.
Worthington Park playground proposal in Bronte drew safety and drainage concerns in September; a report goes to Budget Committee.
The Town wants heritage status for the 19th-century Wilkinson-Pigott Farm near Palermo.
Oakville completed 3,543 homes in 2025, toward a 33,000-unit 2031 provincial target.
Council appointed Jamie Bay to the vacant Ward 5 seat on September 8.
No opening date yet for the four-lane bridge over Bronte Creek. Halton gives fall 2026.
Within 50 metres of Dundas Street, six storeys is now the floor and townhouses are out.
A facility-project count, not a quality-of-life score. Eight years running.
The bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek is open, closing a 12-kilometre gap across north Oakville.
Four provincial orders override municipal zoning and cannot be appealed. The Town's own plan waits.
Opens September 2027 for Grades 9 and 10, with room for 1,338 students. The name is now with a committee.
Twenty-seven buildings, ten of them towers, on a single corner. Public meeting 8 September.
Staff say 4.97 per cent. Council has asked for options closer to inflation at 2.1.
926 student places and 88 childcare spaces at 3490 Preserve Drive, opening fall 2028.
One pocket of housing would move back to its home school. A decision is due this winter.
A one-year freeze across every employment designation in town, while staff write the rules.
Three routes redrawn, one added, and the on-demand network finally reaches every GO bus.
Transit changes, a square closing, a school groundbreaking, and the dates that matter.
A $7.5 million rebuild of the downtown square, phased over a year to keep shops open.
Industrial land beside the GO station becomes four towers, a daycare and two public roads.
Five candidates are certified for mayor; nominations closed 21 August, vote 26 October.
A $125,000 federal grant funds accessibility upgrades at Falgarwood Pool this fall.
Council rezoned 145 Burnhamthorpe West for employment, including a modular housing-parts plant.
Oakville's 2025 annual report counts 15 electric buses, 60,000 trees and audited books.
Council approved the official plan and zoning for the former GE site, the largest redevelopment parcel in Midtown.
Riverstone Park, a new 1.6-acre green space in uptown Oakville, has a preferred design.
A town-wide zoning amendment changes residential lot, yard and height rules across Oakville.
From July 1, adult PRESTO is $3.50; seniors, youth and children ride free.
The Province wants a four-storey science lab near Oakville's hospital in Glenorchy.
Council rezoned 3000 Sixth Line for four mid-rise buildings and townhouse blocks.
Council adopted OPA 340, allowing mixed-use housing on three Trafalgar Road sites.
The owner of the Cudmore House, 3175 Lakeshore West, has applied to repeal its heritage status.
HDSB expanded its northwest Oakville elementary boundary review on 2 June 2026 to add two schools.
The expanded Sixteen Mile Sports Complex opened on 30 May 2026 with a community centre and library.
Council approved the inclusionary-zoning framework (OPA 77) for the Midtown and Bronte GO areas on 19 May 2026.
Council adopted OPA 78, a new housing section of the Official Plan, on 20 April 2026.
Metrolinx started construction at Oakville GO in April 2026, adding an accessible bridge and elevators.
Council refreshed downtown Oakville's heritage plan, updating the rules and inventories but no heritage statuses.
A town-wide zoning amendment for seasonal private-property patios went to a public meeting on 2 March 2026.
A Halton Region supportive-housing building on Kerr Street, with 22 supportive units and a wellness hub.
