Apply to Serve as a Brockton Councillor

The Municipality currently has a vacancy for one (1) Councillor. Council will appoint a new individual to fill this Councillor seat in January in accordance with our Council Vacancy Replacement Procedure Policy. The appointed individual will serve as Councillor from the date of their appointment (mid-January) until the end of the current Council Term (November 14, 2026).

Applications are open to fill the vacant Brockton Councillor seat until January 6, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

In mid-January, Council will hold a Special Council Meeting to consider Candidate applications, and appoint one individual to serve as Councillor for the remainder of the 2026 Council Term. 

Learn more about the Council Vacancy process

Current Council Meeting Agenda

Municipality of Brockton Special Council Meeting Agenda
(Public Meetings and 2026 Mayor's Budget)
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Location: Bruce County Council Chambers (30 Park Street, Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0) and 
Electronic Meeting on Zoom Video Conferencing, and livestreamed via Municipality of Brockton's eSCRIBE Agenda Management Software

Council
Chris Peabody, Mayor
Kym Hutcheon, Deputy Mayor
Mitch Clark, Councillor
Tim Elphick, Councillor
Gregory J. McLean, Councillor
Steve Travale, Councillor

Staff
Sonya Watson, Chief Administrative Officer
Fiona Hamilton, Director of Legislative and Legal Services (Clerk)
Sarah Johnson, Deputy Clerk
Trish Serratore, Chief Financial Officer
Jessica Schmidt, Deputy Treasurer
Dominic Paquette, Building and Planning Manager/CBO
Colleen Gillis, Director of Community Services
Brad Thomson, Facilities and Parks Supervisor
Nicholas Schnurr, Director of Operations
John Strader, Operations Manager
Carri-Ann Scott, Manager Child Care Services
Christine Brandt, Community Development Coordinator
Chris Wells, Director of Fire and Emergency Services

Council is holding a Special Council Meeting on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. to consider Public Meetings on the new Walkerton Community Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Review, and the Updated Community Improvement Plan. Following the Public Meetings, Council will then consider the 2026 Mayor's Budget.

View the Hyperlinked Council Meeting Agenda and the Council Meeting Event on our Calendar. Please Note: The 2026 Mayor's Budget will be posted on Monday, December 15, 2025 as an Addendum to the Agenda.

This meeting will be conducted at the Bruce County Council Chambers (30 Park Street, Walkerton) and electronically on Zoom Video Conferencing and livestreamed to the Municipality's Agenda Management Software, eSCRIBE. 

Watch the Special Council Meeting Livestream on eSCRIBE:

  1. Hyperlinked Agenda: Once the meeting begins livestreaming, an icon of the live video feed will appear on the top right hand corner of the Hyperlinked Special Council Meeting Agenda; or
  2. Full-Screen Livestream: A full-screen livestream showing the video feed of the Special Council Meeting is available to watch once the stream begins. The video livestream will be located in the Calendar Event.

Watch the Special Council Meeting on Zoom:

  1. Join by Computer:
    Please click the link to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81109519941?pwd=1TaKuWeUdZUXxUv61FwJTZc2yfQqDu.1 
    Passcode:055650
  2. Join by Phone: 
    Dial one of the following numbers: 1-647-558-0588, 1-778-907-2071, 1-780-666-0144, 1-204-272-7920, 1-438-809-7799, 1-587-328-1099, or 1-647-374-4685
    Webinar ID: 811 0951 9941
    Passcode: 055650
    International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kNA523Txc 

The Video Recording of the December 17, 2025 Special Council Meeting will be posted to our Current Council Meeting Agenda webpage and our Calendar Event after the recording finishes processing.

Contact Us

Municipality of Brockton
100 Scott Street, P.O. Box 68, 
Walkerton, Ontario N0G 2V0, Canada

Phone: 519-881-2223,
Toll Free: 1-877-885-8084,
Fax: 519-881-2991

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