Operations

The Municipality of Brockton maintains 442 of the almost 600 kilometres of roads within the municipality.

If the municipality does work on municipal property and this affects your driveway or landscaping, our Repairs and Replacement of Encroachments on Road Allowance Policy identifies who is responsible for repairing or replacing these encroachments.

If your situation requires immediate attention, please call the O.P.P. at 1-888-310-1122. The O.P.P. have access to call out numbers for municipal staff as well as other service providers.

Over the next number of years, there will be a number of bridge projects related to rehabilitation, repairs or replacement. 

If your situation requires immediate attention, please call the O.P.P. at 1-888-310-1122. The O.P.P. have access to call out numbers for municipal staff as well as other service providers.

Brockton Roads Department staff work to maintain sidewalks in Walkerton and Brockton Hamlets. Each year the Municipality determines the sections of sidewalk in Walkerton that will be sanded, salted and plowed by Roads department staff.

Our Winter Maintenance of Sidewalks Policy identifies the sidewalks that will be maintained in the winter by list and map.

Many Brockton streets permit parking on the street, for a full list and all parking restrictions, please review the Consolidated Traffic and Parking By-Law 2020-052. There are four municipal parking lots within downtown Walkerton that are open to the public. 

Winter parking is strictly prohibited on every street from 2:00am to 6:00am from November 1^st to April 30^th, every year for snow removal and maintenance. Vehicles may be ticketed and / or towed at the owners expense. 

If you would like to recommend a change to our Traffic and Parking By-law please review our Amendments to Traffic and Parking By-law Policy.

Streetlights

The majority of the streetlights in Brockton are the responsibility of municipal staff. If you notice a street light not working or working at an inappropriate time, for example, during the day, please contact the office at 519-881-2223 or fill out the form below:

Report a Streetlight

Note: traffic lights are under the jurisdiction of the Bruce County Transportation and Environmental Services Department and any issues with the lights should be reported to them at 519-881-2400.

Trees

Trees provide natural benefits to improve the visual appearance of our parks, cemeteries, road sides and boulevards. Municipal staff work to maintain the trees on municipal lands, including road allowances on an as needed basis. If there is a tree or partial tree issue on a municipal road allowance that needs to be reviewed, please contact the office at 519-881-2223 or fill out the form below:

Report a Tree

Note: only trees that have been determined as needing to be removed by the municipality and is within municipal property will be removed at the municipality’s expense. If the tree is found to be on private property, the owner of the property is responsible for the removal of the tree. If the tree is on a neighbouring property, please visit the Property Standards webpage.

Adopt a Highway Program

We encourage Brockton residents to play a part in keeping our Municipal Highway System clean and free of litter through our Adopt a Highway Program. 

Individuals, private businesses, or local organizations may choose to volunteer to adopt a municipal highway and agree to pick up litter a minimum of three (3) times a year.

Roadways may be adopted in the name of a business or service club, or may be adopted in honour, or in memory, of an individual.

Please review our Brockton Adopt a Highway Program Agreement for more information.

Those who wish to participate in the Adopt a Highway Program are encouraged to contact the Municipal Executive Coordinator to confirm if the road wishing to be adopted is available. Ordering the signs are the responsibility of the individual, business or local organization adopting the roadway, at their cost. The Municipality will install the signs and maintain them.

GIS Services

What is GIS?

“A geographic information system (GIS) is a system that creates, manages, analyzes, and maps all types of data. GIS connects data to a map, integrating location data (where things are) with all types of descriptive information (what things are like there). GIS helps users understand patterns, relationships, and geographic context. The benefits include improved communication and efficiency as well as better management and decision making”.  ESRI Canada

GIS Servicing Brockton

• Maps and Apps
  • GIS provides a unique opportunity to inform our residents and the ability to tell stories through a variety of visualizations. GIS ultimately is a communication tool that connects people.
• Records Management
  • GIS databases manages Municipal data and stores information from all our departments. Managing our GIS successfully ensures that our data is up to date and can relied on as a trusted data source.
• Analytics
  • GIS gives us the ability to identify problems, understand trends, monitor changes, perform forecasting and prioritize our operations to be efficient when responding to event.

Cemetery

The Municipality maintains a large number of cemeteries within the municipal boundaries, including three active cemeteries. Municipal staff are available year round at the Municipal Office during regular office hours to assist with the following:

• Arrange for plot / niche purchase
• Arrange for burial
• Obtain information or a copy of the Cemetery By-law
• Search for Grave information, including location
• Questions regarding the operation of the cemetery or anything else related 

The cemeteries are currently operating from as per usual from May to October and under winter rates for November to April. For more information on cemeteries, visit out Cemeteries webpage.

Water and Sewer

The Municipality of Brockton owns three water systems in Walkerton, Lake Rosalind and Chepstow and one waste water system in Walkerton.

For more information on Water, Sewer and Water and Sewer, please visit the appropriate pages.

Locates

Are you:

• Planning a home improvement project?
• Installing a fence or deck?
• Digging a garden bed?
• Planting a tree?

Wait! There is an underground network of gas lines, telephone, electricity and cable TV wires, as well as water and sewer connections that could be damaged if you dig in the wrong spot. Digging without a locate is illegal and if done without a locate you will be held liable for any damage. 

To Register a Locate:

Before you call you will need to know:

• Who is digging? For liability reasons, it is recommended that the person doing the digging submits the locate request
• When you will be digging? Locate requests are a minimum of 5 days wait time
• Where you are digging? This will include address and description of area the digging is being done in  
• The type of work being done (fence, pool, landscaping, etc.) and the method of digging that will be used whether machine and/or hand (shovel, pick, or spade)

Before You Dig!

Call 1-800-400-2255 or visit OntarioOneCall.ca to request a locate. 

Waste Management and Recycling

Brockton operates the Brant Landfill, Greenock Transfer Station, Walkerton Recycling Depot and the Walkerton/Hanover Landfill (in partnership with the Town of Hanover). This includes household and commercial waste, recycling and waste diversion programs as well as curbside collection throughout the municipality.

We encourage all residents to utilize each of the waste diversion opportunities available, which will keep the landfill clear of materials that can be recycled and reused. All of our recycling programs are free to use for Brockton residents.

For more information on Waste Management and Recycling in Brockton, please visit the Waste Management and Recycling webpage.