News

The Municipality of Brockton is pleased to inform residents that hydro has been restored to the community.

The Municipality of Brockton is aware of the hydro outage in Walkerton and some surrounding areas. Professionals are currently investigating the outage. At this time, it is unknown what time hydro will be restored to the community. The Municipality will provide updates in the near future.

The Municipality of Brockton encourages residents that are currently enrolled in Pre-Authorized Payment (PAP) plans to contact the Municipality of Brockton by December 13, 2024 to obtain your PAP amounts for December 2024 and predicted 2025 PAP amounts. Due to the ongoing Canada Postal Strike, the Municipality will not be sending letters to residents to inform them of these PAP amounts. Read our News Post for more information.

Municipal staff will be clearing excess snow from streets in Walkerton on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, and Thursday, December 5, 2024 starting at 12:30 a.m. Please ensure all vehicles are off the roads to assist with snow clearing. Any vehicle obstructing the removal of snow will be towed at the owner’s expense. Read our News Post for more information.

The Municipality is experiencing some challenges in maintaining roads due to vehicles being parked overnight. We ask residents to please refrain from parking on roads to ensure our plows can effectively clear snow, and maintain roads during the winter. Overnight parking enforcement will be conducted through the weekend. Read our News Post for more information.

The Greenock Transfer Station is closed today, Saturday, November 30, 2024 due to the weather conditions. The Brant Landfill will remain open for residents. Thank you for your cooperation.

The Municipality of Brockton encourages residents that are currently enrolled in Pre-Authorized Payment (PAP) plans to contact the Municipality of Brockton by December 13, 2024 to obtain your PAP amounts for December 2024 and predicted 2025 PAP amounts. Due to the ongoing Canada Postal Strike, the Municipality will not be sending letters to residents to inform them of these PAP amounts. Read our News Post for more information.

Bruce County has declared a significant weather event on Friday, November 29, 2024 at 5:52 AM due to forecasted or observed weather conditions. Read the News Release from Bruce County for more information.

Please be advised that Bruce County will be temporarily removing the pedestrian crosswalk ramps at the Durham Street Bridge in Walkerton due to the current severe winter weather event. Read the News Post for more information from Bruce County.

The Council of the Municipality of Brockton met on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bruce County Council Chambers (30 Park Street, Walkerton) and electronically on Zoom Video Conferencing and livestreamed to the Municipality of Brockton's Agenda Management Software, eSCRIBE. View Highlights from the Council Meeting in our News Post.