News and Alerts

The Walkerton Community Centre/Arena will be closing at 4:00 p.m. today (Tuesday, February 18, 2025) due to the weather conditions. Stay safe and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Due to the significant snowfall, snow squalls, road closures, and restoration of re-opened roads, the Municipal Office, the Brockton Child Care Centre and the Walkerton Community Centre Administration Office will all be closed today, Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Municipal staff are working remotely and available to respond to inquiries by email and telephone. 

We encourage residents to postpone non-essential travel until weather conditions improve. This allows County and Municipal crews to continue maintaining our roads in a safe manner. Please stay home and stay safe!  Thank you for your continued cooperation and understanding.

Municipal road crews have resumed winter maintenance activities. A reminder that the Municipality of Brockton remains under a significant weather event. Please be patient, as it will take longer than usual for plows to complete their routes while the roads remain in a state of repair. Motorists are advised not to travel on untreated roads.

Due to area road closures, please be advised that on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 the Brockton Child Care Centre will delay opening the Centre until 9:00 a.m. The Before School Program will be cancelled on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 due to the inclement weather. 

Please be advised that as of 3:30 p.m. on Monday, February 17, 2025 the Municipality of Brockton's Operations Department have ceased all winter maintenance operations until further notice due to the weather. All Brockton roads are to be considered closed.

Municipal Offices will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025 for Family Day and reopen on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Read  the News Post for more information.

The Municipality of Brockton is undertaking a review and update of its Walkerton Official Plan and Brockton Comprehensive Zoning By-law.

Take notice that on Tuesday March 18, 2025 the Council of the Municipality of Brockton will hold a hybrid public meeting, pursuant to section 26 of the Planning Act, to provide an opportunity to discuss the Official Plan and Zoning By-law review, process and any revisions that may be required to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. 

Read the News Post for more information.

Due to the impending inclement weather expected, as of 12:00 p.m. today, the Municipality of Brockton has declared a Significant Weather Event in accordance with Ontario Regulation 366/18. All roads and sidewalks maintained by the Municipality will be in a "state of repair" until further notice. Read the News Post for more information.

The Council of the Municipality of Brockton met on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. for a Special Council Meeting to discuss the 2025 Municipal Budget followed by a regular Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m.  Both meetings were held 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. Read the News Post for more information on the Council Highlights from the meetings.

The Tax/February 2025 Edition of the Brockton Buzz Newsletter is available on our website at Brockton.ca/Buzz. Read the News Post for more information on the content included in this month's newsletter.