Council Highlights - March 18, 2025

The Council of the Municipality of Brockton met on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 for three meetings all 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. View Highlights from the Meetings below.

Special Council Meeting (Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Review) - 6:00 p.m.:

This Special Council Meeting was held to discuss the review and update of the Walkerton Official Plan and Brockton Comprehensive Zoning By-Law. The intent of this update is to review the existing planning framework to incorporate new policy direction following recent changes to provincial legislation and to align with the Bruce County Official Plan and consider local planning issues that impact Brockton's community. Visit our Comprehensive Zoning By-Law and Official Plan review webpage for more information.

Visit our Current Council Meeting Agenda webpage or the Special Council Meeting (Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Review) Event to view the full Hyperlinked Agenda and Video Recording from the Special Council Meeting.  

Committee of Adjustment Meeting - 7:00 p.m.:

Visit our Current Council Meeting Agenda webpage or the Committee of Adjustment Meeting Event to view the full Hyperlinked Agenda and Video Recording from the Committee of Adjustment Meeting.  

Council Meeting - 7:30 p.m.:

Visit our Current Council Meeting Agenda webpage or the Council Meeting Event to view the full Hyperlinked Agenda and Video Recording from the Council Meeting.  

Council Meeting Highlights - March 18, 2025

• J.L. Richards presented on the Walkerton Community Official Plan and Brockton Comprehensive Zoning By-Law Review.
• A two-year progress update on the Recreation Master Services and Facilities Plan was provided.
• Infrastructure repairs are occurring to the Centennial Park pavilion and Centennial Pool boiler in Walkerton, and the Cargill Community Centre.
• Council approved maintaining the heritage designation on the Henry Cargill “White” House, refusing the application by owners to repeal the designation by-law.
• A 2024 year-end update on the progress of the Strategic Action Plan was provided.

Upcoming Council Meetings

• The next regular Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 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.

Meeting Information

Brockton Council meet the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.

Agendas are posted the Friday prior to the Council meeting. The video recording of the meeting is posted following the Council meeting on our Current Council Meeting Agenda webpage and the individual Council Meeting Calendar Event.

View the PDF or online calendar of the Council Meetings on our Mayor and Council webpage.