Pinkerton flood hit 100-year event level

March 26, 2026 @ 7:46 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times

A section of Bruce Road 15 was closed to all traffic, including emergency vehicles due to flooding. (Pauline Kerr photo)

WALKERTON – Mayor Chris Peabody stated in a press release late last week that, based on a preliminary analysis, the recent rainfall and snowmelt caused a 100-year flood event in the lower Teeswater River near Pinkerton. That led to a breach in the privately-owned Pinkerton dam, flooding homes and across Bruce Road 15. A section…

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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.