Victoria Jubilee Hall gets new sprinkler system for fire protection

August 20, 2026 @ 7:58 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times

The venerable Victoria Jubilee Hall is described as a jewel in the heart of Walkerton and has been getting a retrofit to bring it up to 2026 Fire Code standards. (Pauline Kerr photo)

WALKERTON – The rules for fire protection have changed a lot since Victoria Jubilee Hall was constructed 129 years ago – the very building that once housed the fire department, as well as the police department, municipal offices, at one point a market, and a lovely opera hall. The fledgling fire department grew from having…

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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.