Accessibility advisory committee putting accessible Walkerton businesses on map

July 18, 2025 @ 9:30 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times

BUSINESS VISIT - Brockton’s accessibility advisory committee gathers at Market Garden Park before visiting local businesses on July 11. From left: Holly DeVisser, committee member; Fiona Hamilton, director of legislative and legal services (clerk); Carol Patterson, committee advisor; Greg McLean, member of council and committee chair; Deputy Mayor Kym Hutcheon, member of council and committee member; Sarah Johnson, deputy clerk; and Marion Last, committee member. Two committee members were absent – Maryanne Buehlow and Tim Malo. (Pauline Kerr photo)

WALKERTON – The accessibility advisory committee participated in a community review and awareness day on July 11. Members of the committee gathered at Market Garden Park in downtown Walkerton, before heading out in teams to visit local businesses and review their level of accessibility. Results from the review will be posted on AccessNow, a website…

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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.