Brockton to apply for federal funding for Valleyside project

July 19, 2023 @ 2:32 pmLocal News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

The Valleyside Drive bluffs are celebrated in a mural that shows a scene along the Saugeen River from days gone by, of a family enjoying a picnic. There are now houses at the top of the bluffs. (Pauline Kerr photo)
BROCKTON – Council has approved a grant application to the federal disaster mitigation and adaptation fund for Valleyside Drive erosion control. The $8.5 million (plus HST) project would involve protecting the toe and cutting back the slope along the cliff in Walkerton. Fiona Hamilton, director of legislative and legal services, said in her report to…
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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.