Bruce County breaks ground on new 41-unit building

October 1, 2026 @ 7:17 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times

After the speeches, shovels and hard hats were the rule of the day at the groundbreaking for the new county housing project in East Ridge, Walkerton. Joining MPP Lisa Thompson (centre), were Jeff Loney, the county’s director of government relations; Bruce County Warden Luke Charbonneau; Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody; John Peevers of Bruce Power; members of Brockton council and key community partners. (Pauline Kerr photo)

WALKERTON – Bruce County held the official ground-breaking ceremony on Sept. 21 for the new $16.4 million Eastridge Road Community Housing Development in Walkerton. Joining county and municipal officials, and business and industry partners for the ceremony was MPP Lisa Thompson, who commented on the “amazing turnout.” She said the ground-breaking demonstrated how “realizing the…

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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.