Walkerton Herald-Times

“Better Together!” That’s the buzz around Mildmay-Carrick as the community is now less than 50 sleeps away from hosting its 2023 homecoming.

The topic of installing ice at one of the two arenas in South Bruce a month earlier than usual was a hot one at the June 13 council meeting.

Council has paved the way for a proposed subdivision to move one step closer to becoming a reality with Official Plan and zoning bylaw amendments.

The third meeting of the South Bruce 4-H Dairy Club was recently held at Belmoral Farms, outside of Teeswater.

The Rotary Club drew the grand prize-winning ticket of this series of the Walkerton Lottery on June 15.

A strategic plan provides a road map to guide future decisions. With the adoption of Bruce County’s 2023-2026 Strategic Plan on June 15, council has a document designed to help shape the county’s actions over the next four years and beyond.

A local businessman, Darren Holm, has developed a concept that could make it easier for people to help police make this community safer.

The Brockton Police Services Board donated a portion of the proceeds from their OPP unclaimed items auction to the Walkerton and District Food Bank and Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc. Members of the Brockton Police Board, Coun. Carl Kuhnke, left, and Coun. Tim Elphick, right, present the donation

The county has moved a step closer to implementing development charges, with an information workshop held for council on June 15, during the meeting of the corporate services committee.

Chris Peabody, Brockton mayor and Bruce County warden, said that the Durham Street bridge continues to top the agenda at both Bruce County and Brockton council meetings.

Warden Chris Peabody wants to ensure all possibilities are explored, prior to a decision being made about Walkerton’s Durham Street bridge, due for replacement in 2025-26.

The turnout was excellent and the weather was even better, at this year’s Golf Fore Hospice event at the Walkerton Golf and Curling Club on June 20.

This is the sixth in a series of garden articles from the early 2000s about Walkerton Horticultural Society activities. Articles will be published several times over the next few months in loving memory of longstanding society president, Nancy Bajurny who was always dedicated to beautifying our town

One of Walkerton’s most visible and beautiful flower gardens is now graced with a magnificent sculpture, in loving memory of Nancy Bajurny, long-time Walkerton Horticultural Society (WHS) member and president.