Ministry confirms Pinkerton dam ‘top priority’

August 19, 2026 @ 9:30 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times

The placing of additional large sandbags around homes in a section of Pinkerton has eased the flood risk. Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody shared this photo of flood mitigation work underway late last week. (Pauline Kerr photo)

Editor’s Note: This late-breaking story will be further reviewed in the upcoming Aug. 27 issue of the Walkerton Herald-Times. OTTAWA – Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody provided Midwestern Newspapers with an update from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa, regarding the Pinkerton dam situation. He met with Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)…

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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.