Possibility of reopening jail in Walkerton raised during meeting with solicitor general

August 21, 2025 @ 7:11 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times

This photo from the Herald-Times archives shows the historic Walkerton jail, during the September 2024 “Doors Open” event. (Herald-Times file photo)

OTTAWA – The Walkerton jail that served the Bruce County area for over 144 years could be reopening. Mayor Chris Peabody said in a phone interview from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Ottawa, that two delegations – one on behalf of the county and one on behalf of the municipality, with Ontario’s…

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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.