Walkerton Jail opening ‘going ahead’: Brockton mayor

January 22, 2026 @ 7:44 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times

Apart from storage, and visits during the Greenock Swamp Tours, the Walkerton jail has been sitting empty since it was closed. It now appears the venerable structure will once again be used as a jail. (Shannon Wood photo, Greenock Swamp Tours)

TORONTO – The news from the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference in Toronto is mixed, but Mayor Chris Peabody had one major piece of positive information – the Walkerton jail will be reopening. In a telephone interview Tuesday morning with the mayor, who was still at ROMA he described the outcome of a joint…

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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.