News & Notices

Emergency Preparedness Week is May 5 to May 11. The Bruce County Emergency Management Program encourages all Bruce County residents and visitors to take concrete actions to be better prepared to protect themselves and their families during emergencies.

Please take notice that bridge rehabilitation repairs will be taking place this spring/summer at Sweiger Bridge on Bruce Road 10 North of Chesley, Ontario. Motorists can expect lane closures on the bridge, with traffic control measures in place starting May 6, 2024, and ending in July 2024.

The Municipality of Kincardine, The Municipality of Arran-Elderslie, and Bruce County, won two awards at the OBIAA Awards Gala during the 2024 Annual BIA Conference on April 29, 2024.

Bruce County Council met on May 2, 2024 beginning at 9:30 AM in the Council Chambers and virtually through Teams. Video recordings of the meeting can be reviewed at www.brucecounty.on.ca/government/agendas-and-minutes

Residents are invited to attend Pre-Construction Information Session on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at the Mildmay-Carrick Recreation Complex (24 Vincent Street, Mildmay, ON). This Information Session will take place from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM with brief presentations at 6:00 PM.

Regardless of where you live, or what service you need, call Bruce County Human Services at 1-800-265-3022 to ask how our services may support you.

The County of Bruce intends to control noxious weeds along the following rural County roadsides: BR1, BR2, BR3, BR4, BR6, BR6E, BR7, BR10, BR12, BR15, BR19, BR20, BR22, BR23, BR28, BR30, and BR86.

The Community Safety and Well-Being Planning Homelessness Response Steering Committee has been working diligently to ensure community members are safely housed. The committee is a partnership with Bruce County, Grey County, and community service providers to further develop approaches to addressing homelessness through a rural perspective.

Please take notice that Bruce County is holding a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at the Southampton Works Yard located at 429 Peel St., Southampton, ON. The event will run from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Bruce County Emergency Management, along with Community Emergency Management Coordinators from many Bruce County municipalities, have collaborated with the Canadian Armed Forces Canadian 31 Brigade Group on their upcoming Exercise Trillium Venture, occurring in Bruce and Huron Counties the weekend of May 3 to May 5.