News & Notices

What3Words is a free App that will communicate your precise location to a 9-1-1 call centre by telling them your ‘what3words address’, a unique combination of three words that identify a 3-metre by 3-metre location. It is a very precise way to let first responders know your location in the event that you are lost or get injured.

Please take notice that the Bruce County Administration Centre in Walkerton, the Lakeshore Hub in Port Elgin, the Peninsula Hub in Wiarton, and the Penetangore Hub in Kincardine will be closed from Saturday, August 31 to Monday, September 2 (Labour Day Long Weekend).

The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is making funding available to help Indigenous Peoples and the public participate in the impact assessment process for the proposed Bruce C Nuclear Project, a new nuclear generating station located at the existing Bruce Power nuclear power site near Kincardine, Ontario.

Please take notice that Bruce Road 10 at Concession 6, north of Chesley, will be closed on August 28, 2024, from approximately 6:30 AM until 5:00 PM for culvert replacement, weather permitting. There will be no through traffic. Signage will be in place during this closure identifying an alternate route.

Comments submitted by September 12, 2024, will be considered.

The planning for this project initially followed the planning process established for Schedule ‘C’ activities under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) document. Schedule ‘C’ projects must complete all five phases of the Class EA. The purpose of the MCEA was to identify any potential environmental impacts associated with the proposal and to plan for appropriate mitigation of any impacts.

Please take notice that micro-surfacing asphalt maintenance will be taking place in August 2024 on Bruce Road 7, between Concession 12 and South Line, and on Grey-Bruce Line between Bruce Road 40 and Concession 4. Motorists can expect short-duration lane closures, with traffic control measures in place, starting late August 2024 and ending in mid-September 2024.

Please take notice that Bruce Road 10 at Concession 4, north of Chesley, will be closed August 27, 2024, from approximately 6:30 AM until 5:00 PM for culvert replacement, weather permitting. There will be no through traffic. Signage will be in place during this closure identifying an alternate route.

Please take notice that Bruce County is holding a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at the Amabel Works Yard at 413 Municipal Road in Sauble Beach, ON. The event will run from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

The Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre calls on community members to take part in a survey about your experience with the Museum.