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28-662: South Bruce is a municipality in Bruce County , Ontario , Canada . South Bruce was created in 1999 as part of county-wide municipal restructuring. In 1998, the Township of Culross and the Village of Teeswater amalgamated to form the Township of Teeswater-Culross. Similarly, the Village of Mildmay joined with the Township of Carrick to form the Township of Mildmay-Carrick. The following year, both Mildmay-Carrick and Teeswater-Culross amalgamated again to form South Bruce, choosing Teeswater as

56-468: A referendum as to whether Walkerton, Paisley , Kincardine, or another place would be the most acceptable choice. The referendum was held in September 1864, and Paisley received a plurality of the votes. In early 1865, the provisional council asked for legislation to confirm the result but changed its mind later in the year in favour of Walkerton. Confirming legislation was passed in 1866 to provide for

84-414: A contamination of the drinking water supply of Walkerton, Ontario, Canada, with E. coli and Campylobacter jejuni bacteria. The water supply was contaminated as a result of improper water treatment following heavy rainfall in late April and early May 2000, that had drawn bacteria from the manure of nearby cattle used to fertilize crops into the shallow aquifer of a nearby well. The first reported case

112-593: A lawsuit that was only settled in 2018, leading to the resulting demolition of the cottages. in the Saugeen and Chief's Point reserves, there are four blocks of land encompassing 1,200 cottages that had been subject to ten-year lease agreements, on which a new five-year agreement came into effect in May 2021. Litigation is underway, in which the Saugeen Ojibway First Nation is claiming the following: In July 2021,

140-500: A population of 5,880 living in 2,280 of its 2,419 total private dwellings, a change of 4.3% from its 2016 population of 5,639 . With a land area of 486.86 km (187.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.1/km (31.3/sq mi) in 2021. Population trend prior to amalgamation: This Southwestern Ontario geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bruce County The county has three distinct areas. The Bruce Peninsula

168-405: A population of 73,396 living in 31,112 of its 42,592 total private dwellings, a change of 7.7% from its 2016 population of 68,147 . With a land area of 4,076.22 km (1,573.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.0/km (46.6/sq mi) in 2021. Bruce County comprises eight municipalities (in population order): The County of Bruce is governed by a council consisting of

196-599: A warden and mayors of the area municipalities . County council meetings are held in the Bruce County Administration building, in Walkerton. Walkerton, Ontario Walkerton is a town in the municipality of Brockton , Bruce County, Ontario , Canada. It is the site of Brockton's municipal offices and is the county seat. Walkerton is located on the Saugeen River , at the junction of King's Highway 9 and

224-620: Is part of the Niagara Escarpment and is known for its views, rock formations, cliffs, and hiking trails. The Lakeshore includes nearly 100 km of fresh water and soft sandy beaches. Finally, the Interior Region has a strong history in farming. The territory of the County arose from various surrenders of First Nations lands. The bulk of the land arose from the Queen's Bush , as a result of

252-521: Is within the limits of the reserve. As of 2018, beach parking is no longer available there, in line with what is already the case at Wasaga Beach and Grand Bend . In April 2023, the Ontario Superior Court ruled that the entire portion of the fish landing ground fronting on Lake Huron that was reserved from surrender in Treaty 72, being the substantial part of Sauble Beach, continues to be part of

280-457: The Bruce Peninsula (referred to as the "Indian Reserve") to ne withdrawn and annexed to Waterloo County . Bruce County consisted of the following townships: The Indian Reserve (being the part not otherwise transferred to Grey County ) was later withdrawn from Waterloo and transferred to Bruce in 1851. The County of Perth was given its own Provisional Municipal Council at that time, and

308-479: The Ontario Superior Court dismissed the first two claims, but upheld the third. It deferred the question of liability with respect to municipal defendants for a subsequent hearing. An appeal has been filed with respect to the dismissals. Settlements on municipal liability have since been reached with Bruce County and Saugeen Shores. The Saugeen First Nation is pursuing separate litigation relating to

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336-622: The 1836 Saugeen Tract Agreement . That was followed by the cession of the Indian Strip in 1851 for a road between Owen Sound and Southampton that was never constructed. Friction between the Chippewas arising out of that led to significant delay in later negotiations. The Saugeen Surrenders of 1854, known as "Treaty 72," transferred the remainder of the Bruce Peninsula to the Crown and reserved

364-542: The Peninsula at the mouth of the Saugeen River to the west of the western boundary aforesaid to be laid out in town park lots and sold for our benefit without delay; and we also wish it to be understood that our surrender includes that parcel of land which is in continuation of the strip recently surrendered to the Saugeen River. A dispute has arisen because the original survey of Amabel Township appears to be at variance with

392-495: The Saugeen reserve, and no third parties have an interest in any part of it. A proposal to allow a life interest to the private landowners being displaced is currently under consideration by the court. The Town of South Bruce Peninsula subsequently announced that it would take the case to the Ontario Court of Appeal . As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Bruce County had

420-553: The determination of the actual reserve boundary. Treaty 72 had originally provided for the following reservation of land: ...for the benefit of the Saugeen Indians we reserve all that block of land bounded on the west by a straight line running due north from the River Saugeen , at the spot where it is entered by a ravine, immediately to the west of the village [of Saugeen], and over which a bridge has recently been constructed, to

448-562: The dissolution of the United Counties on January 1, 1867, with Huron and Bruce becoming separate counties for all purposes. Two First Nations are included within the Bruce census division, but their lands are separate from the county administration: There have been disputes relating to cottage owners leasing properties on First Nations lands in the county. At Hope Bay , the occupiers of 68 cottages saw their leases revoked in 2007, resulting in

476-424: The east of the river. Other settlers from the same era included John Lundy, Moses Stewart and Thomas Bilkie who farmed to the west of the river. Joseph Walker arrived from Ireland in 1850 and is considered one of the founders of Walkerton. He built both saw mills and flour mills, surveyed the area into a town plot and encouraged businesses to locate here. Years later, Walker was the reeve of Brant for several terms, and

504-556: The federal government and in 1995 by the First Nation. An attempted settlement, arising from mediation overseen by the former Supreme Court of Canada justice Ian Binnie , collapsed in 2014. The case hearing began in November 2021. In the meantime, some friction has occurred between the First Nation and local authorities over maintenance work being undertaken on the local dunes. The southern portion of Sauble Beach, known as Sauble Park,

532-626: The following lands: Huron County was organized in the Huron District in 1845, and the District itself, which had been continued for judicial purposes, was abolished in early 1850. Legislation passed later in the same session of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada provided instead for it to be reconstituted as the United Counties of Huron, Perth and Bruce, with the territory of

560-459: The former King's Highway 4 and is 75 km southwest of Owen Sound . As of 2011, the town had 4,967 people in the community. On January 1, 1999, Walkerton became part of the Municipality of Brockton. The town is notable for the 2000 Walkerton E. coli outbreak . Walkerton was originally part of Brant Township and was first settled in 1849 by William Jasper and Edward Boulton who farmed to

588-596: The proclamation to be deferred until each town and village had presented a case for its selection. A subsequent proclamation confirmed Walkerton's selection. In 1863, the provisional council promoted a bill in the Legislative Assembly to divide the county into the counties of Bruce and Wallace, with Kincardine and Southampton once more proposed as the respective county towns, but it went only as far as thé second reading and did not proceed further. The provisional council later asked for legislation to provide for

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616-493: The seat of the municipality. South Bruce is one of two Ontario communities being considered as a potential deep geological repository site for Canada's used nuclear fuel. The two main population centres in South Bruce are Mildmay and Teeswater . Other communities within the municipal boundaries are Carlsruhe, Deemerton, Formosa and Salem . In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , South Bruce had

644-413: The shore of Lake Huron; on the south by the aforesaid northern limit of the lately surrendered strip; on the east by a line drawn from a spot upon the coast at a distance of about (9½) nine miles and a half from the western boundary aforesaid, and running parallel thereto until it touches the aforementioned northern limits of the recently surrendered strip; and we wish it to be clearly understood that we wish

672-536: The treaty's specifications, with the eastern limit being drawn at 8 miles from the western limit, instead of the 9½ stated. The matter had been partially resolved some years earlier, with certain lands running from Sauble Beach down to Southampton reverting to the reserve. However, another part of the public beach in Sauble Beach, approximately 2 km in length, is still in dispute. The matter has been in protracted litigation, with separate claims being filed in 1990 by

700-402: Was elected as the first mayor or Walkerton. Although Walkerton was never incorporated as a village, it became a town in 1871, with a population of just under 1000. That increased to 2,604 by 1881, and to 3,061 by 1891 thanks to the arrival of the railroad which enabled the locals to ship their grain. The population dropped to 2,971 by 1901. The Walkerton E. coli outbreak was the result of

728-443: Was later surveyed into townships, starting with Amabel and Albemarle in 1855, Eastnor in 1862, followed by Lindsay in 1870 and St. Edmunds in 1871. The following villages and towns would be constituted over the years: A Provisional Municipal Council was established for Bruce County at the beginning of 1857, Walkerton was initially proclaimed as the county seat , in preference to Kincardine , but local opposition forced

756-567: Was on May 17. The contamination caused gastroenteritis and sickened more than 2,000 people and resulted in seven deaths, and left others with chronic illnesses. Walkerton is home to a Junior C hockey team, the Walkerton Capitals , and former home of a Senior A hockey team, the Walkerton Capitals . Walkerton has two high schools: Walkerton District Community School (K–12), and Sacred Heart High School. Walkerton also has an elementary school, St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School. The town

784-557: Was separated from the United Counties in 1853. In 1849, the Huron District Council initially united the area of the county with the United Townships of Wawanosh and Ashfield as a single municipality, which lasted until 1851, when Wawanosh and Ashfield were withdrawn. The area then became known as the "United Townships in the County of Bruce," which lasted until its division into municipalities in 1854. The Bruce Peninsula

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