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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 the former King's Highway 4 and is 75 km southwest of Owen Sound. As of 2011, the town had 4,967 people in ...
Nov 1, 2012 · Walkerton, Ont, urban area, population 4967 (2011c), 4905 (2006c). Walkerton is located on the banks of the Saugeen River in Bruce County, 185 km north of Toronto. Walkerton is named after its founder, Joseph Walker, who came to the area in 1851. Incorporated as a town in 1871, it was merged with 2 surrounding townships (Brant and Greenock) to ...
Mar 17, 2003 · Walkerton Tragedy. Judi Doerr was on the brink of tears. "I'm just so tired, so frustrated," she said, her voice quavering. Doerr and her two children, Matt, 10, and Bayley, 7, were among the 5,000 residents of Walkerton, Ont., who had to cope last week with the shocking news that their town's water supply was contaminated by a deadly strain of E. coli bacteria.
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May 10, 2010 · Canada's worst-ever outbreak of E. coli contamination took hold 10 years ago in a typically quiet town in the rural heartland of Bruce County, Ont. The community of Walkerton, population less than ...
May 19, 2020 · A generation after a tainted water crisis in Ontario's heartland put the town of Walkerton in the spotlight, critics say the province could be laying the foundations of a new type of water crisis.
Mar 27, 2020 · Walkerton, Ont. – In May of 2000, seven people died and thousands more suffered lifelong health implications after E. coli entered the drinking water supply of Walkerton, Ont., following an intense rainstorm. As a result of the tragedy, the Walkerton Clean Water Centre now exists for the purpose of educating and supporting drinking water ...
