Residents are encouraged to attend a meeting tonight to help keep the Walkerton jail open.
Brockton is holding a community meeting at 7 PM at Victoria Jubilee Hall.
Mayor David Inglis and members of Brockton council met last week with Assistant Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Steven Small.
They re-enforced the implications of the potential closure of the jail on the community.
Brockton Council hopes to use tonight’s meeting to gather support and information to convince the province to keep the Walkerton jail open.
Huron Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell will not be able to attend the meeting.
OPSEU is calling on Mitchell to stand up for her Walkerton constituents and protest the loss of the jail — and the union says it will host a meeting whenever she wants.
More than three thousand people have signed a petition to keep open the jails in Walkerton and Owen Sound.
