Closures and Disruptions

Update: The Significant Weather Event which began December 29, 2025 has now ended, as of January 5, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.

As we approach the holiday season, please note the following facility closures and modified hours.

The section of Woodland Trail between South St and Intersection 6 is closed due to hazardous trees. 

Gustavus Street, between Wellington Street and Goderich Street, will be closed Thursday, October 2 from approximately 9am-4pm.  The travelling public needs to avoid this area and take alternate routes. 

Please note, the following municipal office facilities will be closed on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 from 10:30am to 12:30pm to allow staff the opportunity to attend the Zgaa-biig-ni-gan Bridge Ceremony at 11:00am in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. 

The Town will be resuming annual shoreline rehabilitation work along North Shore Road beginning Monday, September 29. 

A section of the Rail Trail in Southampton between McNabb Street and the trail entrance off Cedar Creek Drive will be closed on Tuesday, September 16 at 7:30 a.m. for urgent tree maintenance. The trail will re-open at 3:00 p.m. No pedestrian traffic will be permitted on the trail during the closure.

Update: Grey Bruce Public Health has lifted the swim advisory for Southampton after receiving test results from a new series of beach water samples that show bacterial levels have returned to within Ontario Ministry of Health guidelines for safe swimming/bathing.

Beginning Tuesday, May 20th, the Contractor will mobilize a crew to complete Phase 2 of the Goderich Street Resurfacing Project. This phase will contain the Mill Street and Elgin Street Intersections and includes the replacement of brick with the historical maple leaf design, asphalt resurfacing, water distribution system improvements.

The Town of Saugeen Shores (Town) has contracted MacDonnell Excavating Ltd. (Contractor) for the first phase of the High Street Reconstruction project. This phase will span from Victoria Street to Grosvenor Street and includes upgrades such as road and streetscape enhancements, storm sewer improvements, new sidewalks and curbs, and traffic signal upgrades.