Council News

For the last number of months, misinformation about the remediation at Lions Recreation Centre Park (Lions Park) continues to circulate in our community. Whether you support the initiative or not, you need to have complete information based on facts. You are always encouraged to look for source information.
The following is a list of some of the key facts related to this project.

• FACT: The contamination in the soil at Lions Park is hazardous industrial waste.
  • The levels of waste found are well...

Below is a summary of key items discussed at the Municipality of Port Hope Council meeting held on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. The agendas and staff reports are available on the Agendas and Minutes page of our website.

Council Meeting:

The following are highlights from the Council Meeting.

Strategic Plan update

CAO, David Smith provided an update to Council regarding the Strategic Plan. As part of the 2022 budget approval, Council invested over $4M in various activities supporting the plan and to...

Please note: this meeting has been rescheduled from the previously advertised meeting time on September 28, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. to the new time of 4:00 p.m.

Take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Port Hope hereby considers an application to amend Zoning By-law 20/2010, as amended, submitted by Clark Consulting Services, for lands municipally known as 143 Walton Street, in the Urban Area of the Municipality of Port Hope (see Figure 1: Subject Lands Map), to be a Complete...

Below is a summary of key items discussed at the Municipality of Port Hope Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings held on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. The agendas and staff reports are available on the Agendas and Minutes page of our website. 

Council Meeting

The following are highlights from the Council Meeting.

Public Meeting - Development Charges By-law update

Peter Simcisko, Managing Partner at Watson & Associates Economists Inc., provided a presentation to Council regarding an update...

On Tuesday, September 6, 2022 the Council of the Municipality of Port Hope will hold a Public Meeting, pursuant to section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, to present and obtain public input on the Municipality’s proposed development charges (D.C.) By-law and underlying background study. The Public Meeting will take place during the regular Council meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers (56 Queen Street).

All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting and...