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Community Engagement Policy Review

The Municipality of Port Hope recognizes and values the importance of civic engagement as part of the municipal decision-making process. Community engagement and information sharing through two-way communication fosters trust between citizens and local government, enhances the Municipality’s transparency and accountability to its stakeholders and builds capacity to gather differing perspectives on challenges and items of community interest.

The updated Community Engagement Policy is posted for...

Council Meeting Highlights - July 5

Below is a summary of key items discussed at the Municipality of Port Hope Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings held on Tuesday, July 5, 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.

Delegation – ACO regarding the redesign of Walton Street

Philip Goldsmith, on behalf of the ACO Port Hope provided a delegation to Council regarding the redesign of Walton Street.

Cultivate 2022

Media Advisory: Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Expansion of the Town Park Recreation Centre

MEDIA ADVISORY Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - Port Hope, ON

Members of the media are invited to the official ground-breaking ceremony for the Town Park Recreation Centre Expansion Project on Friday, July 8, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.

Remarks will be given by MP Philip Lawrence, MPP David Piccini and Mayor Bob Sanderson. Photo opportunities will be available for the media.

Who: Municipality of Port Hope in partnership with the Federal Government and the Provincial Government
What: Official Ground-breaking...

Notice of Public Meeting for 3852 Ganaraska Road

Take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Port Hope in accordance with Sections 34 and 51 of the Planning Act will hold a Public Meeting on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. in person at Town Hall to consider an application for Zoning By-law Amendment (file # ZB02-2022) and a Draft Plan of Subdivision (file # SU01-2022), for lands east of Mill Street and north of Ganaraska road in the Hamlet of Garden Hill (see Subject Lands Map).

The purpose of the proposed...

Draft Vision Review for the Waterfront and Riverwalk Master Plan

We have established a vision for the draft Waterfront and Riverwalk Master Plan. This vision has been guided by feedback from our community through extensive engagement activities beginning in January 2022.

With this feedback, we’ve created six vision boards, which include recommendations for each of the five key project areas. We are looking for the community’s review on our vision – Let us know if you feel we are on the right track. Visit the project page and use the scale provided in the...