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West Beach Closed for Swimming

Update July 11:
HKPR District Health Unit has advised that the water samples from West Beach are normal, and the beach is open for swimming.

After a standard test of the water at our local beaches, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit has advised the Municipality of Port Hope to close the West Beach for swimming, due to an increase in E. coli bacteria levels. The Beach remains open for walking, hiking, etc.

For details about the water levels and regular testing of our beaches,...

Public Meeting for Proposed Garden Hill development to be Re-scheduled

Residents are advised that the Public Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 6, 2022, for a development proposed at 3852 Ganaraska Road in Garden Hill is cancelled. Following agency circulation, additional information is expected to be received on the application, which will be included in the future meeting materials.

The Public Meeting will be re-scheduled in accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act and will be broadly advertised at least 20 days prior to the new Meeting date once it is...

In-person Council Meetings will resume on July 5

The Municipality of Port Hope announces that Council meetings will return to in-person beginning July 5, 2022.

“Resuming in-person meetings has been a topic of discussion at the Council table and it is the right time to return to Town Hall,” notes Bob Sanderson, Mayor of the Municipality of Port Hope. “Since the very start of the pandemic we have held virtual meetings to continue to move the business of the Municipality forward. As the COVID restrictions are being lifted in almost all other...

Filming Notice – John Street

Residents are advised that Shaftesbury Murdoch XVI Inc. has received permission to film along John Street on Tuesday, July 5, 2022.

Parking impacts

Following consultation with affected parties in the immediate area, the Municipality has approved the production company to reserve John Street parking on Thursday, June 30, and July 4 to 6. During these times, the affected parking spots will be occupied with set dressings and vehicles.

Road closure

On Tuesday, July 5, John Street (From Walton Street to...

Municipality of Port Hope Councillors make Recommendation for Walton Street Design

At a Special Meeting of the Works and Engineering Committee held on Wednesday, June 22, Members of Council selected preferred designs for key components of Phase 2 of the Walton Street Reconstruction project (Pine Street to Mill Street) and directed staff to prepare a resolution to Council with the preferred options for consideration at their next meeting on July 5, 2022.

At the meeting, Councillors were provided with various options for key design components intended to improve traffic flow,...