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Emergency Services Northumberland deploy innovative app

When directing first responders to your location in an emergency, three words may prove to be lifesaving. Local emergency services are encouraging people to download the what3words app, which uses an innovative grid-based address system to help first responders pinpoint a caller’s exact location and reach them with minimal delay.

what3words is being adopted by emergency services around the world as a tool to dispatch first responders to the precise location of a caller in need of help. Every...

Youth Recreation Survey

As part of the Community Improvement Research project, which aims to plan for future recreation and sports opportunities for youth in our community, our researcher is hosting focus groups and conducting a survey to jumpstart the project. This research will help us determine the direction of future youth programming. 

Youths ages 12 to 18 years can participate by filling out the survey or by participating in a focus group hosted by our researcher. Focus groups will be held in the coming weeks and...

2021 Final Tax Bills

Residents are advised that final tax bills have been mailed. The final tax bill due dates are June 29, 2021 and September 29, 2021.

Inadvertently, duplicate tax bills were mailed to some residents in error. We apologize for the confusion. Please reference only one bill when completing your payment. 

Payments can be made at your bank, by telephone or online banking through your bank, by mailing a cheque to 56 Queen Street Port Hope, Ontario L1A 3Z9, or by dropping off a cheque in the drop-box mail...

Council Meeting Highlights – June 15

Below is a summary of key items discussed at the Municipality of Port Hope Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings held on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. The agendas and staff reports are available on the Agendas and Minutes page of our website. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting was held electronically via video conference.

Strategic Plan Update

CAO, David Smith gave a mid-year update to Council on the 2019 - 2022 Strategic Plan.

Local Board/Committee Appointment

Council Appointed Todd Attridge to...

Municipality of Port Hope Marks Canada Day with Modified Celebration

For the second year in a row, the Municipality of Port Hope has prepared a modified Canada Day celebration with various virtual, self-guided and inventive programming for the local community that comply with the current restrictions due to the global pandemic.

“Once again we’ve re-invented our Canada Day programming and activities so that our local community can participate and enjoy, under the current Provincial guidelines,” notes Bob Sanderson, Mayor of the Municipality of Port Hope. “We...