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A reminder to residents that there will be no municipal transit service or staff services on Monday, October 11, 2021 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Transit and municipal staff services will resume at their usual business hours on Tuesday, October 12, 2021.

For urgent services related to water or roads, call 905-885-2431 and press * to reach our after-hours emergency line.

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

Council meeting:

The following are highlights from the Council Meeting.

Deputy Clerk appointment

Council appointed Shrishma Davé by By-law as the Deputy Clerk for the...

The Port Hope Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety.” This year’s campaign, October 3 to 9, 2021, works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe.

“It’s important to learn the different sounds of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms,” notes Fire Chief Dan Smith, Director of Fire and Emergency...

Registration for Session 2 of our Fall Recreation Programs is underway until October 20, 2021 for another five weeks of fitness and children and youth programming. Session 2 runs from October 25 to November 28. For registration information, visit our Registration page.  

Note: There is no swimming registration in this session, as the programming is still ongoing. Reminder that COVID-19 guidelines, restrictions, and proof of vaccination mandates are in place for all of our indoor recreation...

Update

2021-10-04

We appreciate your patience as we work through the billing error that occurred with some of the water and wastewater utility bills. We have identified the bills impacted and revised bills have been issued and sent by mail. Residents can expect to receive these revised bills the week of October 4. If you have concerns regarding your bill and haven’t received a revised bill by Friday, October 8, please contact the Finance Department.

Residents are advised of a billing error that...