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Today marks the start of Pride Month in Canada.

This year, this Municipality of Port Hope is flying the Progress Pride flag at Town Hall throughout the month of June.

The Progress Pride flag features the six traditional rainbow stripes as well as a chevron with the pink, light blue, and white stripes of the Transgender Pride flag, which was designed 1999. The black and brown stripes represent historically marginalized Black, Indigenous, and people of colour (BIPOC) members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

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We are gearing up for June, which is an exciting month for our community as we are celebrating Recreation and Parks Month (JRPM) and Seniors month with activities planned for all to enjoy.

Recreation and Parks Month

‘June is Recreation and Parks Month’ is an initiative launched by Parks and Recreation Ontario to promote the benefits of recreation and parks for physical, social, and environmental health. This year, we will be celebrating with a list of daily activities. Follow along and share your...

National AccessAbility Week takes place from May 29 to June 4, 2022.

This year the theme is “Inclusive from the start”. Participate in the conversation around creating an accessible and inclusive Canada from the start.

Visit the National AccessAbility Week web page to learn more and find out how the Canadian Congress on Disability Inclusion is helping shape accessible and inclusive communities and workplaces across Canada.

For more information about accessibility training, initiatives, and services...

Registration is now open for our summer recreation programs. You can register online, over the phone, or in person for fitness classes, swimming lessons, and aquatics classes.

Aquatics

Registration is now open until June 29, 2022. Summer aquatics programming runs from July 4 to August 26, with the exception of Aqua Fit and Aqua Easy which runs July 4 to September 2, 2022.

Fitness

Registration is now open until June 8. Recreation and Fitness programming runs from June 13 to September 2, 2022.

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An update from Deputy Mayor Andrews as a result of the recent windstorm

Clean up and power restoration as a result of last weekend’s windstorm across much of Ontario is ongoing in our community and throughout the province.

We appreciate Hydro One’s continued efforts to restore power in parts of the rural area of the Municipality of Port Hope. Please note that Municipal staff assists Hydro One, as required, but does not manage hydro repairs and schedules. Depending on where power lines are located,...