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Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny is Back with a Modified Event for 2024 – Call for Participants

In partnership, the Municipality of Port Hope and the Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny Committee announce the annual call for event participants. This year’s event is slated for Saturday, April 13, 2024, with modifications due to the ongoing Sylvan Glen Bridge construction, impacting the Crazy Craft category. For 2024, participants have the opportunity to explore the new Inflatable category and adventurers can still tackle the full 16-kilometer route in a canoe or kayak, launching from Canton.

Walton Street Reconstruction Public Information Centre – March 25, 2024

Please be advised that the Public Information Centre for the Walton Street Reconstruction Project (Phase 2) will be held on March 25, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Town Park Recreation Centre (program room 3).

During the session, staff and the construction contractor will be available to provide information and address questions. This session is open to all community members and the business community who wish to learn about the project timelines, scope of work, and how to stay...

Ongoing Closure of Cavan Street

Please be informed that the closure of a portion of Cavan Street, initiated two weeks ago as a precautionary measure due to concerns regarding the structural integrity of the File Factory building, will continue until further notice.

A structural assessment report, conducted by structural engineering firm LEA Consulting LTD, has been provided to the Municipality from the property owner. The report determines that Block 2 of the File Factory, as defined by the engineering report, exhibits severe...

Park Revitalization Engagement

We are reviewing the parkland at Welcome Park (County Rd 10 and Dale Road) and Lions Park (Thomas Street). This work has been done in consultation with staff, working groups of the Parks, Recreation and Culture Advisory Committee, and through review of previous community engagement, and concept plans have been developed.

With efforts to maximize parks use, provide unique opportunities for the neighbourhoods, and allocate investments in parks and amenities, the concept plans are anticipated to be...

Council Chooses By-Election to Fill Vacant Ward 2 Seat

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 – Port Hope, ON

Council of the Municipality of Port Hope, at its meeting held Tuesday evening, voted to authorize a By-election to be held to fill the vacancy for the Office of a Member of Council representing Ward 2.

The decision to hold a By-election followed thorough deliberations and discussions among Members of Council during both the Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, February 20, and today’s Council meeting. Engagement with the community...