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On Monday, December 21, 2020, the Government of Ontario announced a Province-wide shutdown, beginning on Saturday, December 26, 2020 for a period of 28 days. As such, the following measures are being implemented by the Municipality.

Cancellation of in-person recreation programs

Beginning December 26, 2020, all in-person recreation programs and activities as well as facility rentals will be cancelled until further notice. Refunds will be issued to patrons. The Jack Burger Sports Complex and the Town...

Below is a summary of key items discussed at the Municipality of Port Hope Council Meeting and Committee of the Whole Meeting, held on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. The full agenda and staff reports are available on the Council Portal. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting was held electronically via video conference.

Council Meeting Highlights

2021 Budget approved

At their final meeting of the year, Municipality of Port Hope Council approved the 2021 Operating and Capital budgets. $4.2M of the...

Administrative staff holiday hours will take effect beginning on Thursday, December 24 at 12:00 p.m. and will resume on Monday, January 4, 2021 at their regular office hours.

During this time, municipal administrative offices remain closed and administrative staff services will not be available.

When staff services resume in the New Year, administrative buildings will remain closed to the public until further notice, as a result of the global pandemic. These buildings include:

• Town Hall: 56 Queen...

At their final meeting of the year, Municipality of Port Hope Council approved the 2021 Operating and Capital budgets.

“When the budget process began this fall, Council and staff were keenly aware of the fiscal challenges that the global pandemic has had on many members of our community,” explains Bob Sanderson, Mayor of the Municipality of Port Hope. “During the budget meetings, Council maintained a fiscally responsible approach, in an effort to keep the levy increase as low as possible,...

As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop, our senior leadership team remains responsive to the changing circumstances, in the interest of the health and wellness of our staff and the community.

Updates have been made to our recreation facility protocols, including enhancements to our COVID-19 symptoms screening, program capacities, visitor protocols and expectations, and permit requests and limitations.

Ongoing and enhanced COVID-19 symptom screening

A reminder to residents that...