News

Mayor's Corner - March 31

This week's Mayor's Corner post is now live! Highlights from this edition include:

• Fire prevention in our community
• Provincial and Federal budget news
• Updates on our latest community engagement projects

Check out the Mayor's Corner page and be sure to subscribe to receive the news right to your inbox.

Asset Management Plan Consultation

We are in the process of updating our Asset Management Plan (AMP) to help us make decisions on how we control our assets and direct our spending across departments.

Public engagement is now underway for this project. We all have a role to play in determining which services are essential to our quality of life. We are listening about the cost of service delivery and your needs and priorities as residents. This feedback will help us with proactive planning and help us make better, informed...

Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny River Race – Call for Participants

In partnership, the Municipality of Port Hope and the Float your Fanny Down the Ganny Committee are hosting the annual river race down the Ganaraska River on Saturday, April 8, 2023, and a call for race participants is underway.

"This annual event brings participants and spectators from far and wide; it is something Port Hope is known for,” notes Olena Hankivsky, Mayor for the Municipality of Port Hope. “As always, participant and viewer safety is of the upmost importance. I commend our...

Ontario Funds New Pickleball Courts in Port Hope

Today, MPP David Piccini and Port Hope Mayor Olena Hankivsky were at the Town Park Recreation Centre to formally announce the news that the Municipality has received a $141,300 Capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario, for three outdoor pickleball courts in Port Hope. The all-new courts will be built by late summer and provide an exciting new way for local residents of all ages to keep active and stay connected with family and friends. A...

Municipality of Port Hope to Host Climate Reality Talk at Port Hope High School, March 23

The Municipality of Port Hope is hosting a public Climate Reality Talk on Thursday, March 23 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Port Hope High School on climate impacts and solutions for the Port Hope community.

The Municipality is pleased to welcome guest speaker Grant Linney, a presenter for the Climate Reality Project Canada to discuss climate effects and what it means for our community. Mr. Linney is a trained and experienced presenter with Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project. Since 2010, he has...