Last year, residents helped crown two winning snowplow names, ‘Plowie McPlowFace’ and ‘The Big Leplowski’, which quickly became familiar sights on local roads throughout the winter season. Following an overwhelming response to the inaugural contest, we are once again inviting the community to showcase its creativity, humour, and civic pride by helping name two snowplows for the upcoming winter season.
Submissions will be accepted until September 25 at engage.porthope.ca/name-that-plow, just in time for the 2025/26 winter season. Submissions can be inspired by puns, local landmarks, or famous figures and residents are encouraged to try working in words like snow, plow, or blizzard. Be creative, just remember to keep it short, catchy, fun, and appropriate.
Once submissions close, our Roads team will narrow the entries down to a shortlist of finalists. Then, from October 27 to November 6, the community is invited back to the webpage to cast a vote for their favourite name. The winning names will be announced the week of November 23, 2025, with the champions earning full bragging rights and a photo opportunity alongside their newly named plow.
This Name that Plow initiative is fun, but Port Hope takes snow-clearing operations seriously. The Municipality has a fleet of more than 11 vehicles, including tandem axle salter/snowplow units, a large grader, a sidewalk machine, and pickup trucks equipped with plows and salters. Our 15 operators use this equipment to clear and maintain more than 681 lane-kilometres of roads.
This winter, our snowplows (and their skilled operators) will be out in all conditions to keep Port Hope safe and moving. Let’s give these winter heroes the spotlight they deserve!
2026-09-07
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