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Port Hope Summons You to Spooky Season This Fall

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 – Port Hope, ON

The Municipality of Port Hope, in partnership with community organizations and businesses across the community, is thrilled to launch its first ever Spooky Season. Running from September 16 through November 1, the campaign celebrates Port Hope’s reputation as a destination for all things eerie, mysterious, and frightfully fun.

The season kicked off with an info session at the Port Hope Public Library, where volunteers were confirmed...

Community Open House – Learn About Potential Housing Changes

Residents are invited to join staff at a community open house to learn about and provide feedback before a Zoning By-law Amendment is applied for, and considered formally, in a Statutory Public Meeting. This amendment will focus on updating the rules around Additional Residential Units (ARUs) and Housing definitions. The open house will take place on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Jack Burger Sports Complex Community Room (60 Highland Drive).

An ARU is a secondary...

Port Hope Fair Parking Restrictions and Transit Interruptions

The annual Port Hope Fair is back from September 11 to 14, 2025. Residents are reminded of the following impacts:

Road Closures

McCaul Street will be closed east of Deblaquire Street. 

Parking restrictions

To alleviate traffic congestion and ensure emergency vehicle access to the fair grounds and surrounding neighbourhood, there will be no parking from September 11 at 8:00 a.m. to September 14 at 5:00 p.m. on the following streets:

• No-parking on the west side of Elgin Street North (from Ward Street...

Temporary Transit Service Outage - Cobourg Shuttle

Update 9/9/25 2:30 p.m.: The Cobourg Express Shuttle will resume service at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. Thank you for your patience as we worked to resolve this issue. 

The Cobourg Express Shuttle is temporarily out of service due to a mechanical issue. At this time, we do not have a timeline for when service will resume.

We will provide updates as soon as more information becomes available. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

2025-09-05

Port Hope Councillor Claire Holloway Wadhwani appointed to Green Municipal Fund Council

For Immediate Release 
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 – Port Hope, ON 

The Municipality of Port Hope is pleased to announce that Councillor Claire Holloway Wadhwani has been appointed to the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) Council, effective September 1, 2025. Councillor Holloway Wadhwani will serve as the municipal representative for Ontario. 

The GMF Council plays a vital role in guiding and supporting the Green Municipal Fund, a program of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) that invests in...