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Notice of Nomination for Office

2026 Municipal and School Board Elections -
Notice to All Municipal Electors in the Municipality of Port Hope

This notice is for anyone interested in being a candidate in the 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections on Monday, October 26, 2026.

Nomination forms (Form 1) for the offices listed below must be filed, either in person or by an agent, with the Clerk/Returning Officer during regular business hours from Friday, May 1, 2026, to Thursday, August 20, 2026, and on Nomination Day, Friday,...

Parking By-law Review Engagement

Update: Please note that the engagement session originally scheduled for April 22 at the Canton Community Hub has been changed to April 20. The information has been updated below. 

We are proposing changes to our current parking regulation (Traffic and Parking By-law 39-2008) in response to ongoing operational challenges and community concerns related to on-street parking during winter conditions. Each winter, we receive many complaints, as snowplows often have to drive around parked vehicles...

Spring Aquatics and Program Registration

Registration for Spring aquatics, fitness and cultural programming opens on April 13 at 7:30 a.m. for residents and April 14 at 7:30 a.m. for everyone.

Connect, engage, and get active with swimming lessons, fitness classes, art and culture, children's programs and more. You can register:

1. Online – It’s convenient and fast and you can avoid the lineups
2. In-person – We have staggered registration dates for a smoother registration process
3. By phone – Please don’t leave a voicemail as it won’t guarantee...

Green Together: Sustainability Expo and Community Clean-up in celebration of Earth Week, April 26

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 – Port Hope, ON

The Municipality of Port Hope invites residents to celebrate Earth Week through a full day of community-focused environmental action at the Green Together: Sustainability Expo and Community Clean‑up on Sunday, April 26, 2026.

Sustainability Expo

Discover the power of local action at the Port Hope Environmental Advisory Committee’s second annual Sustainability Expo, taking place at the Town Park Recreation Centre from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m....

Statutory Public Meeting – April 14, 2026

An application to change the Official Plan and the Zoning By-law has been received for the vacant lands south of Croft Street, east of Wellington Street within the Urban Area of the Municipality of Port Hope. The application was submitted by RFA Planning Consultants Inc. on behalf of the owner 2020910 Ontario Ltd. and is now considered complete under the Planning Act.

A Public Meeting will be held to consider this application (File: ZB01-2026 and OP01-2026) on April 14, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. at Town...