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Final Decision for 3852 Ganaraska Road

The Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) has issued its Final Decision for the proposed residential subdivision at 3852 Ganaraska Road.

What has been approved

On September 3, 2025, the OLT issued an Interim Decision that:

• approved the Zoning By-law Amendment in part; and
• approved, in principle, a Draft Plan of Subdivision on an interim basis, withholding its Final Order until conditions of draft approval were finalized.

On November 18, 2025, the OLT issued its Final Decision approving the draft plan conditions...

Free ROLLS Transit for the Month of December

We are pleased to announce that our ROLLS Specialized Bus Service is free for the month of December! A special thank you to the Rotary Club of Port Hope for sponsoring this initiative.

Please note: If you already purchased a December pass, it will be honoured through January. 

For more information on our Specialized Bus Service, visit our ROLLS webpage.

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‘Toys for Tickets’ Program Launches December 1

We are pleased to announce the new ‘Toys for Tickets’ program, offering residents a chance to turn a parking ticket into holiday cheer. Parking tickets issued between December 1 and December 15 can be paid with a donation instead of cash. Acceptable donations include new, unwrapped children’s toys, non-perishable food items, clothing for infants and children, and gift certificates for teenagers.

All gifts must be in their original packaging and should not require batteries or glue. War toys will...

Filming Activities – December 4, 2025

Shaftesbury Murdoch XIX Inc. will be in town next week filming scenes for an upcoming episode of Murdoch Mysteries. Filming will take place in and around Farley Mowat Park with impacts on Walton Street, Queen Street and Mill Street.

December 2 and 3

Film crews will be set dressing in and around Farley Mowat Park beginning at 8:00 a.m.

Thursday, December 4

Filming will take place on this day with the following impacts:

• Walton Street (from Queen Street to Mill Street)
  • Intermittent traffic and...

Special Council Meeting – December 2, 2025

A Special Council Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall, 56 Queen Street, Port Hope.

At this meeting, Council will move into a closed session, in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. c.25, Section 239(2)(h), to receive information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory, or a Crown agency of any of them. This relates to a confidential update from OPG...