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Municipality of Port Hope receives Energizing Life Community Fund grant from Hydro One

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - Port Hope, ON

Recently, Hydro One announced that the Municipality of Port Hope is one of the 28 Indigenous communities, charitable organizations and municipalities to receive a $25,000 grant from the Energizing Life Community Fund.

Port Hope Fire and Emergency Services is honoured to receive this funding, which will be used to support the development of our Community Wildland Fire Protection Plan (CWFPP).

“We are proud to be selected as a recipient...

Cobourg Shuttle Service Outage - October 8 and 9, 2025

Please be advised that the Express Cobourg Shuttle will be temporarily out of service on October 8 and 9, 2025, while staff complete training. Transit Route A, B and Rolls will operate as usual. 

For questions or concerns, please contact our Transit Services by email or by phone at 905-885-9891.

2025-09-17

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...