Public Notices

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...

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...

Ganny Weekend Road Closures and Parking Restrictions

Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny returns this weekend to the mighty Ganaraska River on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Please take note of the following impacts:

Road closures

Residents are advised of the following road closures on Saturday, April 11 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to accommodate the annual race.

• Barrett Street Bridge (closure begins Friday, April 10 at 8:00 a.m. until Saturday, April 11, at 6:00 p.m.)
• Barrett Street (from Cavan Street to Ontario Street)
• Maitland Street (from Ontario Street to...

Easter Holiday Closures

Residents are advised of the following impacts to services due to the upcoming Easter Holiday. 

Administrative building closures:

Municipal administrative buildings are closed on Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6, 2026.

For urgent services related to water or roads, call 905-885-2431 and press * to reach our after-hours emergency line.

Transit service impacts:

Municipal Transit service will run on a modified schedule for the holiday weekend.

• Friday, April 3 - no transit service
• Saturday, April 4 -...