Council Announcements

Celebrate the New Year with Port Hope Mayor and Council

Residents are invited to join Mayor Hankivsky and members of Council for an afternoon of conversation, connection, and free public skating on January 15. Meet and connect with community members and your elected officials from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Jack Burger Sports Complex.

“Following the trends of many surrounding municipalities, we made the decision to move the date of the Levee to January 15 this year,” states Olena Hankivsky, Mayor of the Municipality of Port Hope. “The tradition of...

Special Council Meeting - January 10, 2023

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Special Council Meeting on January 10, 2023 has been cancelled. This Special Council meeting will be rescheduled, and the new date will be publicized accordingly. 

Residents are advised that a Special Council Meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall as part of the ongoing Council Orientation. 

At the meeting, Council Members will be given a high-level overview of the Port Hope Area...

2023 Budget Information Timelines

In previous years, the Municipality has held budget meetings and passed the upcoming year’s budget in December. This year, due to the timing of the municipal election, budget meetings will begin in January 2023. Passing the budget in the New Year is a requirement of the Municipal Act, after an election period.

Staff continue to prepare the 2023 operating and capital budgets and will share the draft documents publicly on our website in January.

The 2023 Community Grant Requests and Donation...

Council Meeting Highlights - December 20

Below is a summary of key items discussed at the Municipality of Port Hope Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings held on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. The agendas and staff reports are available on the Agendas and Minutes page of our website.

Council Meeting:

The following are highlights from the Council Meeting.

Appointing Council representatives to Advisory Boards and Committees

Council made the following appointments:

1. Councillor Les Andrews – Audit Committee, Heritage Incentive Advisory...

Council Declares Climate Emergency and Adopts UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

At their recent meeting, Members of Council for the Municipality of Port Hope unanimously declared a climate emergency and adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

“Adopting these two critical declarations speaks to the values of this Council,” states Olena Hankivsky, Mayor of the Municipality of Port Hope. “I’m so very pleased to have advanced both declarations. They are appropriate developments in Port Hope’s movement towards reconciliation and as agents of...