Public Notices

Former Police Chief Art O’Neill Tribute

The flags at Town Hall and the Police Station have been lowered to the half-mast position in honour of William Arthur “Art” O’Neill who passed away on December 29, 2023.

Art was a long-serving member of the Port Hope Police Service for 32 years. With 22 of those years serving as Chief of Police. Art retired from service in 1986.

Art was a member of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. He also formerly served as President of the Rotary Club...

2023 Municipal Holiday Hours

Administrative office holiday hours will take effect beginning on Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. and will resume on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at their regular office hours.

During this time, the following municipal administrative offices will remain closed and administrative staff services will not be available:

• Town Hall (56 Queen Street)
• Development Team Office (5 Mill Street South)
• Fire Administration Office (245 Ontario Street)

For urgent services related to water or roads, call

Temporary Road and Trail Closures - Lake Street

Work on the relining of the wastewater outfall pipe, a critical sewer project, has begun in the area of Lake Street. To complete this work, a small portion of Lake Street, close to the Wastewater Treatment Plant, and a portion of the Waterfront Trail, adjacent to the Sculthorpe Marsh, is closed until the end of 2023.

This construction work is a structural relining of the only discharge sewer pipe in the Municipality. The pipe that is being relined is from the original wastewater treatment...

Brief Closure of Municipal Administrative Buildings

Residents are advised that municipal administrative buildings will be closed for a brief period on Thursday, December 7, 2023 for a corporate event. Buildings will close at 10:00 a.m. and reopen at 12:00 p.m. Programming at the Jack Burger Sport Complex is not affected by this closure. 

Proposed 2024 Budget to be presented to Council at Meeting December 5

After months of planning and preparation by staff, culminating in a comprehensive review and deliberation by Council, the proposed 2024 budget will be considered for adoption at the upcoming Council meeting scheduled for December 5, 2023.

Proposed levy and total budget

The budget, endorsed by the Finance Committee consisting of all Council members, reflects a total municipal levy for 2024 of $28 million, constituting approximately 44% of the Municipality's overall $63 million budget. This...