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Municipal Offices Close Early November 6

Residents are advised that the following municipal buildings will close early for a corporate event on Thursday, November 6, 2025, beginning at 1:45 p.m. Please note that municipal recreation facilities remain open.

• Town Hall (56 Queen Street)
• Joint Operations Centre (284 Victoria Street N)
• Wastewater Treatment Plant (100 Lake Street)
• Water Treatment Plant (35 Marsh Street)
• Fire Administration Office (245 Ontario Street)
• Municipal Development Team Office (5 Mill Street South)

For urgent services...

Preliminary Design and Environmental Assessment for Highway 401 Project

NOTICE OF STUDY COMPLETION FOR STUDY #2 (GWP 4010-21-00)

Preliminary Design and Environmental Assessment for Highway 401 from County Road 28 (Ontario Street) to Hamilton Road, Port Hope

Background

The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) retained the services of Egis (formerly McIntosh Perry Consulting Engineers Ltd) and LEA Consulting Ltd. Joint Venture (Egis-LEA Joint Venture) to carry out the Preliminary Design and Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for Highway 401 from 500m west of...

Mayor’s Kids and Youth Art Contest 2025

The Mayor’s Kids and Youth Art Contest is back for 2025 and we’re inviting all creative young minds from kindergarten through Grade 12 to take part.

This year’s theme is “One Community, Many Celebrations.”

Who Can Enter?

All young residents of Port Hope in the following categories:

• Kindergarten to Grade 3 (Kindergarten/Primary)
• Grades 4 to 6 (Junior)
• Grades 7 to 8 (Intermediate)
• Grades 9 to 12 (High School)

Deadline to Submit

Friday, November 21, 2025, by 4:00 p.m.

Prizes and Recognition

Winners from each...

Phone Outage: Transit Phone Line

Update: The phone line is back in service. Thank you for your patience. 

Notice for Transit users: Our transit phone line is currently unavailable. Alternatively, you can email us at transit@porthope.ca 

A technician has been contacted to address the outage, and we will provide an update once the problem is resolved. Thank you for your understanding.

2025-11-03

Reminder to Check Carbon Monoxide Alarms

November 1 to 7 is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week and Port Hope Fire and Emergency Services is reminding residents to check and test their home Carbon Monoxide alarms

Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odourless, tasteless, and invisible gas that can be deadly if inhaled. Exposure to CO can cause flu-like symptoms such as headaches, nausea, dizziness, burning eyes, confusion, drowsiness, or loss of consciousness. In severe cases, CO poisoning can cause brain damage and death.

To be sure that your home is...