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Free Spring Workshop Series for Business Owners and Operators Launches in Port Hope

For Immediate Release
Monday, February 24, 2025 – Port Hope, ON

The Municipality of Port Hope is pleased to announce a collaboration with the Business and Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland and the Port Hope & District Chamber of Commerce to deliver the Business Series Workshops to Port Hope this spring. From March to June, local business owners, operators, and entrepreneurs can attend free monthly workshops to upskill or reskill and assist them in today's competitive economy.

The workshop...

Special Council Meeting – February 28, 2025

A Special Council Meeting has been scheduled for Friday, February 28, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall, 56 Queen Street, Port Hope.

During this meeting, Council will proceed into a closed session, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O., c.25 in order to address personal matters pertaining to an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees - Section 239(2)(b) and labour relations or employee negotiations - Section...

New Municipal Maintenance By-law Adopted

Notice: This public notice is being released again to correct errors in the original version.

At their regular Council Meeting on February 18, Council approved the new Municipal Maintenance By-law. This new By-law replaces the outdated Snow and Ice Clearing By-law which was enacted 1997.

This updated By-law addresses community concerns regarding uncleared sidewalks, the protection of municipal trees on boulevards, and maintenance standards for boulevards and hazard-free zones near sidewalks.

Key...

Phone Outage: Townhall and JOC

Update 12:00 p.m. - Phone service has been restored at both Town Hall and the Joint Operations Centre (JOC).

Port Hope residents and businesses are advised that the phone lines at Town Hall (56 Queen Street) and the Joint Operations Centre (284 Victoria Street N.) are temporarily out of service. Staff are unable to take or make phone calls at this time. However, you can still leave a voicemail, which we’ll be able to receive and respond to asap. Alternatively, feel free to email us – all contact...

Overnight Snow Removal Downtown

Residents and business owners are advised that our road crews will be removing snow in the downtown core for the next two nights. Crews will be working from 12:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 19 and Thursday, February 20, 2025. This timeline has been identified to gain full access of the roadways while vehicles are off the road, traffic is light, and the equipment can move freely to access the areas that require snow removal.

Snow removal will be taking place on the following streets...