Advocacy Archives - Architectural Conservancy of Ontario – Port Hope

Brookside Property Urgent Call to Action

27 May 202529 May 2025

By Susan LayardImage above, Strathmore House, courtesy of Stevens Burgess Architects Please support our ACO friends in Cobourg! Attend the Town Council Meeting where a vote on the designation will…

65 Ward Street: January 2025 Update

27 Jan 202520 May 2025

By Susan Layard There is good news from the Municipality of Port Hope regarding 65 Ward Street. The Motion for Leave to Appeal an Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) decision on…

Fire at the File Factory

15 Jul 202430 Jan 2025

Update from The Municipality of Port Hope: July 19, 2024 It is with heavy hearts that ACO Port Hope acknowledges the devastating fire that occurred on July 14th, 2024 at…

The File Factory: May Update

28 May 202416 Aug 2024

Please be informed by the update on the File Factory from the Municipality of Port Hope. Photos by Phil Goldsmith

Urgent Call for Action: Preserving the File Factory

16 Mar 202422 Mar 2024

A Special Council Meeting to consider a Heritage Demolition Permit application for a substantial portion of the File Factory has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in the…

65 Ward Street: Hearing Adjourned

1 Mar 202412 Mar 2024

By Susan Layard The Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) met on November 23, 2023 to hear evidence on Southbridge’s motion claiming that the Heritage Demolition Permit that was issued to Southbridge…

The Little Station: Restoration Update 2023

25 Nov 202329 May 2024

By Phil Goldsmith The Little Station on Lent’s Lane is a small railway building owned by the ACO. This small building we believe was a “whistle” stop on the Port…

Advocacy Update Fall 2023: 65 Ward Street

17 Sep 202330 Sep 2024

At the end of July, Southbridge appealed Council’s decision to refuse the Heritage Demolition Permit for 65 Ward Street to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Please see their Appeal Letter. On…

Advocacy Update Fall 2023: Penryn Mason Homes Subdivision Appeal

17 Sep 202318 Sep 2023

At their meeting on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, the Municipality of Port Hope Council announced “that a settlement has been reached regarding Phase 2 of OLT File OLT-22-003126 (also referred…

Urgent: 65 Ward Street – Send Your Letters by May 22

19 May 202311 Jul 2023

Port Hope Council has now received a letter from the provincial government about the proposed Ministerial Zoning Order (MZO), and will be meeting on it at a Special Closed Session…

65 Ward Street: An Unprecedented Response

11 Apr 20239 May 2023

By Susan Layard The response to our eBlast and social media coverage regarding the potential Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) on 65 Ward Street has been unprecedented. Many thanks to all…

65 Ward Street: Spring 2023 Update

6 Apr 20236 Apr 2023

By Susan Layard In May, 2022, the agreement between Southbridge and the Municipality, in which the Municipality agreed to remove the Notice of Intent to Designate the property, expired. ACO…

Urgent Call for Action: 65 Ward Street in Port Hope

24 Mar 20231 Mar 2024

By Bruce Bowden and Susan Layard This is an urgent call for action from our ACO members, and from the community at large. The Minister of Long Term Care has…

Let’s Get the Sylvan Glen Bridge the Attention It Deserves

3 Feb 202325 Mar 2023

By Bruce Bowden and Susan Layard As you may know, the Municipality of Port Hope is planning replace the 100-year-old Sylvan Glen Bridge. See our article in last year’s ACO…

Opinion: Phillip H. Carter on Bill 23

29 Nov 202225 Mar 2023

By Phillip H. Carter Phillip H. Carter is a Port Hope Architect and winner of the ACO 2020 Eric Arthur Lifetime Achievement Award. Bill 23, passed by the Ford Government,…

ACO Port Hope Responds to Bill 23

23 Nov 20227 Dec 2022

By Bruce Bowden & Susan Layard ACO Port Hope is very concerned that the proposed changes to the Ontario Heritage Act in Bill 23 will adversely affect our Municipality’s ability…

ACO Press Event: The Threat Bill 23 Poses to Ontario’s Heritage

23 Nov 202229 Nov 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=10gcVvVvZFM&t=1s On November 22, ACO held a press event at Queen’s Park in Toronto to publicize the damage that Schedule 6 of Bill 23 will wreak on Ontario Heritage. Speaking…

Interview: The Chair of the ACO Port Hope on The Daily Wrap

19 Nov 202211 Jul 2023

On November 16, 2022, the Chair of the ACO Port Hope Branch, Ian Mackay was interviewed by the Northumberland 89.7 FM radio show, the Daily Wrap. Ian discussed how ACO’s efforts have contributed…