Featured Archives - Architectural Conservancy of Ontario – Port Hope

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

3 Feb 202313 Feb 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 202229 Nov 2022

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,…

The ACO Port Hope Bus tour 2023

23 Nov 20229 Mar 2023

The last highly popular Annual April bus tour was in 2019, to Lakefield and Warsaw. Three and a half years ago! We think you’ll agree it’s high time to start…

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

19 Nov 20229 Jan 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…

Bringing Architecture & Nature Together

8 Nov 20229 Jan 2023

“Port Hope is a remarkably picturesque community located along the shores of Lake Ontario.” This statement provides the introduction to Port Hope’s Facebook page. Characterized by a natural landscape of…

A Bit Of Queen’s History In Port Hope

24 Jul 201930 Mar 2022

By Lynn BrownOriginally published in the QUEEN’S ALUMNI REVIEW • SPRING 2004. Posted with permission from the author. After my May 1969 graduation as a civil engineer, my wife Lois…