Heritage Designation 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: A Unique Heritage Industrial Site in Port Hope

2 Jun 202422 Sep 2024

Compiled by Susan Layard. An Encumbered Past; a Dramatic Future(An adaptation of Bruce Bowden’s deputation on behalf of ACO Port Hope to the March 19th, 2024 Special Meeting of Council).…

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

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…

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…

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The 2022 Municipal Election: Answers from the Mayoral Candidates

25 Sep 202227 Oct 2022

ACO Port Hope asked 7 questions to Port Hope’s 22 Municipal Electoral Candidates.The questions were sent to all candidates and the responses are posted with permission. Below are the answers…

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The 2022 Municipal Election: Answers from Ward 1

25 Sep 202219 Oct 2022

ACO Port Hope asked 7 questions to Port Hope’s 22 Municipal Electoral Candidates. The questions were sent to all candidates and the responses are posted with permission. Below are the…

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The 2022 Municipal Election: Answers from Ward 2

25 Sep 202213 Oct 2022

ACO Port Hope asked 7 questions to Port Hope’s 22 Municipal Electoral Candidates. The questions were sent to all candidates and the responses are posted with permission. Below are the…

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The 2022 Municipal Election: The ACO Asks the candidates

12 Sep 202225 Sep 2022

ACO Port Hope recently sent out the questions below to Port Hope’s 22 Municipal Electoral Candidates. When meeting candidates throughout the campaign or at a public forum, you might want…

65 Ward Street & Heritage Property

1 Apr 20226 Apr 2023

By Bruce Bowden ACO Port Hope is again dealing with issues surrounding the 65 Ward Street heritage property. This past June, Southbridge submitted planning applications for a high-rise long-term care…

The Port Hope Heritage Listing Project Update

30 Mar 202219 Apr 2022

By Bruce Bowden In April, 2019, Susan Layard, co-chair of the ACO Port Hope Advocacy Committee, was invited to serve on a sub-committee of Heritage Port Hope, created to work…

Rose Cottage Restoration

1 Dec 20216 Jun 2022

By Bruce Bowden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6dExaaN-os A small frame white-stucco’d cottage with eyebrow windows built at the back entrance to the Penryn King Estate for Mary Rose who immigrated from Ireland to…