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Architectural Conservancy of Ontario – Port Hope

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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Save Our Trees

9 Mar 202014 Aug 2022
By Bruce Bowden Public Town Meeting: March 10, 2020 In preparation for the special meeting of Council tomorrow evening, March 10th, at 6:30 pm (Doors open at 6 PM) at…
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Historic Port Hope Hospital: Conservation Review Board Recommends Designation

19 Mar 201930 May 2022
On Wednesday, March 13th, the Conservation Review Board submitted its final report for Council consideration concerning the heritage designation of 65 Ward Street – recommending designation. ‘It is good news,’…
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Battle To Save Historic Port Hope Hospital Going Strong

19 Mar 201930 May 2022
Since posting a petition nine months ago and asking for your support, there have been several developments regarding the designation of the historic Port Hope Hospital at 65 Ward St.…
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Royal Canadian Legion Sends Letter of Support for Historic Port Hope Hospital

29 Aug 201830 May 2022
By Bruce Bowden If you drive by the site on Ward or Hope street today, the historic hospital is practically invisible, hidden by fencing and overgrown shrubbery. It does indeed…
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1911: Townspeople Rallied to Build a Hospital for Port Hope

12 Jun 201830 May 2022
By Bruce Bowden They sacrificed for us. It’s our turn to save this important building, so they are never forgotten. “Everybody Here Says the Hospital Campaign is the greatest thing…
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ACO Port Hope in Uphill Battle to Save Historic Hospital that Treated WW1 Soldiers

5 Jun 201830 May 2022
By Bruce Bowden Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) Port Hope has a fight on its hands – one worth every ounce of our commitment and best efforts. You know the…

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