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The ACO Port Hope Bus tour 2023, at long last!

23 Nov 202223 Nov 2022

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…

Spare a Cuppa?

28 Sep 202228 Sep 2022

ACO Port Hope is participating in the Festival of Lights & Trees at the Cameco Capitol Arts Centre this season, and we are decorating a teacup-themed tree! Please Donate your…

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…

The Life, Times & Homes of Arthur Williams

5 Apr 201919 Apr 2022

By Bruce Bowden Outside Town Hall stands the statue of one of Port Hope’s native sons and one of local history’s most disputed heroes. Lt-Colonel Arthur Williams, also known as…