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A major road reconstruction project is underway in downtown Port Hope, Ontario, aimed at replacing century-old infrastructure. The second phase of the Walton Street reconstruction project involves redesigning the main street, including replacing watermains, sanitary sewers, and storm sewers. The project is expected to benefit a significant portion of the town’s urban area and enhance accessibility and streetscape with improvements like extended curbs, benches, and planter beds. Despite the project leading to road closures, public transit is now free in Port Hope to ease travel and support downtown businesses.

The Ontario government is establishing a new youth wellness hub in Port Hope, Ontario, to provide comprehensive mental health, primary care, and addiction services to youth aged 12 to 25 in Northumberland County and Alderville First Nation. This hub is part of the province’s ongoing initiative to expand its network of youth wellness hubs, with 10 new hubs being added to the existing 22 hubs established since 2020. The Port Hope hub will offer culturally appropriate and trauma-informed care, along with family support, education, employment, housing services, and access to community programs. Additionally, a mobile hub model will provide support to rural communities within the county, enabling youth to receive counselling and peer support closer to home.