Despite being a community with a steadily growing population, Port Hope is still a little inaccessible, causing problems to visitors and residents alike. In a move to solve this problem, the region’s Accessibility Advisory Committee, or AAC, is seeking help from council to make Port Hope a more accessible community, especially for those who live in the area.

There’s been some good news though.

AAC chairwoman Selena Forsyth spoke to council on Tuesday and said that the organization is very pleased with the current service buses used to provide access to the municipality in Ward 1. She congratulated council and noted that improvements would not have been possible without their cooperation.

However, the provincial government of Ontario recently passed legislation to make all communities in the province more accessible, especially to those with disabilites.
This means that Port Hope officials will have to add new measures to accommodate individuals with special needs. Special buses will have to be modified for those unable to use the regular ones.

Forsyth hopes that Port Hope understands this, and provides mobility for all its citizens, disabled and not.

Changes could be effective as early as 2011. With Port Hope’s track record, this development doesn’t seem to be a major problem for the municipality to solve.