In a move to feature the municipality of Port Hope on the monopoly game board, Port Hope Mayor Linda Thompson is urging the community’s residents to pitch in by voting and spreading the word.

At a committee of the whole meeting that took place last week on January 19, the mayor mentioned an online contest that asked online web surfers to name the different Monopoly property space for the soon-to-be-released Canadian version of the popular board game.

Game and toy manufacturer Hasbro is encouraging Canadians to select which cities and towns will make up the board game’s property spaces via online voting. 20 Canadian cities and 2 wildcard municipalities will be chosen once voting ends.

 And as a way of getting Port Hope a wildcard spot, Mayor Thompson is urging everyone in the community to vote for Port Hope.

The online competition is already underway. If you want to vote for the municipality of Port Hope, then logon to www.monopolyvote.ca. The great news is that you can vote more than once, so drop by the site everyday and help our town make a mark on game history. Voting will be until February 7, 2010, so act now!