Port Hawkesbury approves Funding to Several organizations and Projects

Nov 19, 2025 | Local News

The Town of Port Hawkesbury made some funding decisions at last night’s combined committee-of-the-whole and monthly public meeting.

In response to a request for funding from the Municipality of the County of Inverness for the Inverness County Asylum Commemoration Project, councillors approved a motion to include it in their 2026-2027 budget discussions.

Port Hawkesbury Town Council: (Front row from left: Paula Hart, Blaine MacQuarrie, and Iain Langley. Back row: Todd Barrett and Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton)

Town council also approved motions to provide funding for the Strait Area Yacht Club, to investigate funding sources to install turf on the town’s soccer field, provide a $1,000 sponsorship to the Billy Joe MacLean U13 AAA Hockey Tournament in January, and support the Port Hawkesbury Literacy Council’s 2025 fundraiser.

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