At the next County Council meeting on 18 September, Council will be presented with a report reviewing options for Policing. Scenario 1: Expand the OPP to Cobourg and Port Hope (Ward 1). Scenario 2: Merge Cobourg Police Service (CPS) and Port Hope Police Service (PHPS) into an amalgamated service and continue with OPP in areas it currently serves.  Scenario 3: Continue with the status quo. The decision to ask for a report was at 2023 budget meetings with support by Cobourg Mayor Lucas Cleveland, Port Hope Mayor Olena Hankivsky and Alnwick/Haldimand Township Mayor John Logel. Mayors of other county Municipalities were against. The report updates a 2007 report on the same subject.  Given the opposition outside Cobourg and Port Hope, Scenario 2 seems the… Read complete articleWill Port Hope and Cobourg Police Merge?