Port Post: May 2026
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Good afternoon, Newcastle!
Let’s start with upcoming events around the Port:
👑May 18: Victoria Day
🌼May 30: SWNA Wildflower Planting
🥍May 30: Bottle Drive Pickup Date
♻️June 13: Curbside Giveaway
🎈July 11: Kids Fun Day @ The Brig
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Operation Clean Sweep
Thank you to the event organizers, sponsors and volunteers who made this year’s event a success! Approximately 990kg of trash was collected.
Curbside Giveaway Day
Residents place unwanted items in good condition—clearly marked FREE—on their curb for anyone to pick up. At the end of the Giveaway Day, residents return unclaimed items to their home.
Please ensure items are safe and meet current regulatory requirements.
See you June 13!
A monarch butterfly tagged at the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area in September 2024 has been recovered in Mexico!
Read more here. 🦋
May 9 was our first meet up, continuing every Saturday until the weather turns. We start at 9:30 AM at Pearce Farm Park.
Bring the kids and get out on the local trails. Walk, run, ride, bike, scooter, or stroll with a coffee in hand. It’s a simple way to get moving, get the kids outside, and give mom a bit of a break.
See you there. If you have any questions, reach out.
—Brandon Hebert
Swan Story
There are three species of swans in North America: the Trumpeter Swan and Tundra Swan are native to North America while the Mute Swan is a Eurasian species first introduced to North America in the late 1800s for ornamental ponds and estates.
-Trumpeter Swan Society
A pair of swans frequently seen at the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area are mute swan. Recognizable by their orange bills with a black knob and gracefully curved necks, mute swans have established wild populations along the Great Lakes after escaping or being released.
Unlike migratory swans, many mute swans remain year-round where open water is available. Along the Lake Ontario shoreline, a bonded pair can occupy and defend the same stretch of wetland for years, which explains why visitors often see the same two birds throughout the seasons. Their presence offers a consistent sight in the landscape, even as other waterfowl come and go with migration.
Run club update from Katie
The Newcastle Run Club has been off to an amazing start this spring, with a great turnout over the past couple of weeks and plenty of new faces joining in. We typically meet on Thursdays at 6pm, shifting to 7pm as the weather warms up, and we’re also starting to organize some casual weekend meetups.
The club is truly for everyone - no matter your pace or experience - and it’s been great to see such an inclusive, welcoming group come together and support each other. Looking ahead, we’re hoping to plan a 5k fun run and a 1k kids’ run around the Port, and we’ve got a collaborative event with another running club coming up in June, so stay tuned.
The run club is completely free and a great way to meet new people, move your body, and enjoy the sunshine (when it finally arrives!). If you’d like to join us, check out Instagram, find us on Strava, or join our new WhatsApp chat to stay in the loop. We look forward to seeing and running with you! 🏃♀️
The Port Prose Book club is also still going strong (also thanks to Katie!!)
Upcoming reads:
May: “Strangers” by Belle Burden
June: “Into the Blue” by Emma Brodie
As always, meeting details can be found on Facebook! 📖
Our bylaw reminder this month relates to Signage🪧
If you plan to erect a sign in Clarington, you must fill out and submit a sign permit application form. This is required for both permanent and temporary signs. Your sign must comply with the sign by-law.
Posters and small event notices can be displayed for a maximum of 21 days and must be removed within three days after the event. Signs cannot be located near intersections or driveways, or attached to trees, fences, or public infrastructure. The Municipality has the authority to remove non-compliant signs, particularly if they are on public land.
Port Purge
The Port Purge community garage sale was a strong success overall. We had a solid turnout not just from within the neighbourhood (30 participating addresses), but from surrounding communities as well, which brought great energy throughout the morning.
A big thank you to everyone who participated and helped make it happen. The number of homes involved is what really made the event work.
The cold weather was not ideal, and the rain brought things to an early close closer to mid day, but the response and turnout were still very encouraging.
There has already been some interest in running it again later in the summer, but we will likely bring it back next year and aim for a date closer to the end of the month with hopefully better weather.
We are also planning a few more community events throughout the summer, so stay tuned.
PET PROFILE: Meet José! 🐾
From Playa del Carmen to the Port: Rescued from Mexico 9 years ago, José is now 10 years young, full of puppy energy, and always out exploring on his walks.
Guess what? Newcastle Pet Supply has hopped on board to provide a swag bag for each month’s pet profiled! Featured friends can stop in to the store to pick it up!
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THANK YOU🙏 to our generous and encouraging sponsors: Sensational Seams, Newcastle Pet Supply, Sandra Squires, Paradigm Plumbing and Brandon Hebert.
Take a look at this month’s real estate blog brought to you by Port resident and realtor Brandon Hebert:
Information about sponsorship opportunities can be found here.
You can find a print edition of the Port Post in your mailbox later this month, and we’ll be back here with another digital edition in June 🌞
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