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 Richmond Hill Gets an OVATION
The Town was recognized with an OVATION award from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) for its work on communicating and engaging the community in the development of the new Strategic Plan. The Award of Merit recognizes the Town's excellence in communications for telling the story of the Town's Strategic Plan project. It was presented to Town staff at the IABC OVATION Awards Gala held on May 6, 2010 in Toronto at the Liberty Grand. IABC is the world's largest association of business communicators. With more than 16,000 members in 70 countries, IABC is recognized as the professional association of choice for communicators who aspire to excel in their chosen fields and is committed towards establishing and supporting the highest professional standards of quality and innovation in organizational communication.
 Alias Grace Park Receives Award of Excellence
The Town was honoured with an Award of Excellence from Parks and Recreation Ontario (PRO) in recognition of Alias Grace Park. This award is presented for excellence in design of recreation and/or park facilities intended for public use. It recognizes a park, recreation and/or cultural facility that has demonstrated high standards of planning, design, community involvement, operation and maintenance, quality of aesthetics, usability, accessibility and versatility. Alias Grace Park, located between Aladdin Crescent and Ridgestone Drive, was built to provide historical reference to early settlement in Richmond Hill and celebrate the wealth and quality of Canadian literature through the interpretation of renowned Canadian author Ms. Margaret Atwood’s novel Alias Grace. The design makes use of imagery and symbolism present in the novel which is set in Richmond Hill during the mid 1800’s. The park’s layout and various site elements provide historical cues to early rural settlement in the area. Within this framework a sequence of diverse landscape spaces offer the park user a variety of recreational opportunities.
Richmond Hill Wins National Watershed Award
The Town of Richmond Hill was honored by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) with the Watershed Award (Ontario Region) for the Town’s Pioneer Park Stormwater Management Rehabilitation Project. This award, in its introductory year, recognizes municipalities that have demonstrated leadership in their efforts to adapt to climate change by reducing their vulnerability to flooding and water damage. The Pioneer Park Stormwater Management Project is a $6.3 million, multi-disciplinary project, involving the rehabilitation of an existing flood control facility to provide protection to flood vulnerable areas, protect existing infrastructure, enhance erosion control, treat water quality, and stabilize and rehabilitate the East Don River watercourse. The award was presented at FCM’s Awards of Excellence ceremony at their 73rd annual conference in Toronto and was sponsored by the Insurance Bureau of Canada. The Town shares the award with the City of Toronto who also won for its Basement Flooding Protection Program.
Watershed Awards Video - Pioneer Park Stormwater Management Rehabilitation Project
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