RICHMOND HILL – Access Richmond Hill is here to help you! Last year, the City’s customer service centre fielded close to 100,000 inquiries. Here are the top five summer season questions asked by our residents:

Q. Is my splash pad open? Why is my local splash pad closed?

Splash pads are a huge part of summer fun in Richmond Hill. We have 15 splash pads at parks across the community that are open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., 7 days a week during the summer months.

We understand...
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Richmond Hill David Dunlap Observatory Park Poised to become City's Next Destination Park

RICHMOND HILL – The City of Richmond Hill is making strides in the development of the Richmond Hill David Dunlap Observatory (RHDDO) Park, with the completion of significant restoration work on the historic Observatory dome and administration building.

Over the past year, adhering to strict requirements for heritage restoration, intricate work was carefully carried out on the 86-year-old...
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Apply by August 16 for Up to $5,000 to Start or Expand Your Business!

For the fifth year in a row, Richmond Hill is offering new and growing companies up to $5,000 in grants to start and expand their businesses. Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, the City’s Starter Company Plus program helps entrepreneurs gain skills and knowledge with business education and training, and capital and professional advice. 

New this year, the...
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RICHMOND HILL – The province has announced that Ontario will move into Step Three of its three-step Roadmap to Reopen on Friday, July 16 at 12:01 a.m. As a result, residents should be aware of the following:

What’s currently open

• Parks, trails and outdoor amenities
• In-person Summer Camps, P.A.R.K Adventure Program, Tennis Lessons, outdoor fitness classes and Recreation Programs
• Summer Event Series including Drive-thru RibFest (July 23-25), Concerts in the Parking Lot (July-September)...

The City of Richmond Hill comes to life this summer with an assortment of outdoor concerts and movies under the stars for residents to enjoy. Our annual favourite Ribfest is also back this year in a safe, drive-thru format.  

What’s On

• Concerts in the Parking Lot
  Back for a second season, our drive-in concert series starts July 15 at the Richmond Hill GO station parking lot. Join us Thursday nights July through September from 7-8:15 p.m. for a variety of performances,...