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Richmond Hill First Municipality in Canada to Partner with Freshworks for Startups
Posted on Thursday, September 03, 2020 03:45 PM
Partnership gives local startups an edge with priority access to Freshworks’ suite of support
RICHMOND HILL – The City of Richmond Hill is once again at the forefront of innovation and support for the local economy as the first municipality in Canada to partner with Freshworks for Startups.
Freshworks is a leading maker of cloud-based customer and employee engagement software. Companies such as Cisco, Netflix, Hugo Boss and Toshiba use Freshworks, which is trusted by more than 250,000 businesses...
Richmond Hill Embraces Innovation to Modernize Government Operations
Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 03:30 PM
Receives award for use of artificial intelligence to find and analyze potholes
RICHMOND HILL – The City of Richmond Hill received an award today recognizing its leadership, innovation and collaboration in using artificial intelligence to help keep roads safer.
Roy Tal, Chief Technology Officer of Visual Defence Inc. presented Mayor Dave Barrow with a Founding Member award at a demonstration of the ROVER artificial intelligence (AI) system. ROVER identifies and analyzes potholes, leading to more efficient...
Statement from Mayor Barrow Applauding Ontario’s Announcement of Emergency Funding for Municipalities
Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 05:15 PM
We are thankful for the emergency funding the Ontario government announced today as part of federal-provincial Safe Restart Agreement. Richmond Hill will receive $4 million in Phase 1 municipal operating funding to help address financial pressures related to COVID-19, maintain critical services and protect our community. The Province has indicated additional funding will be available later this year.
The municipal operating funding is crucial to ensure the City continues to provide the services...
Richmond Hill Helps Local Businesses to Spur Economic Revitalization
Posted on Monday, August 10, 2020 04:30 PM
Introduces small business grants and dedicated business support hotline
RICHMOND HILL – Richmond Hill is helping local business owners look to the future with the launch of two important parts of the Recover Richmond Hill Action Plan, in collaboration with the Richmond Hill Board of Trade.
The Small Business Recovery Grant Program offers $5000 micro-grants to help small businesses implement recovery plans. Small businesses represent more than 80% of businesses in Richmond Hill and supporting them...
Statement from Mayor Barrow in Support of Regional Face Mask and Coverings Decision
Posted on Friday, July 10, 2020 10:45 AM
The health and safety of our staff and the entire Richmond Hill community continues to be our top priority.
Following a unanimous vote at York Regional Council yesterday, effective July 17 until November 30,business owners and operators in Richmond Hill and throughout York Region must have a policy in place to prohibit people from entering enclosed public spaces if they are not wearing a face mask or covering.
These new rules will also apply to all indoor City of Richmond Hill facilities, such as...