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Council Highlights
Posted on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 07:30 PM
Educating Students for a Virtual Future
Each year, Richmond Hill awards the William F. Bell Young Entrepreneur Award to a young business person. This year’s recipient, David Gu, launched Learn VR, a virtual reality (VR) course to help others develop a passion for virtual reality. Learn VR helps people plan, design and create their own unique VR experience. Through the Ontario Summer Company Program, David received start-up funding, business training and mentorship. David also formed partnerships...
Council Highlights
Posted on Monday, September 25, 2017 07:30 PM
Richmond Hill Appoints Citizens To Local Committees
Council appointed citizen members to the Civic Precinct Project Steering Committee and the David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) Park Project Steering Committee. The Civic Precinct Project has been a community engagement and corporate planning initiative designed to explore what the community wants on the Town-owned lands at the southwest corner of Yonge Street and Major Mackenzie Drive. The DDO Park Master Plan has been developed and the project...
Mayor Dave Barrow's 2017 State of the Town Address
Posted on Friday, September 15, 2017 03:30 PM
Mayor Barrow delivered his 2017 State of the Town Address at the Richmond Hill Board of Trade Mayor’s Luncheon & Member Showcase this afternoon.
This year’s address focused on Richmond Hill’s vision and what the Municipality is doing to achieve it, as well as how the community can help. The Mayor also provided updates about other Richmond Hill projects and initiatives happening in and around the Town, like the DDO Park Master Plan, the Civic Precinct, transportation, small business and foreign...
Council Highlights
Posted on Monday, September 11, 2017 07:30 PM
From the September 11, 2017 meetingRichmond Hill Donates $50,000 to Support AccessibilityCouncil approved a grant request from the Richmond Hill Mobility Accessibility Foundation in the amount of $50,000 to support mobility initiatives in Richmond Hill. The grant is funded from the Disabled Parking Reserve, which was established in December 2004, and is funded from 50 per cent of the revenue from disabled parking offences. The grant will be used to purchase equipment, support recreation...
Celebrating Richmond Hill’s Sporting Community
Posted on Monday, August 14, 2017 08:30 AM
Celebrating Richmond Hill’s Sporting Community2017 Richmond Hill Sports Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
RICHMOND HILL – The Richmond Hill Sports Hall of Fame released the names of the seven new inductees: former Olympian and current director of the York Region Skating Academy, Tracey Wainman (Figure Skating), Mary Anne Palmer (SloPitch/Softball), Jamie Joslin (Ice Hockey), Scott Mabley (Ice Hockey), Peter Pendli (Soccer), Gianni Facchini (Soccer) and Bill Woloski (Power Skating & Ice Hockey).