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Council Highlights
Posted on Monday, April 25, 2016 12:00 AM
Richmond Hill Wins Awards for Sustainability MetricsRichmond Hill, in collaboration with the City of Brampton and the City of Vaughan, developed a set of sustainability metrics to ensure new development helps create healthier, sustainable communities through a project called “Measuring the Sustainability Performance of New Developments.” This project has been awarded the Excellence in Sustainability Award (Sustainable Policy, Law or Plan) by the American Planning Association (APA) and the...
Mayor's Statement: Richmond Hill continues the fight to protect and preserve its open spaces
Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 12:00 AM
Contact: Mayor Dave Barrow, 905-771-2493, dave.barrow@richmondhill.ca
RICHMOND HILL - Yesterday, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that Richmond Hill may appeal the decision of the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) regarding parkland dedication and signals that the OMB may have exceeded its mandate.
On April 22, 2013, the Richmond Hill...
Council Highlights
Posted on Monday, April 11, 2016 12:00 AM
Richmond Hill’s Drinking Water Receives Perfect MarksRichmond Hill takes great care to provide safe and reliable drinking water to its community. The hard work ensuring this happens has resulted in a perfect inspection rating by the Ministry of the Environment’s (MOE) Municipal Drinking Water Inspection Program. The Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 (SDWA) mandates annual inspections of municipal residential drinking water systems. In accordance with the Act, Council received the 2015 Municipal...
Council Highlights
Posted on Sunday, March 06, 2016 11:00 PM
Richmond Hill Continues to Protect the Local Environment
Council received a presentation from staff outlining the progress of two major environmental initiatives in Richmond Hill – the Environment Strategy, Greening the Hill and the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS). Some of the highlights of Greening the Hill implementation for 2015 include development of a five-year energy reduction plan for Town-owned facilities; initiation of a project to convert Richmond Hill’s outdoor lighting...
Richmond Hill Council Passes Balanced Operating Budget
Posted on Monday, February 22, 2016 11:00 PM
Contacts:
Brenda Hogg, Regional & Local Councillor and Budget Chair, 905-771-2498, brenda.hogg@richmondhill.ca
David Dexter, Acting Commissioner, Corporate & Financial Services and Treasurer, 905-771-2484, david.dexter@richmondhill.ca
RICHMOND HILL – At a Special Council Meeting on February 23, Richmond Hill Council approved the 2016 Operating Budget of $156.2 million. To ensure the municipality can repair and...