Changes to Richmond Hill Winter Maintenance Operations Due to CUPE Strike

RICHMOND HILL – Richmond Hill is committed to the health and safety of our residents, businesses and visitors. We are currently experiencing a strike by our CUPE 905-represented employees and want to provide an update regarding our winter maintenance services.

Winter maintenance in Richmond Hill will be affected by CUPE 905’s labour disruption. Residents should expect some snow clearing delays if heavy snowfall occurs during the labour disruption.

Clearing of the city’s 1,100km of roads will...

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Help Make a Difference this Holiday Season

Give to the Richmond Hill 2024 Holiday Donation Drive – December 1-15 

RICHMOND HILL – Make the holidays brighter for someone in our community this holiday season by donating to Richmond Hill’s annual Holiday Donation Drive. The need is greater than ever this year. Monthly visits to Canada’s food banks are over two million[i] – the highest in history – and close to 23% of Canadians[ii] now live in food-insecure households. 

From December 1-15, help support the community by dropping off non-perishable...

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Richmond Hill Council Takes Steps To Support Affordable Housing

New Community Improvement Plan will provide incentives to developers to build sustainable affordable housing

RICHMOND HILL – Richmond Hill Council has adopted a Community Improvement Plan (CIP) to help address housing affordability and environmental sustainability.

The CIP is one of nine initiatives Richmond Hill is pursuing as a part of its $31 million Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) agreement with the Canada and Mortgage Housing Corporation (CMHC). The City has allocated up to $13 million in HAF...

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Statement From Mayor David West: Labour Disruption

I would like to thank the residents and businesses of Richmond Hill for their patience during the CUPE 905 strike and apologize for the inconvenience and delays this job action may be causing you.

The City did not want this strike. That is why we made offers to CUPE 905’s bargaining committee that reflected and exceeded current municipal bargaining trends. 

The City’s last offer to CUPE 905’s bargaining committee included: 

• Wage increases of
• 3.25% in 2024;
• 3% in 2025;
• 3.25% in 2026
• Improvements to these...

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Sports Hall of Fame to Induct WWE and NHL Stars plus Local Hockey Coach and Community Sports Builder

Tickets on sale now for January 30 event at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts 

RICHMOND HILL – The Richmond Hill Sports Hall of Fame is excited to recognize Canadian fitness expert and retired World Wrestling Entertainment professional wrestler Trish Stratus, former NHL hockey star Michael Cammalleri, renowned hockey coach Mark Joslin and community sports builder Brian Penrose at the 2025 Richmond Hill Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony. 

Located in Elgin Barrow Arena, the...

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