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Statement from Mayor David West: Return to Bargaining
Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2024 05:09 PM
The City of Richmond Hill’s CUPE 905 represented employees have been on strike for two weeks. While the City has been able to provide many key services during this time, we believe the time has come for our valued employees to return to work.
To facilitate this, earlier today we have reached out to CUPE 905’s bargaining teams to seek their agreement to return to the bargaining table as soon as possible with the assistance of a third-party mediator.
At the time CUPE 905 commenced the strike, two...
Help Shape the Future Gateway to Richmond Hill
Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2024 11:50 AM
Share your ideas on the design of a lighting feature to welcome everyone to our community
Richmond Hill – The City of Richmond Hill is designing a lighting feature to welcome everyone to our community. The public is invited to share their ideas on the design of this feature in a short online survey.
A lighting feature will be installed on the median located south of the Yonge Street and Garden Avenue intersection as a gateway to the city. This feature, which will mark the entrance to Richmond...
Changes to Richmond Hill Winter Maintenance Operations Due to CUPE Strike
Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2024 04:14 PM
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...
Help Make a Difference this Holiday Season
Posted on Friday, November 29, 2024 12:31 PM
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...
Richmond Hill Council Takes Steps To Support Affordable Housing
Posted on Thursday, November 28, 2024 03:30 PM
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...