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Yonge Subway Extension gets the Green Light
Posted on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 02:15 PM
Yonge Subway Extension Gets the Green Light
RICHMOND HILL – Today, Premier Doug Ford announced a $28.5 billion funding commitment to expand Ontario’s transit network. As part of this commitment, the Province will invest $5.6 billion to build the Yonge Subway Extension (YSE) north to Richmond Hill. The YSE will be built in conjunction with the downtown relief line (now called the Ontario Line).
“We’re thrilled to see this vital project finally becoming a reality,” said Mayor Dave Barrow. “The...
Council Highlights
Posted on Tuesday, April 09, 2019 01:00 PM
Richmond Hill Officially Becomes a City
Council passed By-law 56-19 to officially change Richmond Hill’s name to The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill. With the change, Council reinforced Richmond Hill’s position in York Region and the Province as an urbanized and competitive municipality. The change in status does not change Richmond Hill’s status as a lower-tier municipality. It also does not affect the amount of funding available to Richmond Hill from other levels of government or...
Richmond Hill Becomes a City
Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 01:15 PM
Richmond Hill Becomes a City
RICHMOND HILL – Richmond Hill Council reinforced its position in York Region and the Province as an urbanized and competitive municipality, voting to rename one of the largest towns in Ontario to the "City of Richmond Hill."
The name change influences how the municipality sees itself and how others perceive it. “Richmond Hill has everything an urban place would have. Recognizing that, we need to look differently at our plans for the future,” said Richmond Hill’s Mayor...
Richmond Hill Becomes a City
Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 12:15 PM
Richmond Hill Becomes a City
RICHMOND HILL – Richmond Hill Council reinforced its position in York Region and the Province as an urbanized and competitive municipality, voting to rename one of the largest towns in Ontario to the "City of Richmond Hill."
The name change influences how the municipality sees itself and how others perceive it. “Richmond Hill has everything an urban place would have. Recognizing that, we need to look differently at our plans for the future,” said Richmond Hill’s Mayor...
Council Highlights
Posted on Monday, March 25, 2019 07:30 PM
New Grass and Weeds By-law
Council approved staff’s request to replace the 1996 Long Grass and Weeds By-law, No. 217-96 with a new Grass and Weeds By-law, No. 31-19. The By-law regulates the height of grass and weeds on private property and boulevards in Richmond Hill. The new By-law includes clarified terminology (for example, defining a garden area that does not need to be mowed); exemptions (such as ditches and natural growth areas); year-round application of By-law provisions; and a...