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Richmond Hill Council Votes Unanimously to Pass Cannabis By-law
Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2018 05:00 PM
Richmond Hill Council Votes Unanimously to Pass Cannabis By-law
RICHMOND HILL – A special meeting was held today where Richmond Hill Council voted to pass a new By-law. By-law 112-18 prohibits cannabis use in additional locations not covered by the provincial legislation and provides for a system of fines and adjudication.
“This By-law is the wise thing to do,” said Mayor Dave Barrow. “The health and safety of our community is of utmost importance. Cannabis is legal and we recognize a citizen’s...
Notice of Road Closure: Centre Street East
Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 07:15 AM
Please be advised that Centre Street East will be closed between Newkirk Road and Pugsley Avenue on Friday, October 19, 2018 from approximately 8:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. The closure is necessary to facilitate emergency CN track repairs. Access will be maintained for local traffic on either side of the tracks. However, the rail crossing will be closed to vehicular traffic.
While there will be some inconvenience to the public who use this road regularly, all efforts will be made to minimize the...
Oak Ridges Library Construction Update
Posted on Friday, October 05, 2018 10:45 AM
On July 15, 2016, Richmond Hill awarded the contract to build the Oak Ridges Library to Bondfield Construction Company Limited (the Contractor). Originally, the project was to be substantially completed by November 17, 2017. As a result of significant rain delays and other contractual issues, the substantial completion date was changed to March 28, 2018.
While there are provisions in the contract that allow the Contractor to respond to unforeseen delays beyond their control such as extensive...
Summit adds to Richmond Hill data centre capacity
Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 03:00 PM
Summit adds to Richmond Hill data centre capacity
Summit Industrial Income REIT has announced it is extending a $16-million mezzanine loan to its partner Urbacon Montreal Limited Partnership to develop a new 95,000-square-foot data centre property (DC2) on land owned by Urbacon directly adjacent to the existing data centre (DC1) in Richmond Hill, Ont.
Summit owns a 50 per cent interest in DC1, located in the Barker Business Park Digital Campus, in partnership with Urbacon.
Summit’s mezzanine loan...
Council Highlights
Posted on Monday, September 24, 2018 07:30 PM
Endorsement of York Region Inclusion Charter
Diversity is one of Richmond Hill’s strengths as both a community and as an organization. And the Town prides itself on being inclusive by creating an environment where everyone can develop to their fullest potential, participate freely and live with respect, dignity and freedom from discrimination. With this in mind, Council endorsed York Region’s Inclusion Charter, along with a commitment statement of its own that details Richmond Hill’s unique...