It's Time to Fall Back. Daylight Saving Time Ends November 6

Daylight Saving Time is coming to an end this Sunday, November 6 at 2 a.m. We’d like to remind residents to turn your clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night.

It is also a good opportunity to test and change the batteries of the smoke alarms in your home.

Here are some suggestions to ease your body into the time change:

• Set your alarm to wake up a little earlier than usual on the Friday and Saturday before the DST switch. This makes it easier to get out of bed on Monday morning.
• Eat...

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Council Highlights

Supporting Call for Predictable and Sustainable Funding

Sharing their concern for the need to close the municipal fiscal gap, Richmond Hill Council passed a resolution supporting the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) What’s Next Ontario initiative. As per a recent poll conducted on behalf of the association, 76 per cent of Ontarians are concerned or somewhat concerned property taxes will not cover the cost of infrastructure while maintaining municipal services and 90 per cent agree...

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Richmond Hill Launches New Website

Contact: Meeta Gandhi, Director, Communication Services Division, 905-747-6311, meeta.gandhi@richmondhill.ca

Focuses on ease of use, mobile design and new features

RICHMOND HILL - Today, Richmond Hill launched its new website. While the address, RichmondHill.ca, is still the same, the new website was designed with the goal of improving the experience for all users and includes a clean, simple homepage, ease of navigation and improved functionality.

“We created the new website with your needs in mind...

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Council Highlights

Richmond Hill Tennis Strategy Approved

Council approved the Richmond Hill Tennis Strategy to continue supporting the growth and development of the sport of tennis over the next several years. The strategy also refers to the provision of an additional seasonal indoor tennis facility. Public consultation undertaken as part of Richmond Hill's 2013 Recreation Plan revealed that tennis is very popular among local residents and has the potential for further development. As such, the Town developed the...

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Council Highlights

Richmond Hill Receives Funding for Cycling Infrastructure
Council was notified that Richmond Hill has been awarded $325,000 in funding from the Ontario Municipal Cycling Infrastructure Program. The money will help pay for construction of Phase 1 of Richmond Hill’s portion of the Lake to Lake Cycling Route and Walking Trail, which will run along Leslie Street from Highway 7 to just north of 16th Avenue. The Lake to Lake Cycling Route and Walking Trail will be an on and off-road amenity from Lake...

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