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Registration now open for Clean Up, Green Up Weeks April 22 to May 6

RICHMOND HILL – Clean Up, Green Up Weeks are back and everyone is invited to help protect our natural environment by volunteering to clean up around their neighbourhoods! 

From April 22 to May 6, residents, businesses, community groups and schools are encouraged to come together to help pick up litter that has accumulated over the winter in parks, trails, on boulevards and in open spaces.

The City will...
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Applications Close Tuesday, March 15 at 2 p.m. 

RICHMOND HILL, ON – The City of Richmond Hill is now accepting applications for the vacancy in the Office of Ward 4 Councillor. The vacancy was created when former Ward 4 Councillor David West was elected Mayor in the January By-election.

How to apply

Qualified individuals are invited to make an appointment with the Office of the Clerk (225 East Beaver Creek Road) to provide:

• Council Vacancy Application Form
• Council Vacancy...

Richmond Hill – Richmond Hill Council unanimously passed a motion at the February 9 Council Meeting opposing Quebec’s Bill 21. The City joins municipalities across Canada in speaking out against the law as discriminatory in nature and undermining the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Quebec’s Bill 21 bans public servants from wearing religious symbols, such as crosses, hijabs, turbans and yarmulkes, at work.

The motion aligns with Council’s Strategic...
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Richmond Hill – Today marks another significant milestone in bringing the subway to Richmond Hill. Metrolinx has released the Yonge North Subway Extension Environmental Project Report Addendum for public comment, following evaluation of the potential environmental impacts of the project.

The subway will undoubtedly bring extensive economic benefits to Richmond Hill and help shape our future as a vibrant, welcoming, connected community. This report is a step towards protecting...
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City sets a comprehensive course for planning to 2041

Richmond Hill – Council has endorsed the Official Plan Update’s Key Directions Report to guide planning policies and address anticipated land use needs over the next twenty years.

The key directions will form the basis for revisions to the City’s Official Plan and help Richmond Hill achieve its vision of becoming “the centerpiece of York Region and one of the most prominent, complete communities in the...
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