Richmond Hill Launches New Age-Friendly Community Council

Residents, Businesses and Community Organizations Invited to Get Involved 

RICHMOND HILL – Richmond Hill is taking steps toward becoming an age-friendly community, so everyone can participate and feel included in city life. The City is now accepting applications for members to join Richmond Hill’s first-ever Age-Friendly Community Council. 

In 2021, the City held community consultations to help identify issues facing the aging population in our community. Richmond Hill Council received the Age-Friendly Community Needs Assessment in May 2022, supporting the establishment of an Age-Friendly Community Council to help create the goals and recommendations for an Age-Friendly Community Strategy.

Apply to Join

The Age-Friendly Community Council will consist of Richmond Hill residents aged 55+, as well as representatives from local businesses and community organizations that serve older adults in Richmond Hill. All members will participate for a two-year term, with meetings held three times a year. 

Application forms are available online at RichmondHill.ca/AgeFriendly and in the Office of the Clerk at the main Municipal Offices, 225 East Beaver Creek Road. Deadline for submission is 4 p.m. on December 7, 2022. 

For more information, visit RichmondHill.ca/AgeFriendly.

QUICK FACTS

• Older adults aged 55+ comprised 32% of Richmond Hill’s population in the 2021 census and that percentage is expected to grow.
• In a 2021 community survey, the majority of respondents rated Richmond Hill as a very good or excellent place to live as they age and felt strongly that Richmond Hill should continue to be their home as they age.
• The World Health Organization’s age-friendly cities approach highlights a number of categories that communities can address to better adapt their structures and services to the needs of older people. Richmond Hill’s Age-Friendly Community initiative will focus on all areas of community life identified.
• Richmond Hill offers a wide range of programming and supports for our 55+ residents. Learn more at RichmondHill.ca/Seniors.