Access Richmond Hill
The Access Richmond Hill Contact Centre provides assistance for general inquiries, responds to questions or concerns regarding programs and services as well as accepts in person payments.
Contact Us
905-771-8800
225 East Beaver Creek Road, Ground Floor, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3P4
Hours of Service:
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Report Feedback
Report a problem with a service, e.g. missed garbage collection, overnight parking, potholes, street lights, etc.
Celebrating 20 years of community stewardship!
Since 1998, we've worked with partner agencies and community volunteers to improve our local environment by planting trees, shrubs and wildflowers; cleaning up streams and removing invasive plants from our parks and natural areas. Check out the video below to see what we've accomplished together over the last 20 years!
Awards
Richmond Hill wins two awards in 2018
Tree Canada Public Education Award
Tree Canada, our country's leading national tree planting charity, has recognized our Community Stewardship Program with a Public Education Award. This award celebrates excellence in furthering the understanding of urban forestry and encouraging best practices in the urban forestry sector.
Read the news release from Tree Canada.
International Society of Arboriculture's The Harry J. Banker Gold Leaf Award
International Society of Arboriculture recognized the Community Stewardship Program with The Harry J. Banker Gold Leaf Award. This award celebrates the outstanding landscape beautification activities which have had a significant impact upon a community or region, usually over a period of several years
Upcoming events
- Native Plants Gardening Workshop - Thursday, April 18, 2019
- Tree Planting at Lake Wilcox Park - Tuesday, April 23, 2019
- Tree Planting at Meander Park - Saturday, April 27, 2019
- Tree Planting at Hillcrest Heights Park - Saturday, April 27, 2019
- Frog Workshop at Elgin West Community Centre - Tuesday, April 30, 2019
- Pollinator Gardening Workshop - Sunday, May 5, 2019
- Tree Planting at Oak Ridges Community Centre - Saturday, May 11, 2019
- Tree Planting at Meander Park - Sunday, May 26, 2019
- Wildflower Planting at Humber Gateway - Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Annual projects and events
The Community Stewardship Program includes a number of green projects and events, including:
- Tree planting events
- Woodlot restoration
- Stream rehabilitation
- Green space monitoring
- Invasive plant removal
- Restoration site maintenance
- Native plant gardening
Help Richmond Hill stay green and work with others in our community to care for our natural spaces. You will improve our natural areas, raise awareness, provide hands-on help and inspire others to do the same.
Find out more about participating in one of our upcoming green events.
Volunteer opportunities
We are always looking for people of all ages to help us. To become a volunteer fill out a Volunteer Registration Form online and attend one of our Volunteer Orientation Sessions, listed in our Community Recreation Guide.
High school students can collect required volunteer hours by participating in any of our green events.
Planting and caring for trees on your property
If you don't have the time to come out to a planting event, you can still help us to grow and protect our natural spaces by using our Plant Kits and maintaining trees on your property.
Tree Tour
Take a self-guided tree tour of Lake Wilcox Park located on the eastern shorelines of Lake Wilcox. The tour highlights 20 native tree species of Ontario and provides an opportunity to learn the unique characteristics of trees and why they are so important. Tour is approximately 45 minutes in length.