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In August,  at the Richmond Hill Cenotaph we honoured the soldiers from our Town who fell 75 years ago during the military raids on Dieppe. There are 7 brave men who gave up their hopes and dreams for tomorrow so that we can have hopes and dreams for today. Below are…

Thank you to those of you who came out to my 4th Annual Community BBQ. Aside from the usual fun activities and good food, we had a wonderful presentation by Monarch Butterfly expert Carol Pasternak. Carol delighted the audience young and old with her passion and knowledge of Monarch Butterflies. …

For the past year the Richmond Hill Natural Environment and Engineering staff have been working to address the serious erosion issues in this valley. Storm events and high-flowing water have caused damage in the Elgin Mills Greenway. As a result, we’re reconstructing the area to include modern stormwater infrastructure that will…

Council News and Highlights    1. AMO (Association of Municipalities Ontario) Annual Conference –  August 13 – 16 A number of Richmond Hill Councillors, including myself, attended the AMO Annual Conference (Association of Municipalities of Ontario). It was an information packed few days. Topics important to municipalities from across this province were…

Fall is Here It is back to school, back to routines, and in many cases back to work. I hope everyone had a great summer – despite all the rain we have had. As always there have been many exciting events taking place in Richmond Hill and this trend will continue…

Please note the following upcoming work and temporary road closures for the Yonge Street Rapidway project: Temporary Road Closures To accommodate scheduled utility relocation work as part of the vivaNext Yonge Street bus rapidway project, three cross streets in Richmond Hill will be temporarily closed at Yonge while crews trench…