Richmond Hill Blooms is a program designed to encourage residents to play a role in beautifying our community by creating attractive, colourful and well-maintained front gardens. Is there a beautiful front garden in Richmond Hill you admire? Nominate it for recognition until July 7! You can nominate your friends, family, neighbours or even your own front garden. 

Join us this summer as Richmond Hill hosts a series of free public viewing parties for FIFA World Cup 2026 ™. Bring your family, friends, and team spirit as we watch select games on a large screen in a fun, welcoming, and family friendly environment. Experience the excitement of world class soccer close to home through activities, community engagement, and immersive fan experiences.

Details

Match #1: Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Location: Richmond Green Park (1300 Elgin Mills Rd E) 

Date and Event Time: Friday, June 12 at 2 p.m.

Match #2: Canada vs. Qatar

Location: Dave Barrow Civic Square, east of the Richmond Hill Public Library - Central Branch (1 Atkinson St)

Date and Event Time: Thursday, June 18 at 5 p.m.

Match #3: Canada vs. Switzerland

Location: Dave Barrow Civic Square, east of the Richmond Hill Public Library - Central Branch  (1 Atkinson St)

Date and Event Time: Wednesday, June 24 at 2 p.m.

Match #4: Final Match

Location: Richmond Green Park (1300 Elgin Mills Rd E) 

Date and Event Time: Sunday, July 19 at 2 p.m.

Many residents have raised concerns about frequent U-turns at Major Mackenzie Drive East and Forestwood Street. After years of advocacy with York Region, I’m pleased to share that a “No U-Turn” sign will be installed this April.

York Region will implement a westbound U-turn restriction at this intersection. As part of the Region’s Vision Zero Traveller Safety Plan, this measure is intended to improve traffic flow and enhance safety for all road users.

The Province of Ontario transitioned the blue box program to a new model that makes producers of recyclable materials responsible for their collection and processing instead of municipalities.

As of January 1, 2026, residential recycling in Richmond Hill is managed by Circular Materials (CM), a non-profit organization that represents producers. CM has contracted Miller Waste to collect your blue box recycling and manage customer service inquiries. You will continue to receive uninterrupted recycling collection service on your regular collection day.

The City is looking for caring individuals to help keep our kids safe on their way to and from school. For more information and application, please visit the following website.

Richmond Hill Council approved another 18 locations where traffic calming tools, including speed cushions and pedestrian crossovers, will be installed in 2025, to continue to reduce speeding and improve safety on roads in our community.

These were installed as part of the implementation of the City’s Traffic Safety and Operations Strategy which helped improve compliance to the speed limit, reduce speeding in neighborhoods by up to 22% and decrease traffic volume by up to 17%.

As part of the 2025 traffic calming implementation, 3 locations in Ward 3 have been selected based on the results of the City's network screening exercise.

1/ Frank Endean Road (Cameo Drive - Cassata Ave.)

2/ Strathearn Avenue (16th Ave - Weldrick Road East)

3/ Princeton Avenue (Redstone Road - Leslie St)

We need your feedback to guide decisions about the future of Richmond Green, one of the city’s destination parks, as work continues to revitalize the city’s largest sporting and events park.

Virtual Public Open House – Register now!

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Time: 6 - 8 p.m.

Register at RichmondHill.ca/ParksProjects.

The Richmond Green Revitalization Master Plan will focus on maintaining the park as the City’s largest outdoor sporting and events venue, featuring sustainable horticulture and continuing to be a park that generates pride and promotes a sense of belonging for residents.

Join us and have your say about proposed options including:

The City of Richmond Hill and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) are working together to analyze the conditions of the Upper Rouge River in the valleylands north and south of Toporowski Avenue to find a solution that will allow for suitable drainage in the area.

The tentative preferred solution includes the following:

- A complete corridor reconstruction, re-establishing a low flow channel and reducing the floodplain;

- Removal of the sediment build-up in the valleyland channel; and

- Removal of invasive plants and the development of a management plan to combat future growth of invasive plants.

This study is nearing completion, with the next phase of detailed design scheduled to start in 2025.

Plans are underway to improve the playground at Lilac Grove Parkette located at 251 Shirley Drive. This includes the replacement of the play equipment, safety surfacing, site furniture, some walkways, a new shade structure, and planting. Construction is scheduled for 2026, pending budget approval.

Once again, pay parking at Lake Wilcox Park will be in effect April 1 through September 30. Richmond Hill residents are invited to get their free parking permit for the park and community centre online at Parking.RichmondHill.ca. 

Lake Wilcox Park is one of Richmond Hill’s Destination Parks, attracting thousands of visitors from Richmond Hill and beyond for its unique combination of beautiful waterfront scenery and family-friendly amenities. Pay parking helps ensure visitors from outside Richmond Hill contribute to park monitoring and maintenance. 

Parking for non-residents and those without permits costs $4 per hour at the Oak Ridges Community Centre, the skate park and the north gravel lots and $7 per hour at the main/splash pad lot.