Carmine Perrelli

CITY OF RICHMOND HILL ANNUAL HEALTHY YARDS PLANT AND GARDEN SALE ON NOW Pre-order Native Plants and Learn How to Create an Eco-friendly Garden The City of Richmond Hill is giving residents the opportunity to learn about sustainable gardening and create beautiful, eco-friendly gardens at a low cost through its annual Healthy Yards Program.... From now until May 24, residents can pre-order native trees, fruit and flowering shrubs, and perennial wildflowers to plant on their property. Rain barrels and backyard composters are also available to all York Region residents. Residents can choose from a variety of native plants including Sugar Maple, White Pine and White Birch trees; Common Blackberry and Serviceberry shrubs; as well as Black-eyed Susan and Smooth Aster wildflowers. Orders will be available for drive-thru pickup with health and safety protocols in place on Saturday, June 12 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Richmond Green (1300 Elgin Mills Road East), Parking Lot D near the skateboard park. For a full plant guide and to place an order, visit RichmondHill.ca/HealthyYards. Free Gardening Webinar Series The City is also hosting a series of free how-to gardening webinars in partnership with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), including: Beautiful Native Plants: Less Work, Less Water (Tuesday, April 6, 6:30 - 8 p.m.) Planning Your Community Garden Plot (Saturday, April 24, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.) Kick Start Your Lawn and Garden (Tuesday, May 11, 6:30 - 8 p.m.)

Chag Pesach Sameach! Wishing you and your family joy and many blessings at Passover.

Beginning Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. York Region residents aged 70 and older (born 1951 or earlier) can book an appointment for their COVID-19 vaccination by visiting york.ca/COVID19Vaccine. Phone support is available to those who require it.

Wishing you and your family a New Year filled with happiness, hope and prosperity. Nowruz Mobarak!

Good News! The subway is on its way to Richmond Hill. The Yonge North Subway Extension will bring not ONE but TWO subway stations right into Richmond Hill.... One of my goals when I was elected Regional Councillor for Richmond Hill was to play an active role on the Transportation file. I wanted the subway up and running in 10 to 15 years. After decades of delays, we turned an idea into a reality. Working closely with our Provincial, Federal and Regional partners, we now have a fully funded subway into Richmond Hill. We stopped talking; soon we start digging!

Happy Diwali! May the brightness of Diwali lights last all through the year!

Today we honour and remember the men and women who have served and sacrificed for the freedom of our country, and all those who continue to serve today.

From November 5-11Veterans’ Weekwe honour those who have served Canada, past and present, in times of war, military conflict and peace. This year’s theme is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

Hoping you all have a safe and happy Halloween!

My office has received many complaints about uncollected waste being left at the curb by some Richmond Hill property owners for prolonged periods of time. To address this issue, staff will be taking a more proactive enforcement approach. Starting today, property owners that leave their waste at the curb outside of collection days will be given one educational notice (in the form of a door hanger) to remove the uncollected waste. If they do not comply within 48 hours they will be subject to a fine.