Rick Upton Ward 4 Councillor

Here is the update for May 8

Here is the update for May 7

RE WATER BILLS Last week, council made the decision to defer any interest or penalties on tax and water bills that are not paid by May 29. This essentially gives you a payment deferral and staff the time to respond and deal with issues relating to bills of which clearly there are some. So, to be clear, you don't need to pay your bill if you believe there's an issue until May 29.... If your bill is fine, please pay it on time. Reach out to [email protected] and let them know about your issue. And PLEASE be polite and kind. Our staff are wonderful people and provide great customer service and want to solve your issues. Your patience in these stressful COVID19 circumstances is appreciated, Be well.

WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE, ON The Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville has cancelled the regularly scheduled Tuesday March 24 Council Meeting at 3:00 p.m. and will be convening a Special Council Meeting earlier in the day. The Special Council Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. in Council Chambers and will address essential and time sensitive items. As the Municipal Offices (111 Sandiford Drive) are now closed to the public, residents may listen to the meeting live online at townofws....ca/cmlivestream. Please note that the audio link will be available 5 minutes before the meeting is expected to start. Residents who wish to submit comments, which will form part of the public record, may write to the Town Clerk at [email protected]. In addition to the items to be discussed, Mayor Iain Lovatt will be making a statement regarding the current COVID-19 situation. Follow all council meetings on Whitchurch-Stouffville’s official council Twitter account @ws_townhall.

Today, December 6, flags at all Town facilities are flying at half-mast in observance of National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. https://cfc-swc.gc.ca//v/remembrance-commemoration-en.html #OurActionsMatter

Council keeps The Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville as our name. But we will be branding ourselves as the Town of Stouffville

Make a holiday craft with the whole family! It's just one of the memory-making opportunities at the Library this December. Check out the holiday calendar at https://bit.ly/37IqRsn. #happyholidays #holidaymemories #stouffville

NOTICE ABOUT YARD WASTE Yard Waste Collection is now complete for the year and will not be collected curbside until the spring. Please remove this material from... the boulevard to avoid interference with winter maintenance operations. A temporary yard waste bin has been set up at the Whitchurch-Stouffville Operations Centre, 5061 Bethesda Road for residents to drop-off additional yard waste at their convenience, free of charge. The bin is located in the north parking lot in front of the building and will be available for residents to drop off yard waste until Wednesday December 11. Plastic bags will not be accepted. Thank you everyone, and have a great rest of autumn!

Survey results are in!

The historic buildings at the Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum-Tws will come to life with traditions of Christmas past!

Don't forget: It's a P.A. Day this Friday! Looking for something for the kids to do? We can help with that! From family stick and puck, drop-in basketball and... leisure swim we have fun things going on all day! Visit townofws.ca/whatsnew for more information and scheduling.

A few spots are still open!

Coming soon....

Calling all Bruce Springsteen fans! Blinded by the Light tells the story of an English teenager from an Asian family in 1987 who learns to live his life, under...stand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen. This film is showing on November 12th and November 19th at 2 and 7pm. You can get tickets online at 19onthepark.ca or stop by the Box office.