The Door That Slows the Bus
On a weekday afternoon in Richmond Hill, the choreography inside a bus is as familiar as it is fragile. Riders line up at the front,…
Planning, Games, Potluck
Strong Towns Richmond Hill Marks First Anniversary with Holiday Gathering and Plans for the Year Ahead RICHMOND HILL — December 14 — The Strong Towns…
The City Advances 2026 Budget at Final Council Meeting
RICHMOND HILL — December 10, 2025 — Richmond Hill Council moved the City’s 2026 budget process decisively forward on Wednesday morning, making it the central…
Richmond Hill Declares Parking Ban
The City Declares a Winter Event As a blanket of heavy, persistent snow descends upon the region, the City of Richmond Hill has taken decisive…
The High Cost of Low Prices
The news of a new warehouse-style “Costco Business Center” opening in East Gwillimbury—a store accessible to individuals with a two-tiered membership—is met by some with…
Step Back in Time
Heritage Centre Unveils New Exhibits and Invites Guests for High Tea RICHMOND HILL – History comes alive at the Richmond Hill Heritage Centre, housed in…
First Time Homebuyers Don’t Need BILD’s Crocodile Tears
Crying Wolf on the Housing Crisis: When the Canada’s Biggest Developers Point Fingers It takes a special kind of chutzpah for the representative of the…
Richmond Hill Approves Veteran Crosswalk, $6M Infrastructure Repair, and EV Strategy
Crosswalk The City of Richmond Hill’s Committee of the Whole met on December 3, 2025, moving forward on a series of infrastructure, planning, and community-focused…
Safety in the Fast Lane
What the Thorncliffe Park Fire Teaches Us About Richmond Hill’s Housing Shortage. The complexity of the recent five-alarm fire at 11 Thorncliffe Park Drive serves…
Hope for Winter
Richmond Hill Hopes to Avoid Last Year’s Sidewalk Snow Nightmare RICHMOND HILL, ON—Following a winter marred by resident complaints and safety concerns over uncleared sidewalks,…
Your License Is A Sham
Why the test doesn’t measure risk, and how the roads betray you Few issues spark as much heated public debate as the question of speed…
Richmond Hill Council Advances Traffic Changes, Awards Young Entrepreneur, and Approves Housing Grants
Richmond Hill — November 26, 2025 Richmond Hill Council covered a wide slate of community-focused items at its Wednesday morning meeting, ranging from local traffic…
Dear Richmond Hill, wake up…
A love letter to Richmond Hill, where I’ve lived for 20 years. Inspired by A Love Letter to Suburbia by Diane Alisa (available at the…
Richmond Hill Reduces Speed Limits… On Signs!
RICHMOND HILL — In an effort to improve road safety and respond to long-standing concerns about speeding in residential areas, Richmond Hill Council has approved…
Council Prepares to Shape Richmond Hill’s Next Wave of Growth
RICHMOND HILL — City Council will convene for its next regular meeting on Wednesday, bringing forward a slate of municipal issues that continue to shape…