Richmond Hill’s Retro Ribfest offers three days of food, music and family entertainment—but could more of the festival’s vendors and identity come from Richmond Hill itself?
Richmond Hill Council voted 8–1 against matching York Region’s 40-year development-charge deferral for new rental buildings, after an extended debate over whether the incentive would unlock housing or leave taxpayers financing growth.
Richmond Hill has broken ground on Dave Barrow Civic Square, a new year-round gathering place beside the Central Library featuring a stage, skating rink, event plaza, trails and natural areas.
The new fashion store brings several familiar brands together and restores activity to the mall’s former department-store anchor. By Staff Writer One of Hillcrest Mall’s…
A Richmond Hill man faces voyeurism and criminal-harassment charges after police allege he followed women inside a local store and appeared to film underneath one woman’s skirt.
Richmond Hill’s 2026 Council races are beginning to fill up, but some seats remain quieter than others. Our Candidate Watch tracks who is running, where voters have choices, and why more residents should pay attention before the ballot is finalized.
Richmond Hill councillors supported growth in two locations, opposed it in another and spent much of the July 8 meeting debating whether the city is moving quickly—or thoughtfully—enough on pickleball.
A new municipal election roadmap from the Alliance for a Liveable Ontario offers voters a practical checklist for judging candidates: more homes in existing neighbourhoods, stronger protection for farmland and natural areas, and a bigger role for non-profit housing.
Land value tax is not a magic fix, and Richmond Hill cannot adopt it alone. But it raises a powerful local question: why do we tax improvement while valuable land near roads, pipes, transit and public services can sit underused for years?
Richmond Hill’s transportation problem is not simply roads versus transit. York Region is spending heavily on both. The deeper issue is that we built places where almost every trip requires a vehicle. The real solution starts with walkable, bikeable neighbourhoods.
Ontario is tightening parts of its driver’s licence system. But beyond paperwork and eligibility, the bigger question remains: are drivers being trained and tested well enough before they are allowed onto real roads?
Richmond Hill’s 2026 municipal election campaign is underway, with new candidates signing up across ward and regional races. But while residents may not be fully tuned in yet, some candidate listings still do not include contact information, making it harder for voters to learn more.
By Staff Writer Richmond Hill soccer fans will have another reason to gather downtown this weekend as Canada prepares to face Morocco in the Round…
Richmond Hill’s Denis Shapovalov is out of Wimbledon after retiring from his first-round match with a shoulder injury. The Canadian was trailing Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 7-6 (7) when the match ended.
There are businesses that simply fill a unit, and then there are businesses that make a space feel alive again. Grill Gate, on Yonge Street…