Reduced Barrie GO service will have an overlooked impact on Richmond Hill residents who use nearby Maple GO for direct trips to Union Station. Frequent rider Mari G. says regional transit should make weekend trips easier, not push riders back toward slower combinations of buses and the subway.
A new road crossing over Highway 404 between 16th Avenue and Major Mackenzie Drive opens Friday, September 4, connecting Richmond Hill and Markham and creating a new route across a longstanding transportation barrier.
Richmond Hill’s Central Library renovation is adding more places to sit, work, meet, play and gather. Together with the new civic square next door, it could help turn Yonge and Major Mackenzie into something the city has long lacked: a genuine public gathering place.
Five outdoor sculptures, including Lake Wilcox Park’s familiar turtle, were stolen overnight last week. Police are investigating, by-law patrols are being increased and the City is now considering security cameras for the park.
Two people were taken to hospital and two suspects were arrested after a Tuesday evening dispute in a parking lot near Yonge Street and Elgin Mills Road. York Regional Police say there is no ongoing threat to public safety.
York Region is repairing a culvert beneath Major Mackenzie Drive East near Cedar Avenue and Lennox Avenue. The road will remain open, but drivers should expect lane restrictions while work continues into the fall.
A regional review has not identified a feasible permanent solution for the missing sidewalk between Silver Maple Road and Old Colony Road. Temporary safety measures are now being considered.
Crews have completed the launch shaft for the Yonge North Subway Extension south of Highway 407. The tunnel-boring machines are expected to begin the next major phase of construction, with the extension tentatively anticipated to open in the early 2030s.
Richmond Hill’s Hill Potters Guild is attracting attention far beyond the city after launching an unconventional OnlyFans campaign. Despite the platform’s reputation, the guild says its content is about clay, creativity and encouraging a new generation to try pottery.
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 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.