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.
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 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.
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?
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.
Work has started at Unity Park on Pugsley Avenue. Richmond Hill says the park will be rebuilt with new playground equipment, lighting, seating, walkways, gardens and shade structures — and will also become home to the permanent PS752 Memorial honouring the 176 victims of Flight PS752. Completion is expected by December 2026, weather permitting.
A 70-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the fatal Richmond Hill daycare crash that killed a toddler and injured children and staff last year. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 8.