Help Keep the Roads Safe for Our Kids this Halloween!
Please practice good driving habits. If you do see aggressive and dangerous driving, report it to yrp.ca/RoadWatch
Join Us for Our Fire Prevention Open House on Sept 23!
What: Fire Prevention Week Open House
When: Sept 23, 2023 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Where: Fire Station 8-1, 191 Major Mackenzie Drive West, Richmond Hill
Learn Fire Safety & Have Fun!
🔥 Join Richmond Hill Fire and Emergency Services (RHFES) and Sparky the Fire Dog for a FREE event celebrating Fire Prevention Week (Oct 8-14). This year’s theme: “Cooking safety starts with YOU.”
Discover cooking safety tips, how to handle grease fires, and more. Enjoy child-friendly games, live demonstrations, food trucks, and a chance to win prizes in our social media contest! 🚒🎉
For contest details and more, visit RichmondHill.ca/FirePreventionWeek.
🎉 Happy Labour Day and Get Ready for Back-to-School! 📚
Dear Everyone,
Enjoy a fantastic Labour Day while gearing up for an exciting return to school. Let’s honour our workers’ dedication and get set for a successful academic year!
Best wishes,
Regional Councillor Joe DiPaola
6 Unique Parks to Visit this August in Richmond Hill
- Embrace the changing seasons at David Hamilton Park 311 Valleymede Drive
- Discover the magic of a life-size kaleidoscope at Bradstock Park 194A Driscoll Road
- Enjoy Crosby Park without boundaries 161 Newkirk Road
- Experience the outdoors at Phyllis Rawlinson Park 11715 Leslie Street
- Celebrate Canada at Morgan Boyle Park 5B Pearson Avenue
- Spot a piece of Richmond Hill history at Russell Tilt Park 79 Blackforest Drive
Help keep our parks clean
Everyone is encouraged to come and enjoy these places, but please, leave no traces. Stay on established trails, pick up after your pet and do not litter. Read More
Media Tracking Report: Emerging COVID-19 variant
Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Media Outlet: 105.9 The Region
Reporter: Glynn Perkins
Interview Format: Written response
Expected: Today
Issue: Emerging COVID-19 variant
Spokesperson: Dr. Barry Pakes, Medical Officer of Health
Key Messages:
- York Region Public Health is aware of and continues to monitor global COVID-19 trends, including emerging information about new variants and increased hospitalizations in the United States and elsewhere
- Wastewater surveillance shows low levels of COVID-19, however there is a slight increasing trend across the Greater Toronto Area and across Ontario
- EG.5 was detected in Ontario in early July and may represent over one third of samples, but at this time, XBB.1.16 continues to remain the most prevalent COVID-19 variant in York Region
- York Region Public Health also continues to monitor trends for other viruses including RSV and influenza as we head into the fall
- York Region and the National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommend elderly and vulnerable individuals who may still be at risk from severe illness from COVID-19 consider a booster COVID-19 vaccine as well as influenza vaccination later this fall; York Region Public Health will communicate further about this later in the season