Councillor Liu’s

Community Update

October 2024

1/ Ward 3 E-Waste Collection

Drop off your unwanted electronics free of charge!

Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024

Time: 9am – 3pm

Location: Bayview Hill Community Centre (South parking lot)

2/ Traffic Safety Public Education Sessions

Join us to learn more about traffic safety measures for your neighbourhood.

Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location: Bayview Hill Community Centre (Teasdale Room)

If you are unable to attend in person, please register to participate virtually where attendees will be able to listen to the presentation and provide written comments in chat.

3/ Senior Tax Grant – Deadline: September 30, 2024

Richmond Hill's Seniors Tax Assistance Grant Program gives tax grants to residents who meet the following requirements:

• are 65 years of age or older.

• receive a Federal Guaranteed Income Supplement

• have owned their home in Richmond Hill for at least one year.

• use their home as their main residence.

• there is a limit to one grant per household per year.

Online Senior Tax Grant Application

Richmond Hill has launched an easy and convenient method for submitting your Senior Tax Grant online. To submit an online application please click the link below:

Online Senior Tax Grant application (Click here)

4/ 14th Annual Seniors' Information Fair

Join us for a pizza lunch and learn more about services for seniors. The Yachty Boys will keep you entertained by taking you on a musical journey with nostalgic yacht rock hits from the 70s and 80s! All adults over 55 years old are welcome, pre-registration is required.

Participants will be entertained from the moment they arrive at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. In addition to great entertainment, provided by the Yachty Boys, this annual fair includes information on senior services and a pizza lunch. Doors open at 9:45am. All adults over 55 years old are welcome, no membership required.

Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Time: 10am - 2pm

Location: Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Fee: $10

For Registration (Click here)

5/ Apply to Join a Committee

Richmond Hill Public Library Board Vacancy

Now accepting applications for citizen members to the Richmond Hill Public Library (RHPL) Board!

Applications are now being accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.

6/ Age-Friendly Community Council Openings

Call for applications for the 2024-25 term is open for the Age-Friendly Community Council (AFCC). Apply by Wednesday, October 30, 2024. Learn more about this Committee and what's involved.

Apply today to join the AFCC (Click here)

7/ Richmond Hill Fire and Emergency Services' annual Fire Prevention Week Open House

Join us for a blazing good time with activities, cool demos, and safety tips that’ll keep you & your family safe!

At the Open House, you can learn simple but critical steps they can take to make sure their homes have smoke alarms in all the needed locations and that they’re working properly, while having fun with child-friendly games and activities, live demonstrations (including auto rescue demonstrations and a fire truck simulator), and more!

Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024

Time: 9am - 4pm

Location: Fire Station 8-1, 191 Major Mackenzie Drive West