March 25, 2013

City of Vaughan municipal offices, including Vaughan City Hall and the Joint Operations Centre, will be closed for the Easter holiday on Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, April 2.  

Vaughan Public Libraries will also be closed on Friday, March 29, Sunday, March 31 and Monday, April 1.

Vaughan community centres will be closed on Friday, March 29 and Sunday, March 31, and reopen during regular hours on Monday, April 1.

The City of Vaughan has begun the process of reviewing its by-laws relating to development charges, the fees collected from land developers to fund the cost of municipal services and infrastructure needed to accommodate growth. 

The 2013 Development Charges Background Study has been posted online, and copies of the study are available for viewing by the public at the Clerk’s Office at Vaughan City Hall.

Inspired by the award-winning film The Peace Tree by Mitra Sen, Peace Tree Month is held every June in the City of Vaughan for youth and families to celebrate peace and diversity through the arts, and work together to create new peace initiatives in schools and communities.