City of Vaughan facilities closed on Thanksgiving

City of Vaughan municipal offices, including Vaughan City Hall and the Joint Operations Centre, will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Monday, Oct. 12. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
 
Vaughan Animal Services and community centres will be closed on Monday, Oct. 12.
 
Vaughan Public Libraries will be closed on Sunday, Oct. 11 and Monday, Oct.

Your life depends on it

Smoke alarms increase chances of surviving a fire by up to 50 per cent
 
Can you hear the beep where you sleep? The location of your smoke alarms can impact the amount of time you have to get out of a house fire safely.
 
As part of Fire Prevention Week, Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service is urging residents to install smoke alarms in every bedroom.

PowerStream merger negotiations continue

Merger decision expected by September 2015

On April 16, 2015, the Government of Ontario announced that negotiations were underway with respect to a potential three-way merger of PowerStream Holdings Inc., Enersource Corporation and Horizon Utilities Corporation with an opportunity to acquire Hydro One Brampton Networks Inc. from the Province to create the second largest local distribution company in Ontario.

Beat the heat at Vaughan community centres and splashpads

Looking to beat the heat in Vaughan this week? With a heat warning in effect for Vaughan and the GTA, and temperatures expected to be above 30 degrees Celsius with humidex values of 40 degrees Celsius, the City is reminding residents there are many places to cool off.  
 
The City’s 10 community centres offer air-conditioned public spaces, washrooms and change rooms, as well as water-bottle filling stations. They will be open during regularly scheduled hours.
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