March 25, 2013
Vaughan’s 20-Minute Makeover returns on Friday,
April 19 and residents, schools and businesses are encouraged to take part in
the annual community cleanup. Mayor and Members of Council will participate in
this year’s event by joining students and staff from Glen Shields Public
School. Each year, one school is chosen from one of the City’s five wards to
host the cleanup event.
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.