RECREATION PART-TIME & SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT / VOLUNTEERS
OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
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Summer camp and seasonal job opportunities are now available. View job postings and the summer camps
employment brochure
for more information. Job application deadlines for senior staff is Monday, January 14 and for general staff is Monday, February 11.
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Bill 66 - Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act
Bill 66, draft Provincial legislation, which has not yet been passed by the Ontario Legislature, was first introduced on December 6, 2018.
Stakeholders, including the City of Vaughan, were given the opportunity to begin providing feedback about the details of the bill and how this draft bill could impact our community.
The City of Vaughan intends to respond to the Province’s request for input by the due date of January 20, 2019, as set by the Ontario government.
A
Special Committee of the Whole Working Session
has been scheduled for
Thursday, Jan. 17 at 1:30 p.m.
where members of the public will have the opportunity to raise their own thoughts about the legislation with Council. Deputations are permitted.
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The City of Vaughan remains committed to protecting the health, safety and well-being of all residents. Therefore, Council has requested that a
Special Committee of the Whole meeting
take place on
Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 at 7 p.m. at Vaughan City Hall in Council Chambers
. At the meeting, members of the public will have the opportunity to share their thoughts about licensed retail cannabis stores with Council.
Following the conclusion of discussions during this meeting, Council will vote to decide whether to allow licensed retail cannabis stores to operate in Vaughan. This is because the
provincial government has imposed a deadline on all municipalities to decide by Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019
. If a decision is not made by then, municipalities will by default permit licensed retail cannabis stores to operate.
City of Vaughan staff continue their review of the Ontario government’s legislation regarding the sale, distribution and consumption of recreational cannabis in the province. For more information about recreational cannabis, please visit
ontario.ca/cannabis
or contact your local Member of Provincial Parliament.
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LUNAR New Year Celebration
Sunday, February 3, 2019
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Join us for the 2019 Vaughan Lunar New Year
Celebration to welcome in the Year of the Pig!
The celebration will include a traditional lion dance & eye-dotting ceremony, various cultural performances, activities and refreshments.
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Vaughan City Hall
2141 Major Mackenzie Drive
1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Official welcome at 2 p.m.
Happy Lunar New Year! Gung Hei Fat Choi!
For more information, please visit our
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Vaughan Business EXPO & Creative Industries Summit
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
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Get Inspired, Share Ideas, Shape your Creative City
Exhibit and network with Vaughan businesses and discover opportunities for 2019 and beyond. Participate in breakout sessions and have your say in shaping the future of Vaughan and its creative industries!
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Terrace Banquet Centre
- Connect with Vaughan's business community at the annual tradeshow
- Build relationships in the marketplace
- Generate business results
New this year: participate in the OUTSIDE THE BOX: mobileSTUDIO portrait lounge.
There are two ways to participate:
- Purchase a booth and present your business to those in attendance. Cost: $200 + taxes and fees (includes a booth and two participant tickets. Additional participants are welcome, please have them register a participant ticket). Please choose appropriate industry ticket option.
- Attend and network with Vaughan’s business community. No cost, registration required.
For more information, contact Vaughan Economic and Cultural Development at
ecd@vaughan.ca
or call 905-832-8526. For more information, click
here
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Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital
2018 Year in Review
Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital stands tall at the intersection of Jane and Major Mackenzie, directly in the heart of the City of Vaughan. As a symbol of healthier and growing communities, Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital is also an exciting reminder of the incredible things that can be achieved by partnering with our community. Together, we’re united in bringing world-class care close to home.
Construction of Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital is on schedule and patients and families have much to look forward to with specialized services for residents of Vaughan and across York Region, designed with the patient experience at the forefront. This will be Canada’s first “smart” hospital – equipped with state-of-the-art technology and medical devices to support smooth, coordinated care for patients and families.
Just this month,another major milestone was completed –
the design of Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital
. Designing a hospital is no small task. Designs must support safe and efficient health care delivery and be informed by many stakeholders – including staff, physicians, volunteers, patients and families – to create a health care environment where everyone thrives.
Patient-centred hospital designs support a vision of a world-class health experience everywhere – including patient areas, treatment rooms, outdoor courtyards, waiting areas and more. It helps inform decisions around spaces for equipment and technology, right down to small but equally important details such as where electrical outlets are located. In total, hundreds of people and more than 32 design teams provided critical input to this important task.
In November 2018, Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital became the
first Canadian acute-care hospital
to receive Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 7 certification. This level of certification signifies that Mackenzie Health has fully-implemented a paperless environment through Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and digital health solutions that benefit the patient experience and care delivery. This technology will also be rolled out at the future Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital.
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Parking in the City of Vaughan is governed by
Parking By-law 1-96
(PDF)
.
Unless otherwise signed or prohibited by the
Parking By-law,
on-street parking is allowed for up to three hours without a permit, except between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. when on-street parking is prohibited unless the vehicle has a valid permit for that date and time.
Whether or not a vehicle has a valid permit,
the following is prohibited at all times:
- park within three meters of a fire hydrant
- park within a “No Park” or “No Stop” zone
- park within nine meters of an intersection
- park within 0.6 meters of a private roadway
- park left wheels to the curb
- park on private property without the consent of the owner or occupant
- on any roadway having an overall width of less than 6 metres
- during snow events if parking would interfere with snow clearing activities.
WHAT'S NEW:
- Learn how Vaughan residents can submit an application for their street to be evaluated for on-street resident monthly parking permits here.
- Parking permits for visitors are now electronic and do not need to be printed or displayed.
- To apply online for a visitor parking permit, residents must first set up an account and provide proof of their address.
- Visitor parking permit limits have been expanded to allow for more flexibility.
VISITOR PARKING PERMITS:
Residents can buy permits for their visitors to park on city streets. Applications are available online at any time; permits are electronic and do not need to be printed or displayed. If you are unable to use the online system, you can purchase a permit in-person at Vaughan City Hall, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Permit conditions:
- There is a fee of $7 per permit.
- Permits are available for up to 10 consecutive days and up to 60 days per calendar year (i.e. Jan. 1 to Dec. 31).
- Permits are non-transferable between licence plate numbers. Unused permit dates cannot be cancelled and reissued at a later time if the dates have already passed.
To ensure your street can be accessed by emergency vehicles, visitor parking permits are available only on streets that are at least 8 m in width. For a list of streets for which permits are available, view the following
document
.
If your street is not eligible for visitor parking permits, the online system will allow you to select a permit on another street and your visitor should park on the street for which the permit is issued.
You should purchase a visitor parking permit for all of the days that your visitor will be parked. For example, if your visitor will be parking from Friday night to Saturday morning, you should obtain a two-day visitor parking pass that includes Friday and Saturday.
CONSTRUCTION PARKING PERMITS:
Until the new changes come into effect, residents can request permission to park on the street when undertaking construction or renovation work on their private property. Permits are issued at no cost for a maximum of 30 days per calendar year.
Please note: Permits are not transferable between licence plate numbers. Non-used permit dates cannot be cancelled and reissued at a later time if the dates have already passed.
Applications are available in person at Vaughan City Hall, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or
online
.
To ensure your parking permit can be issued in a timely manner, please apply at least three business days in advance of when it is needed.
You can obtain a construction permit for any Vaughan address, however to ensure your street can be accessed by emergency vehicles, you must only park your vehicle on streets that are at least 8 m in width, as listed in this
document.
For more information, contact Access Vaughan at 905-832-2281.
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The City of Vaughan operates an extensive winter and road maintenance program to ensure public safety during the winter months and severe weather events. This year, the City will build on it's success - a performance-based contract, dedicated customer service representatives, and more efficient plowing and windrow clearing - to continue to deliver Service Excellence to all citizens.
Clearing the way - Plowing
The City aims to plow all roads within 16 hours after snowfall has ended. Main roads are plowed and salted first within 4 hours to keep them clear for emergency and transit vehicles. The City begins to plow as soon as five centimetres (two inches) of snow is accumulated on public roads. Residents of Vaughan are reminded to keep cars off the street while snowplows are clearing the road to assist the City in ensuring streets are properly and safely cleared.
Road safety is our priority - Salting
As soon as snow or ice begin to accumulate, our salting/sanding crews are out and about on the City's main roads. Our goal is to complete this first round of salting on main roads within
4 hours
. Residential roads are salted within
12 hours
after snowfall has ended.
Windrow Service
The City operates a residential windrow clearing service to remove about 80 per cent of snow left by plows at the end of driveways within four hours after the plow has passed. Citizens must remove anything that may interfere with or be hazardous to plow crews. This includes landscaping features, such as fencing, basketball nets, decorative stones, pots, bird baths, etc. The City of Vaughan is the only municipality in the GTA to offer a windrow clearing service to residents.
Keeping City Sidewalks Safe
As soon as
5 centimetres (2 inches)
of snow accumulates on public sidewalks,sidewalk plowing will begin. Sidewalks on main roads are serviced first, including sidewalks with York Region Transit stops and along schools. During heavy snowfall, these main sidewalk routes may be salted and plowed more than once before residential areas are serviced. Sidewalks in residential communities are plowed once primary sidewalks complete. Following that, our plows service paths and walkways within parks and private roads.Main road sidewalks are cleared within eight hours of a snowfall ending, with residential streets being cleared within 16 hours.
How citizens can help:
- Citizens are mandated by By-law 300-93 to clear snow and ice by shovelling and/or throwing down salt on sidewalks bordering their property within 24 hours after snowfall has ended to help ensure sidewalks remain safe for the community.
- Please remove anything that may interfere with or be hazardous to plow crews, including landscape features, basketball nets, decorative stones, pots and bird baths.
- Please ensure cars are not parked on the street while snowplows are working, so road crews can carry out plowing operations safely.
- Please make sure fire hydrants near their property are clear of snow.
- Please be mindful of where snow is placed. It is illegal to shovel snow or ice onto the road as per the Ontario Highway Traffic Act
- Please ensure garbage, recycling and composting bins are placed on the right side of the driveway when facing the house from the street. This allows for safe waste collection and for the City to clear the snow effectively in residential areas.
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For more information about Vaughan's Winter Maintenance Program...
click
here
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Thursday, January 17
1:30 p.m
Monday, January 21
7:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 3
1:30 p.m.
Vaughan City Hall
2141 Major Mackenzie Drive - Atrium
Tuesday, February 5
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Registration Required
Sunday, February 10
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Vellore Village C.C.
1 Villa Royale Avenue
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The
City of Vaughan
is prepared with high-level plowing, road maintenance and windrow services.
You can use the
Where is my snowplow?
online lookup tool which provides residents with real time updates, indicating the streets that have already been plowed. For more information visit
vaughan.ca/snow
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Holiday Waste Collection
Be sure to set out all waste and recycling by 7 a.m. on collection day.
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Outside the Box
These unconventional portraits taken by accomplished photographers help depict the
outside the box
mantra of the mavericks who have positioned Vaughan’s economic and social leadership at the vanguard of urban transformation.
Date:
Now until
April 12, 2019
(Monday - Friday)
Time:
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Location:
Vaughan City Hall (on the slate Atrium Gallery)
If you're interested take a moment, stop by City Hall and take a look.
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Four individuals invested with the City’s highest civic honour during special ceremony
The Order of Vaughan investiture ceremony held on Dec. 12 at Vaughan City Hall bestowed the highest civic honour to four outstanding citizens who have played a pivotal role in shaping the city’s promising future.
This year’s recipients were:
Maria Castro
Michael DeGasperis
Altaf Stationwala
Robert Charles Wilson
The Order of Vaughan was created to pay tribute to leaders who have dedicated their time and talent to the city’s continued achievements.
To read the full news release, please click
here
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Vaughan Public Library Board Receives the
Joyce Cunningham Award 2017
The Joyce Cunningham Award, also known as the Public Library Board of the Year award, is presented annually to the highest performing Public Library Board in Ontario producing outstanding results and the Vaughan Public Library Board just earned this honour for 2017.
Here is an excerpt from the nomination:
"Vaughan Public Library (VPL) Board is composed of passionate, committed and highly creative individuals who share a belief that public libraries play a fundamental role in shaping, building and enhancing communities."
"The Board was tenacious in pursuing an aggressive building plan which has resulted in the opening of 3 new facilities, planning and designing 3 additional new libraries currently under construction, and designing another to begin construction 2020!"
"This Board has embraced trust and accountability and implemented an effective self-evaluation process. The goal of this Board is uncompromised, to Enrich Inspire and Transform. This Board is achieving just that!"
The award will be presented at the Ontario Library Association annual Superconference on January 31
st
, 2019.
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Vaughan Public Library – Early Literacy Programs
The very first years of your child’s development are a magical time. It’s never too late or too early to start reading to your children and help develop their early literacy skills.
Vaughan Public Libraries is committed to helping you build a strong foundation for your child’s lifelong learning by providing fantastic early learning spaces, a wide variety of
early literacy programs
, and many wonderful resources.
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The Way We Were: Archives Collection of the Month
Keffer and Shunk Family Sous-Fonds:
The Keffer and Shunk families were among the first settlers in Vaughan Township, originating from Brother’s Valley, Somerset County in Pennsylvania. Arriving in 1804, the Shunk Family purchased Lot 8, Concession 4 in Edgeley (north-east of Jane and Hwy 7 today) and quickly began tilling the land.
Two years later, siblings Jacob and Michael Keffer arrived with their families and settled on Lots, 9, 10 and 12 in Concession 3 (present day Keele and Hwy 7 area). Connected by marriage, the two families soon occupied several thousand acres in Vaughan and continued to farm well into the 1960s. Spanning the years 1784-1970, the Keffer and Shunk Family sous-fonds consists of textual records, photographs, tintypes, a collection of reading books and an antique cedar steamer trunk passed down through the generations.
To view more from the City's archival collections, visit the City of Vaughan's
Facebook page
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It's Time to Talk
about the Budget
Council will be discussing the Property Tax Budget and the Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Budgets during the upcoming budget deliberation process. Find out all of the ways you can participate:
- Attend public meetings at Vaughan City Hall on Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. and on Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. or watch the meetings live online
- Provide input through an online budget feedback form online
- Call 905-832-8610 to leave a message that will be shared with staff
- Join the conversation on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram accounts using #vaughanbudget2019
- Learn about the budget on the City’s website
- Email any questions or comment to budgeting@vaughan.ca
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Upcoming Council and Committee meetings at Vaughan City Hall
JANUARY 17
Special Committee of the Whole Working Session Subject - Bill 66
6:00 p.m.
Special Council Meeting
7:00 p.m.
JANUARY 21
Finance and Administration
9:30 a.m.
Committee of the Whole Closed Session
2:00 p.m.
Finance, Administration and Audit Committee re: 2019 Budget
6:00 p.m.
Special Committee of the Whole
Subject - Cannabis
7:00 p.m.
Special Council Meeting
7:30 p.m.
JANUARY 22
Committee of the Whole
1:00 p.m.
Committee of the Whole
Public Hearing
7:00 p.m.
JANUARY 29
Council
2:30 p.m.
Full meeting information
here.
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