April 15, 2013

The City’s Vaughan Celebrates program has won two Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO) Achievement Awards: Best Promotional Campaign ($100,000 or less) and Best Youth Initiative. The program is comprised of WinterFest, Canada Day and Concerts in the Park.

​April 15, 2013

The City of Vaughan is holding a Public Open House on Thursday, April 25 to discuss proposed cycling options on Napa Valley Avenue, including dedicated bike lanes. The open house will be held at St. Stephen Catholic Elementary School at 451 Napa Valley Avenue in Woodbridge from 7 to 9 p.m.

April 11, 2013

​April 9, 2013

Hundreds of residents attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua and Members of Council on Saturday, April 6, to mark the official opening of the new Vellore Village Fitness Centre. 

The fitness centre is part of the Vellore Village Community Centre at 1 Villa Royale Avenue. It is on the west side of Weston Road, north of Rutherford Road. The facility is the sixth City-operated fitness facility located at Vaughan community centres.

​April 5, 2013

Pierre Lemieux, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, announced today that the Asian Long-horned Beetle (ALHB) has been successfully eradicated from Canada, following nearly a decade of collaborative efforts between federal, provincial and municipal authorities.

​March 28, 2013

Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua and Members of Council will join residents in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, April 6 at 11:30 a.m., to mark the official opening of the Vellore Village Fitness Centre.

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.