Councillor Cui is Member of:
2024 Main Objectives:
2024 Community Activities:
Happy Nowruz, Happy Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr ahead, Happy St Patrick Day and Happy Holi!
There are a few important festivals in March 2023, including:
We also hosted our ward 4 senior health forum and invited many keynotes speakers focusing on Retirement and Long Term care, Hospice, Funeral Services and Senior Mental Health. We are very excited to announce that the Community Standards Division is able to respond to by-law enforcement service requests 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, year round.
Thank you!
Simon Cui
Richmond Hill Ward 4 Councillor
Cellphone: 437-326-0206
Website: https://simoncui.ca
Email: simon.cui@richmondhill.ca
Incoming Events:
April 6 - Mayor David West's Maple Syrup Festival
Learn all about sap making the traditional way and the modern way and gain a new appreciation for the ‘tree-mendous’ forests that make it all possible with Professor Pricklethorn and his 2 scheduled presentations.
Traditional Anishinaabe Grandmother & Ancestral Knowledge Keeper Kim Wheatley will welcome us and open the festival in a good way and over 40 community service organizations are looking forward to welcoming Richmond Hill residents to explain how they impact and interact with our community.
There will be fun activities for all ages including pancake flipping contests, pancake eating contests …. and did I mention a free Pancake Breakfast with real maple syrup?
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Address: Richmond Green Sports Complex, 1300 Elgin Mills Road East
April 21- Richmond Hill Green Week from April 19 to May 3
Our ward 4 annual garbage cleanup event is scheduled to start on Sunday, April 21st, from 3-4:30 pm. You can order garbage bags, gloves, etc. from the city government. I hope the children will have more time to participate! Everyone can organize and clean up the rest of the area by themselves!
Participants can register online by Sunday, April 7 at RichmondHill.ca/CleanUpWeeks, email wastemgmt@richmondhill.ca or call 905-771-8800.
https://www.richmondhill.ca/en/clean-up-green-up-event.aspx
Parks with lead:
- William Neal Community Park. -Simon
- Meander Community Park - Anny
-Laurentian Park-JP
- William Harrison Park - Sarah Wang -- Clean up around Sunday 4.21, together with Rouge Crest Park
- Philip Ridge Park - Daniel
- Flood Farmstead Park - Nick
- Bradstock Park- Lao Gao
- Tower Hill dog park -Pan Xiaohua April 20, 3:30-4:30
-Autum Grove Park -Kaixuan
-Rocking Horse Ranch - Robin
- Larratt Lea Park - AllenZ
-Newberry Park - Cindy
- Trans Richmond trial -SS
- Moraine Hill Park - Larry Yu
Parks missing lead:
- Macleod Landing Park- xxxxx
- Montcello Park - xxxx
- Melinda Clarke Parkette -xxxxx
- Pioneer Park - xxxx
- Twichenham Park - xxx
- Tollbar Park - xxx
- Silver Pine Parkette -xxx
If you have interests to lead the team, please email me the parks listed above.
April 27- 2024 Cardiovascular Health Online Education
It is my great honor to invite you to attend the 2024 Cardiovascular Health Online Education. The purpose of the training session is to help us to understand Cardiovascular Health related root cause, prevention measures and how to handle it in urgent situations. We invited Dr. Tom Chang from Mackenzie Health to host this session. Special thanks to Bethune Medical Development Association of Canada , which coordinated for this event.
Registration is required:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2lcZiv_tpzU0BaAdWa-g6gEfQmOQdfoVSCOQT-yDH33Zl2A/viewform
Date: April 27, 2024
Time: 7 pm. to 9 pm
Zoom: meeting # 914-539-5839, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9145395839
Toronto Metropolitan University Research Program:
We invite you to participate in a study to assess the effect of a digital active aging: program on older adults living in Canada. This project is funded through à SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant and an Age-Well Grant, reviewed and approved by the Toronto Metropolitan University Research Ethics board [REB 2023-187].
A total of 30 hours participation This project will invite 120 older adults and you will receive up to $60 honorarium.
Website: https://www.torontomu.ca/activeaging
April is Earth Month
It is a time to celebrate our natural environment and come together to protect it. To inspire the community to take action, Richmond Hill is running the following family-friendly, eco-themed initiatives:
April 11 - Creating Bird Habitat Webinar (free)
Every day is a good day for observing birds in your garden, from the snowy depths of winter to the height of summer bloom. Learn how to make your yard an oasis that provides food and shelter for our feathered friends.
Location and time: Online, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
April 17 - Maximize Your Healthy Yard Gardening Workshop (free)
Growing native trees, shrubs and wildflowers can help your garden thrive and improve the natural environment. Learn how to choose the right native plants for your yard and how to install and use rain barrels and composters.
Location and time: Elgin West Community Centre, 7-8:30 p.m.
April 19 - Trees & Wildlife Workshop (free)
Trees have many benefits to our community, including providing food and shelter for wildlife. Learn about the life cycle of trees, what features can help you decipher a tree’s identity and interesting species that you can find in your neighbourhood!
Location and time: Elgin West Community Centre, 6-7 p.m.
April 21 - Earth Day Film & Family Fun (free)
Enjoy a screening and discussion of the Nature of Things documentary, Ice & Fire. Participate in eco-inspired games, arts and crafts, featuring the innovative and award-winning Ice Dragons youth team. There will be free popcorn (bring your own container), refreshments, prizes and more!
Location and time: Central Library, 2nd floor, 2-4 p.m. (drop in event, no registration required)
April 22 to May 20 - Healthy Yards Plant & Garden Sale
Richmond Hill residents can pre-order native trees, shrubs, perennial wildflower kits, rain barrels and/or composters at a low cost.
Location and time: The online store opens at 8:30 a.m. on April 22. The sale runs until May 20 or while supplies last. Note that items sell out fast.
Rothbury Pond Maintenance:
The Infrastructure Planning (formerly Water Resources) Section is undertaking major maintenance works at Rothbury Pond, located on Rothbury Road south of Laredo Drive. The works for the site will include the removal of accumulated sediment in the storm ponds and corrections to deficient components such as the pond outlet channel. This will help mitigate flooding and erosion, improve water quality, increase the protection of the natural environment, and bring the City’s stormwater infrastructure back into compliance with Provincial approvals.
The construction work, which is expected to begin next week (as early as March 25, 2024) and take approximately two months to complete. During this time, the trail directly adjacent to the storm pond will be temporarily closed for safety purposes.
24x7 Bylaw Enforcement Service
We are very excited to announce that effective immediately, the Community Standards Division is able to respond to by-law enforcement service requests 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, year round.
The new service level is possible as a result of two significant changes:
This new after hours service enhancement is being implemented with nominal financial impact and is strongly supported by the CSOs.
Public awareness will be gradually phased in by progressive messaging through the City’s various communications channels (including the website, social media and the print newsletter delivered to all households). In April, we will provide you with a graphic to use in your newsletters. In the meantime we encourage you to advise individual residents to call the new After Hours By-law Line 905-771-5458 for urgent by-law matters that arise outside regular business hours. Callers to the line should know that they will be required to leave a detailed voice message (there is no live answering of calls). Our target service level is for a CSO to review the message within a half hour and call the customer back before the end of the next business day.
Implementation of the CSO positions and After Hours By-law Line also removes the need for one of the City’s 11 By-law & Licensing Enforcement Officers to be assigned to “After Hours” duty. By repurposing the After Hours, Tow Truck (SRCS.23.29), and Licensing Officer positions we now have ten area-based By-law & Licensing Enforcement Officers (compared to only seven in 2023) and the busiest areas of the City have increased service (as a result of smaller patrol areas for specific Officers). The City continues to have one By-law Officer specifically assigned to Sign By-law enforcement City-wide.
Regional Service:
Notice of Construction: Bathurst Street from Major Mackenzie Drive to King-Vaughan Road
Road improvements:
Queen Filomena Avenue/Mill Street
Lady Nadia Drive/Regent Street
Tower Hill Road
Jefferson Sideroad
King-Vaughan Road/Milos Road