Mike Adler

Started with notes for homeless youths, Richmond Hill non-profit Hope Harbour Youth has chapters in Texas and Malaysia Hope Harbour Youth started ‘youth to youth’ activities in Richmond Hill but expanded to Texas, New Jersey and Malaysia.

It started with notes written for homeless youths. Now, Richmond Hill non-profit Hope Harbour Youth has chapters in Texas and Malaysia. www.yorkregion.com/news/started...

Double-digit police budget increase — the largest ever — means York Region’s taxpayers would pay nearly $500M for service in 2026 Police service for cities and towns above Toronto propose $56-million hike in 2026 and mayors and regional councillors for Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan and Newmarket don’t question that much.

Double-digit police budget increase — the largest ever — means York Region’s taxpayers would pay nearly $500M for service in 2026. www.yorkregion.com/news/council...

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Richmond Hill charity for people with autism takes step toward ‘a place to help them belong’ with Markham fundraising gala Autism In Mind in Richmond Hill, Ontario is a fast-growing charity with $30-million plans to build group home, neurodiversity hub within 10 years.

Richmond Hill charity for people with autism takes step toward ‘a place to help them belong’ with Markham fundraising gala. www.yorkregion.com/news/richmon... #autismawareness #YorkRegion

Sick of Amazon? Richmond Hill Public Library to host more than 30 independent authors you can meet at annual book fair York Region city’s Central Library Branch hosts annual book fair where people listen to kid fiction, sip tea and forget Amazon.com for a while

Sick of ordering books from Amazon? Richmond Hill Public Library to host more than 30 independent authors you can meet at annual book fair. www.yorkregion.com/things-to-do... @richmondhillpl.bsky.social #indieauthors

York Region farmers object, but Richmond Hill city council commits to promoting ‘environmentally friendly plant-based’ foods York Region city runs afoul of local federation of agriculture by agreeing to promote plant-based foods and provide them at public events as a climate change measure

York Region farmers object, but Richmond Hill city council commits to promoting ‘environmentally friendly plant-based’ foods. www.yorkregion.com/news/council...

Owners of Upper Canada, Hillcrest and Markville malls must ‘think creatively’ to fill empty Hudson’s Bay spaces, expert says Oxford Properties’ Upper Canada and Hillcrest malls and Cadillac Fairview’s Markville Mall have empty anchor stores after billionaire Ruby Liu loses court battle for leases

Wondering what's up with those big Hudson's Bay store spaces in Markville, Hillcrest and Upper Canada Mall? Mall owners must 'think creatively' to fill them, an expert says. www.yorkregion.com/business/own... #YorkRegion

York Regional Police charge Toronto woman and man with murder, attempted murder, arson following fatal Richmond Hill fire Toronto woman and man face two first-degree murder charges after Ontario Fire Marshal’s office determined Richmond Hill house fire on Labour Day was arson

York Regional Police charge Toronto woman and man with murder, attempted murder, arson following fatal Richmond Hill fire - but say investigation not over. www.yorkregion.com/news/crime/y...

York Region and Parks Canada ask for help slowing invasive tree-killing insect’s spread across the Greater Toronto Area Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Parks Canada, York Region ask towns, cities, conservation authorities and residents to take steps against spread of hemlock woolly adelgid

York Region and Parks Canada ask for help slowing invasive tree-killing insect’s spread across the Greater Toronto Area . www.yorkregion.com/news/york-re... #invasivespecies #hemlock

Richmond Hill offers podcasters, painters and other creative folk space in an old post office. Here’s a 1st look inside York Region city turns an old building into artistic place where “creative collisions” take place amid old Richmond Hill village core showing signs of renewed life

Richmond Hill offers podcasters, painters and other creative folk space in an old post office. Here’s a 1st look inside. www.yorkregion.com/news/richmon...

Richmond Hill’s restoration of city’s Yonge Street cenotaph appreciated by local Royal Canadian Legion branch York Region city sprucing up lettering of fallen First World War dead and cenotaph’s steps and greenery after Richmond Hill Royal Canadian Legion branch noted deterioration.

Richmond Hill’s restoration of city’s Yonge Street cenotaph appreciated by local Royal Canadian Legion branch. www.yorkregion.com/news/richmon... #LestWeForget

York Region tries ‘living snow fences’ in Markham to keep drifting snow off rural road in Rouge Urban National Park Richmond Hill regional works yard home to prototype living barrier to be used along rural York Durham line in Rouge National Urban Park in Markham.

Winter is Coming, Part 1: York Region tries ‘living snow fences’ in Markham to keep drifting snow off a rural road in Rouge Urban National Park. www.yorkregion.com/news/york-re...

IBM Canada’s building in Markham keeps killing migratory birds. An environmental group and IBM employees want to see that stop Environment and Climate Change Canada looking into Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) Canada bird safety complaint about 8200 Warden Ave.

IBM Canada’s building in Markham keeps killing migratory birds. An environmental group and IBM employees want to see that stop. www.yorkregion.com/news/ibm-can... #FLAP #birdmigration

Richmond Hill weighs ‘elephant in the room’ as redevelopment options for East Beaver Creek area come into focus York Region city and planning consultants present options for guiding the redevelopment of East Beaver Creek area and Sheraton hotel lands in an area study.

Richmond Hill weighs ‘the elephant in the room’ as redevelopment options for city's East Beaver Creek area come into focus. www.yorkregion.com/news/council...

‘Touch of Art’ at Richmond Hill’s Boynton House helps Addiction Services Central Ontario clients get to programs Addiction Services Central Ontario annual art exhibition at Richmond Green Sports Centre and Park on Elgin Mills Road benefits clients in York, North York, South SImcoe County.

‘Touch of Art’ at Richmond Hill’s Boynton House helps Addiction Services Central Ontario clients get to programs. www.yorkregion.com/things-to-do...

Wife of Richmond Hill man killed in ‘unprovoked attack’ remembers her husband as a kind person who always helped others York Regional Police say software developer now buried in Elgin Mills Cemetery killed in ‘unprovoked’ assault; family says his ‘faith in goodness never wavered’

The wife of a Richmond Hill man killed in an ‘unprovoked attack’ remembers her husband as a kind person who always helped others. www.yorkregion.com/news/wife-of...

Metrolinx gives future Yonge North subway extension riders ‘first look’ at what five new stations could look like Ontario’s transit agency Metrolinx has released a “first look” at stops on the future eight-kilometre extension in Richmond Hill, Markham, Vaughan and Toronto.

Metrolinx gives future Yonge North subway extension riders ‘first look’ at what its five new stations and train yard could look like. www.yorkregion.com/news/metroli...

‘Crime-fighting’ York Regional Police cameras work so well, Vaughan should pay for up to 10 more, mayor and deputy say Ontario government grant is expanding York Regional Police closed-circuit network but Vaughan mayor and deputy say local residents should pay for more to catch criminals

Vaughan decided it doesn't want automated speed cameras but it really wants 'crime-fighting' CCTV cameras and is willing to have the city pay for extra ones on its own. www.yorkregion.com/news/crime-f... #onpoli

Ted Theodoridis greeted customers at Richmond Hill’s Steer Inn Burgers with a smile for 4 decades Partner in one of York Region’s most beloved burger restaurants was hard worker and kind family man, relatives recall

Quiet and hard-working, Ted Theodoridis 'spoke with his eyes and greeted people with a smile' at Richmond Hill’s Steer Inn Burgers for 4 decades. www.yorkregion.com/news/ted-the...

Ontario full-time college support staff reach tentative agreement after nearly five weeks of strike action After nearly five weeks on strike, full-time college support staff, represented by OPSEU/SEFPO, have reached a tentative agreement for more than 10,000 workers across all 24 Ontario colleges. “After m...

UPDATE: OPSEU says it has reached a tentative deal with Ontario's colleges after almost 5 weeks on strike. opseu.org/news/full-ti...

Strikers at Seneca’s King Campus search for ‘maximum impact’ as college support staff strike enters fifth week Ontario Public Service Employees Union members say they’re fighting for job security.

Strikers at Seneca’s King Campus search for ‘maximum impact’ as college support staff strike enters fifth week. www.yorkregion.com/news/striker...

Canadian Muslim group and family of critically injured Markham hotel worker call for national fight against Islamophobia after hate crime arrest National Council of Canadian Muslims speaks against Islamophobia in Scarborough mosque as York Regional Police Hate Crimes Unit continue investigation into attack

Canadian Muslim group and family of critically injured Markham hotel worker call for national fight against Islamophobia after hate crime arrest. www.yorkregion.com/news/canadia... #cdnpoli

Ban our speed cameras, Premier Ford? Then give York Region back all money we paid for them, regional council says York Region Council asks province to refund all money spent on automated speed cameras if Progressive Conservatives outlaw their use, will assess possible alternatives.

Ban our speed cameras, Premier Ford? Then give York Region back the money we paid for them, regional councillors say. www.yorkregion.com/news/ban-our... #ONpoli

An Uber alternative? One of York Region Transit’s on-request services might be able to get you where you’re going — and for less Cheaper than Lyft or Uber, York Region Transit on-request services offer residents including seniors another travel option.

An Uber alternative? One of York Region Transit’s on-request services might be able to get you where you’re going — and for less. www.yorkregion.com/news/an-uber...

Richmond Hill’s ambitious Schroeder Ambulatory Centre opens, but without day surgeries or diagnostic scans for now Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives passed legislation in 2023 allowing province to have publicly funded surgeries and diagnostic scans at private clinics

Richmond Hill’s ambitious Schroeder Ambulatory Centre opens, but without day surgeries or diagnostic scans for now. www.yorkregion.com/news/richmon... #ONpoli #ONhealth

Richmond Hill woman who died after fire ‘a true hero’ whose contributions and character will live on, family says Helya Bahari-Kashani graduated from University of California, Los Angeles and planned to study medicine, say relatives behind GoFundMe appeal.

Richmond Hill woman who died after fire ‘a true hero’ whose contributions and character will live on, family says. www.yorkregion.com/news/richmon...

Richmond Hill regional councillor cleared of employee harassment complaint by city’s integrity commissioner York Regional Coun. Joe DiPaola investigated after staff complaint he failed to stop harassment by wife who ‘managed’ Richmond Hill office.

Richmond Hill regional councillor cleared of employee harassment complaint by city’s integrity commissioner. www.yorkregion.com/news/council...

Reconciliation at the river: Don, Humber and Rouge in Richmond Hill get Ojibway names recognized in time for Sept. 30 Reconciliation at the river: Don, Humber and Rouge in Richmond Hill get Ojibway names recognized in time for Sept. 30.

Reconciliation at the river: Don, Humber and Rouge in Richmond Hill get Ojibway names recognized in time for Sept. 30. www.yorkregion.com/news/reconci...

Good hosts at a good price: Richmond Hill’s Royal Canadian Legion branch hosts district convention for first time this century Marking 80 years, Branch 375 welcomes the public as new members, continues No Stone Left Alone and other Legion missions in York Region city.

Good hosts at a good price: Richmond Hill’s Royal Canadian Legion branch hosts district convention for first time this century. www.yorkregion.com/news/good-ho...

York Regional Police CCTV to watch from 38 intersections and get new role stopping stolen cars. Here’s where the cameras are going York Regional Police with Ontario government funds will add CCTV posts service says can help stop stolen cars in real time to Newmarket, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham

York Regional Police CCTV to watch from 38 intersections and get new role stopping stolen cars. Here’s where the cameras are going. www.yorkregion.com/news/york-re... #YorkRegion