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East Gwillimbury Secures More than $42,000 in Provincial Funding for Emergency Preparedness

East Gwillimbury (EG) is pleased to announce that it was awarded $42,638 through the Ontario Community Emergency Preparedness Grant. This funding will enhance the Town’s emergency response capabilities by providing critical equipment and training to better serve the community during emergencies.

The funding will be used to acquire:

• Battery-powered chainsaws
• Scene lighting to support emergency response operations
• A wastewater pump to provide relief during flooding events
• A drone and related staff...

March 14, 2025 Town Page

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A look forward  – 

March 18, 2025 – Committee of the Whole Council – 2 p.m. 

On the agenda is a presentation of EG’s Strategic Plan Annual report – you can read the report here and view the presentation here. EG’s Public Library will also share their Annual Report at the meeting. 

A Proposed Procurement Approach in Response to Tariffs is...

March 7, 2025 Town Page

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A look back  – 
March 4, 2025 – Committee of the Whole Council – 10 a.m. 

Development Services had a report on the agenda regarding extensions of Draft Plan Approval for Subdivisions in Sharon. 

The Finance Department shared a report on EG’s Unaudited 2024 Year End Financial Position. 

Legal and Legislative Services shared a report titled...

East Gwillimbury responds to Provincial direction on procurement

Council provides strong support to protect the economy and ensure Town procurement stays on track.

East Gwillimbury has responded to the enactment of United States tariffs on Canadian goods, through an immediate commitment to review procurement policies in response to the Provincial actions on procurement.

EG Council voted unanimously in favour of the following motion at the Committee of the Whole Council meeting on March 4, 2025: “Whereas today, Premier Ford has announced that all U.S.-based...

East Gwillimbury Wins Communications Award

The Town of East Gwillimbury (EG) is excited to announce the receipt of a gold-level MarCom Award. These awards recognize and honour the creativity and hard work of communications and marketing professionals.

The award was presented to the EG Communication’s team for their work on the Public Engagement Campaign to understand how EG residents best receive information from the Town and would prefer to receive future information. This information was collected through a survey.

The creative campaign...