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East Gwillimbury officially opens two more parks for its Summer of Parks

Ridge View Park celebrates the opening of Phase 2 while Vista Hills Park
features special sensory activities and play areas.

The Town of East Gwillimbury celebrated the official opening of two parks: Ridge View Phase 2 and Vista Hills. Located in Holland Landing, less than 600 metres apart, each park offers a number of amenities including play structures, sports activities, and games areas.

Ridge View Park features tennis courts, climbing equipment, a walking loop and a multi-use court...

East Gwillimbury welcomes largest employment development in Town’s history

East Gwillimbury welcomed the announcement from Loblaw Companies Limited and Choice Properties REIT that they are building an advanced logistics and distribution centre on Woodbine Avenue, just north of Green Lane East at the Rice Group development site. This project is the largest employment development project in the Town’s history.

In a news release issued earlier today, Loblaw Companies Limited and Choice Properties REIT announced they are building a 1.2 million sq. ft distribution centre. Loblaw...

East Gwillimbury celebrates Pride

Together with Pflag Canada York Region, East Gwillimbury launched Pride Month celebrations today with a Pride flag raising ceremony and the official unveiling of a new Progress Pride crosswalk at the Civic Centre. The Pride flag has been raised in East Gwillimbury for several years and was the first flag to be raised when the community flagpole was installed in the Civic Centre courtyard in 2021.

The crosswalk, which was initiated by a recommendation from the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee...

EG celebrates the official opening of the Civic Centre and Multi-Use Pathway

The Town of East Gwillimbury is excited to celebrate the official opening of the Civic Centre streetscape beautification and Multi-Use Pathway. This is the Town’s second park opening of the year, with an additional nine celebrations planned throughout the summer. Both projects are located near the Town’s main office located on Leslie Street, next to the Sharon Temple.

The Civic Centre streetscape project was completed in partnership with The Regional Municipality of York to enhance and beautify the...

East Gwillimbury celebrates the official opening of its Operations Centre

Almost one year after the completion of the Operations Centre, the Town of East Gwillimbury hosted the official opening celebration, featuring a Town vehicle touch-a-truck display, facility tours, activities, free BBQ and interactive booths highlighting the role of some of our operational departments.  

The 57,000 square-foot facility is located at 19850 Woodbine Avenue and is the Town’s largest capital project to date. It is the home to the departments that are responsible for maintaining...