The latest provincial budget was announced on Wednesday March 24th, 2021.
Billions are being spent to both protect people's health and support economic growth.
Specifically for Richmond Hill,
- Mackenzie Health Richmond Hill will receive $700,000+ to assist with procuring and implementing additional mental health inpatient beds and services.
- The provincial government is moving to the next stage of planning for the Yonge North Subway Extension - more jobs and less congestion.
Also effecting Richmond Hill:
- To support faith-based and cultural organizations Ontario will be making up to $50 million available for grants to eligible faith-based and cultural organizations.
- There will be almost $1 billion, across the province, in additional financial relief in 2021, to help preserve vital public services and support economic recovery at the muncipal level.
Many residents in the Richmond Hill are very keen on protecting the environment and will be please to hear of the government’s commitment to exploring the enhancement of the Greenbelt through the creation of the East Humber Headwaters Park on the Oak Ridges Moraine. A new park could provide an uninterrupted link between the eastern and western ends of the moraine, and includes the headwaters of the East Humber River. This would support the restoration of the over 500-acre vacant site to its natural state.
Richmond Hill MPP Daisy Wai did state in her meeting with the press, the day after the budget announcement, that there was a real need for businesses to innovate. She agrees that things have changed.
