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For archived media releases, please contact Corporate Communications at 905-640-1910 ext. 2451, 1-855-642-TOWS (8697) or by email.

 

Media Releases and Public Service Announcements
DateDescription 

January 28, 2021

 

January 22, 2021

 

January 21, 2021

 

January 15, 2021

 

January 12, 2021

 

December 15, 2020

 

December 14, 2020

 

December 9, 2020

 

December 9, 2020

 

December 2, 2020

 

November 30, 2020

 

November 4, 2020

 

October 29, 2020

 

October 16, 2020

 

October 8, 2020

 

October 2, 2020

 

September 22, 2020

 

September 10, 2020

 

August 28, 2020

 

August 28, 2020

 

August 20, 2020

 

August 12, 2020

 

August 10, 2020

 

July 28, 2020

 

July 21, 2020

 

July 16, 2020

 

July 12, 2020

 

July 10, 2020

 

July 9, 2020

 

July 9, 2020

 

July 3, 2020

 

July 2, 2020

 

June 29, 2020

 

June 25, 2020

 

June 22, 2020

 

June 19, 2020

 

June 15, 2020

 

June 5, 2020

 

June 4, 2020

 

June 3, 2020

 

May 15, 2020

 

May 11, 2020

 

May 6, 2020

 

May 4, 2020

 

April 27, 2020

 

April 23, 2020

 

April 20, 2020

 

April 20, 2020

 

April 20, 2020

 

April 15, 2020

 

April 9, 2020

 

April 9, 2020

 

April 9, 2020

 

April 4, 2020

 

March 31, 2020

 

March 26, 2020

 

March 25, 2020

 

March 24, 2020

 

March 20, 2020

 

March 16, 2020

 

March 13, 2020

 

March 6, 2020

 

February 6, 2020

 

January 24, 2020

 

January 22, 2020

 

January 10, 2020

 

January 9 , 2020

 

December 12, 2019

 

November 20, 2019

 

November 5, 2019

 

October 30, 2019

 

October 25, 2019

 

October 22, 2019

 

October 21, 2019

 

September 30, 2019

 

September 26, 2019

 

August 29, 2019

 

August 28, 2019

 

July 24, 2019

 

July 19, 2019

 

July 11, 2019

 

June 24, 2019

 

June 21, 2019

 

June 5, 2019

 

June 4, 2019

 

June 3, 2019

 

May 30, 2019

 

May 22, 2019

 

May 1, 2019

 

April 16, 2019

 

March 29, 2019

 

March 21, 2019

 

February 27, 2019

 

February 12, 2019

 

February 6, 2019

 

January 19, 2019

 

December 20, 2018

 

December 13, 2018

 

December 11, 2018

 

December 5, 2018

 

November 27, 2018

 

November 7, 2018

 

November 4, 2018

 

October 31, 2018

 

October 24, 2018

 

October 17, 2018

 

October 12, 2018

 

October 3, 2018

 

September 26, 2018

 

September 20, 2018

 

September 17, 2018

 

September 7, 2018

 

July 27, 2018

 

July 20, 2018

 

July 11, 2018

 

June 29, 2018

 

June 29, 2018

 

June 27, 2018

 

June 26, 2018

 

June 8, 2018

 

June 6, 2018

 

June 3, 2018

 

May 18, 2018

 

May 14, 2018

 

May 9, 2018

 

May 9, 2018

 

April 24, 2018

 

April 20, 2018

 

April 19, 2018

 

April 17, 2018

 

April 10, 2018

 

March 20, 2018

 

February 21, 2018

 

February 21, 2018

 

February 7, 2018

 

January 30, 2018

 

January 24, 2018

 

January 16, 2018

 

December 13, 2017

 

November 16, 2017

 

November 14, 2017

 

November 10, 2017

 

October 27, 2017

 

October 4, 2017

 

September 26, 2017

 

September 8, 2017

 

September 7, 2017

 

August 29, 2017

 

August 22, 2017

 

July 27, 2017

 

July 21, 2017

 

July 19, 2017

 

June 21, 2017

 

June 9, 2017

 

June 9, 2017

 

June 8, 2017

 

June 5, 2017

 

April 26, 2017

 

April 25, 2017

 

April 10, 2017

 

March 29, 2017

 

March 23, 2017

Town Opens Five Additional Skating Rinks

 

Town Lays off Full Time Staff in Response to Revenue Shortfall

 

Town Offering Tax and Water Bill Relief

 

Town Reopens Skating Rinks, Toboggan Hills for 2-Week Trial Period

 

Town Adjusts to Province's Extended Lockdown

 

Lightning Bolt Pins

 

Town Enters Grey-Lockdown Zone

 

Town Stepping Up Social and Private Gathering Enforcement

 

Town Council Approves 2021 Operating and Capital Budget

 

Town Hires New Director of Finance

 

Winter Parking Restrictions Taking Effect

 

Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation of Canada Grant Awarded to WSFES

 

Museum Exhibit Receives Provincial Recognition

 

Whitchurch-Stouffville Enters Modified Stage Two

 

Fire Prevention Partnership

 

Fire Prevention Week 2020

 

Fire Crews Continue to Fight Large Industrial Fire

 

Town Hall to Remain Closed Until New Year

 

Town Begins Ward Boundary Review

 

Fitness Facilities Now Open

 

Madori Park Basketball Nets

 

Library Reopening August 25

 

Town Launches New Events Calendar on L4A.ca

 

Fire Ban Lifted for the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville

 

WS Public Library to Launch Minecraft Server

 

Council Extends Tax and Water Deferrals

 

Town Offers Camp Alternatives

 

Face Mask or Covering Mandatory in York Region

 

WS Public Library Announces Phase 2 Reopening

 

Fire Ban Issued for Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville

 

Town Launches Virtual Town Hall

 

Town Launches COVID-19 Reopening Website

 

Hate Crime Response

 

Town Offering In-Person Summer Camps

 

Town Parks Adapt for Phase 2

 

Town Celebrates Indigenous Day

 

WS Public Library to Begin Summer Reading Club

 

Town Reminds Residents of Parking Restrictions

 

Library Curbside Service Starting June 6

 

Town Celebrates Recreation & Parks Month

 

WS Public Library Developing Plans to Resume Specific Services

 

Online Storefront Comes to Town's Business Website

 

Fire Fatalities Across the Province Increase by 65% Since Last Year

 

Town Recognized for "Creative Excellence" with Five International Awards

 

Town Launches Website Promoting Local Business

 

Whitchurch-Stouffville Reduces 2020 Water Billing Rates

 

Virtual Town Hall with Dr. Kurji

 

Library Launches Community Check-In Service

 

Flags at Half-Mast for Nova Scotia Shooting Victims

 

Town Addresses Residents' Water Bill Concerns

 

Community Care Network Launches

 

Online Council Meeting a Success

 

Business Continuity and Economic Recovery Plan

 

Town Issues Final Warning to Residents who do not Distance

 

WS Continues to Serve Citizens with Essential Services

 

Library Prints PPE for Frontline Workers

 

Property Tax and Water Bill Due Dates

 

State of Emergency Declared

 

Water Meter Replacement Program Suspended 

 

FAQ- Regarding COVID-19

 

Whitchurch-Stouffville Closes Facilities Until April 14 in

Response to COVID-19

Mayor For the Day 2020

 

Town Council Approves 2020 Operating Budget

 

Launched H2O2GO Campaign

 

Mayor For the Day Contest

 

Candlelight Memorial Planned

 

Flags at Town Facilities Fly at Half-Mast in Memory of Victims

of Tehran Plane Crash

Town Council Approves 2020 Capital Budget

 

New Sculpture Comes to Town

 

Town Water Meets Quality Standards

 

Statement Regarding Regional Government Review

 

Saving Whitchurch-Stouffville's Oldest Tree is a Team Effort 

 

Town Enhances Community Engagement with New Digital Platform

 

Town Commemorates Local WWII Veterans

 

Council Seeking Feedback on Town's Name

 

Gala Wrap

 

46th Annual Antique and Classic Car Show

 

Community Impact Award Winners

 

Mayor Lovatt Gala Annoucement

 

Strategic Plan Approved by Council

 

Archaeology Alive

 

Town Hall Hours of Operation to Change

 

Community Impact Awards

 

Mayor for a Day Winner Takes Helm of Council

 

Town Hires New Chief Administrative Officer

 

Town Rises Pride Flag in Honour of Pride Month

 

ParticipACTION Challenge

 

Markham MIX Along Gormley Border

 

Mayor for the Day

 

Town Hires New Fire Chief

 

Whitchurch-Stouffville Homicide

 

WS Receives One Time Funding from Province

 

Town Council Approves 2019 Budget

 

Weather Closures

 

CAO Announces Retirement

 

Town Opts in to Allowing Cannabis Retail Stores

 

19 On The Park Snowball Gala has a Banner Year

 

Town Wants Province to Designate Highway 400-Series Lands

 

Opening of Burkholder Street

 

Toys for Tickets

 

Volunteers Needed for Ice Rinks

 

Mayor's Office in Full Transition Following October's Election

 

Clock Tower to Toll 100 Times in Memory of World War 1 Veterans

 

2018 Municipal Election Results

 

Funding Withdrawal for York University

 

Town Encourages Election Engagement

 

Town to Return to Court

 

Return to Court

 

Positive Ticketing Campaign

 

Care Enough to Wear Pink

 

Roundabout Awareness

 

Confidentiality Breach Court Order 

 

Premier's Statement

 

Northern York Region Fire Ban Lifted

 

Northern York Region Fire Ban

 

Heat Warning June 2018

 

Municipal Elections

 

Confidentiality Breach

 

Accessible Trailer

 

Toastmaster's Club

 

Closure of Burkholder Street

 

Passing of Town Manager

 

Ballantrae Field House

 

Victoria Day Fireworks

 

Leisure Centre and Library Grand Re-Opening

 

Long Term Care Beds Coming to Stouffville

 

Flags at Half-Mast for Toronto 

 

Library Secures Room Sponsorships

 

Director of Development Services Appointed

 

Earth Day Clean Ups Cancelled

 

Flags at Half-Mast for the Humboldt Broncos

 

Earth Hour 2018

 

19 On The Park Secures Platinum Season Sponsor

 

Leisure Centre Expansion Update

 

Staffing Changes

 

Waste Call Centre

 

WS Council Approves 2018 Budget

 

Director of Leisure and Community Services

 

Downtown Revitalization Update

 

New Parking Permit System 

 

Parking Restrictions in Effect

 

Metrolink Draft 2041 Regional Transportation Plan

 

Brierbush Hospital Plaque Unveiling 

 

Federal Gas Tax Funding for Leisure Centre

 

Integrity Commissioner Report

 

Stouffville's Canada 150 Mosaic Mural

 

Leisure and Community Services Master Plan

 

Antique and Classic Car Show

 

Council Approves Senior Management Workplan

 

Giant Hogweed Identified in Whitchurch-Stouffville

 

Revised Animal Control Bylaw

 

Questions About Recent Water Billings

 

Town Names New Chief Administrative Officer

 

Coultice Park Grand Opening

  

Canada 150 Photo Contest

 

All Day GO Service

 

Clean Water and Wastewater Fund

 

Canada 150 Celebrations

 

Hermes Creative Award

 

WhiStle FM Launches Emergency Broadcast Service

 

Annual Public Sector Salary Disclosure

 

Whitchurch-Stouffville Participates in Earth Hour 2017

 
     
     

February 14, 2017

Commercial And Residential On-Street Parking Permits Now Available  
January 31, 2017 Fire Department Receives New Aerial/Platform Apparatus  
January 27, 2017 Whitchurch-Stouffville Council Approves $87 Million Operating and Capital Budget for 2017  
January 19, 2017 Town Clerk Michele Kennedy Announces Retirement  
November 18, 2016 Whitchurch-Stouffville Dismisses Chief Administrative Officer  
November 16, 2016 Town Launches New Economic, Communications Newsletter  
November 16, 2016 Library, Leisure Centre Expansion Gets Underway In Memorial Park  
November 8, 2016 Town Of Whitchurch-Stouffville Cracking Down On Vandalism, Graffiti  
November 7, 2016 Parking Permit Program To Be Rolled Out In Downtown Stouffville  
October 7, 2016 Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library Receives $10,000 Donation From Lion's Club Of Stouffville  
September 26, 2016

Retail Plaza To Replace Old Southwire Building On Main Street

 
August 31, 2016

Town Recreation Program Receives Grant From Ontario Government

 
August 31, 2016

Downtown Stouffville Overhaul Includes New Staff

 
August 24, 2016

Whitchurch-Stouffville Bans Sky Lanterns

 
August 6, 2016

Fire Ban Issued For The Municipalities Of Georgina, East Gwillimbury, Whitchurch-Stouffville, King, Newmarket And Aurora

 
August 4, 2016

Main Street Reconstruction Temporarily Delayed

 
July 8, 2016

Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville Residents Asked to Conserve Water

 
July 6, 2016

Heat Warning Issued for Whitchurch-Stouffville

 
June 14, 2016

Town To Honour Canadian Flying Ace Captain Roy Brown

 
June 14, 2016

Main Street Reconstruction To Begin This Summer

 
June 8, 2016

Town To Implement Permit Parking In Parts Of Downtown Lots, Residential Areas

 
May 27, 2016

Town CAO Placed on Administrative Leave

 
May 2, 2016

Town to Remove Ash Trees

 
April 22, 2016

Whitchurch-Stouffville Council Approves On-Street Parking Study

 
April 21, 2016

Whitchurch-Stouffville Fire Chief Promoted To Interim Chief Administrative Officer

 
April 21, 2016

Town Of Whitchurch-Stouffville Extends Best Wishes To Queen Elizabeth II On Her 90th Birthday

 
March 31, 2016

Whitchurch-Stouffville Council Meetings To Begin Live Audio Streaming

 
March 15, 2016

Whitchurch-Stouffville Participates in Earth Hour 2016

 
March 15, 2016

Increased Number of Canine Distemper in Raccoons Reported in Whitchurch-Stouffville

 
March 9, 2016

The Amazing Stouffville Race Returns to Stouffville

 
March 9, 2016

Update on Whistle Cessation by Trains at Local Crossings

 
March 3, 2016

Incidents Of Aggressive Door-to-Door Salespeople Reported In Whitchurch-Stouffville

 
January 26, 2016

Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville Council unanimously approves $97.3 million operating and capital budget for 2016

 
January 14, 2016

Passing of Leo McArthur, President and CEO, The Miller Group

 

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