A Message from the Mayor

Spring is here and there is much to look forward to!

The City of Vaughan will be celebrating South Asian Heritage Month this year on Monday, May 26 at City Hall from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. This celebration will honour and commemorate the richness of South Asian art, heritage and culture. Festivities will include greetings, traditional music and dance performances, and complimentary refreshments.

New this year, the City of Vaughan is excited to hold its first ever Festa d’Italia – a vibrant celebration of Italian culture and heritage! 

Mark your calendars! It’s on Sunday, June 1 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Boyd Conservation Park (8739 Islington Ave.). This FREE fun-filled day will include music, entertainment, art, food and so much more. Tony Monaco from Z103.5 Radio and Giuseppe the MC will emcee the event. Highlights will include an official welcome and headline performances by I Cugini di Campagna at 12:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. 

I hope to see you there!

Steven Del Duca

Mayor

UPCOMING EVENTS

IN THE NEWS

Do you own or operate a local restaurant? Vaughan Flavours is launching this summer, and we’re calling on local restaurants to help bring this culinary event to life! Learn more, review the criteria and apply to participate by Wednesday, May 14 at visitvaughan.ca/VaughanFlavours

As Mayor, I am committed to doing everything in my power to stand up for Vaughan businesses and safeguard our city’s economic future in the face of tariffs from the United States. We need to make it easier for our residents to know whether they are giving their money to Canadian businesses and supporting local. That’s why the City of Vaughan has created ‘Vaughan Strong. Support Canadian’ welcome packages for local stores and businesses to use to help identify products made in Canada and remove the guessing game at the checkout counter. Businesses can request these labels at vaughanbusiness.ca/VaughanStrong. I encourage you to plaster your businesses wall-to-wall with these red and white labels to show our Canadian pride! All options are on the table to ensure the safety and security of Vaughan’s economy, and to continue investing in our local businesses and industries to help protect our nation’s sovereignty under threat from the United States.

PROCLAMATIONS, ILLUMINATION,

FLAG RAISINGS THIS MONTH

APRIL

Proclamations

·        April 1 – Vietnamese Heritage Month

·        April 1 – Sikh Heritage Month

·        April 1 – Autism Awareness Month

·        April 1 – Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month

·        April 1 – Information Management Month

·        April 2 – World Autism Day

·        April 3 – 150th Birthday for SickKids

·        April 7 – Archives Awareness Week

·        April 9 – Education and Sharing Day

·        April 12 – First Day of Passover

·        April 13 – National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week

·        April 14 – Vaisakhi

·        April 25 – Arbor Week

 Illuminations

·        April 2 – World Autism Day

·        April 4 – National Dental Hygienists Week

·        April 11 – World Parkinson’s Day

·        April 15 – International MPS Awareness Day

·        April 19 – Global Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day

·        April 24 – Canadian Fertility Awareness Week

·        April 30 – Israel Independence Day

Flag raisings

·        April 2 – World Autism Day

·        April 25 – Tree Cities of the World 

For more information or to request a Proclamation, Illumination or Flag Raising, please click here.

RECAP FROM MARCH

The community joined Mayor Steven Del Duca and Members of Council at the City of Vaughan’s second annual Nowruz event on March 25 at Vaughan City Hall. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate. Happy Nowruz! 

The City of Vaughan hosted its annual #EarthHour community event to recognize the global movement. Thank you to everyone who joined us at City Hall or powered down at home!

City of Vaughan

2141 Major Mackenzie Dr. Vaughan, ON

L6A 1T1

Steven Del Duca

Mayor

905-832-2281, ext. 8888

mayor@vaughan.ca