February Newsletter

February 2023 Edition

A Message from the Mayor

January was a busy month for Council! We had a series of wonderful community events and completed public hearings for our proposed city budget.

I have also been hearing from residents regarding their concerns about the increase in auto-theft in Vaughan and across York Region. I have spoken to Canada's Minister of Public Safety and have written letters to both him and Prime Minister Trudeau regarding these concerns. I am committed to working with all levels of government to to ensure that Vaughan remains safe.

As always, if you ever need anything from my office, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Steven Del Duca

Mayor

IN THE NEWS

On January 31st, I wrote a letter to Minister Mendicino, Canada's Minister of Public Safety expressing concerns about the rise in auto-theft in York Region. You can view my full letter here.

I've also written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stating my full support to modernize Canada's bail system so as to ensure that dangerous offenders are kept off of our streets. You can view my full letter here.

UPCOMING EVENTS IN FEBRUARY

Winterfest is back in-person this year! Join us on Sun, Feb 5 from 10:00am to 3:30pm at Vellore Village Community Centre for exciting entertainment and fun activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Delighted to announce that we will be having our first in person Black History Month event since 2020 at City Hall on Sunday February 12th at 2PM. We will be joined by the Honourable Dr. Jean Augustine. All are invited.

I'm hosting a Mayor's townhall in each ward throughout the year and would like to hear from you! My first townhall will be on February 27th in Ward 5.

RECAP FROM JANUARY

Our first in person Lunar New Year celebration since 2020 was a huge success! Thank you to all of our performers, organizers and sponsors for making this event a huge success! Looking forward to next year.

The City of Vaughan hosted its first ever Tamil Heritage Month and Thai Pongal Celebration! on January 16th at City Hall. Thank you to our amazing performers for an unforgettable evening. Excited that this event will be an annual event at City Hall moving forward.

Our first ever Mayor and Members of Council New Year's Levee was a huge success! It was wonderful meeting residents from across the city.

City of Vaughan

2141 Major Mackenzie Dr. Vaughan, ON L6A 1T1

Main Office Contact

905-832-2281, ext. 8888

mayor@vaughan.ca

Assistant to the Mayor

Anna Venturo

905-832-2281, ext. 8834

anna.venturo@vaughan.ca