A Message from the Mayor

Vaughan's first ever Festa d’Italia is just around the corner! Join us for a vibrant celebration of Italian culture and heritage! 

This FREE all day event is on Sunday, June 1 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Boyd Conservation Park (8739 Islington Ave.). This 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. 

Onsite parking is limited, be sure to use our FREE shuttle bus services. For more information, please click here.

I hope to see you there!

Steven Del Duca

Mayor

UPCOMING EVENTS

IN THE NEWS

It's time to take bold and creative action to address our housing crisis.

I applaud Premier Ford, Minister Flack, and the Government of Ontario for their leadership in speeding up housing construction.

The new measures will speed up new construction by simplifying and standardizing development charges.

In Vaughan, we're doing our part by reducing development charges by 50% and using every tool available to ensure more affordable housing for our residents.

We were one of the first municipalities to reduce costly local development fees that can add hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cost of new homes.

But we also need the federal government to help address this issue.

No more wasting time on consultations, we need to all work together to get this done right.

The time is now.

To read more, please click here.

A significant milestone was reached in April on the Canada Drive-America Avenue Bridge, as crews successfully installed the bridge girders – large horizontal beams – over Highway 400, linking the future bridge to Canada Drive and America Avenue. For more: vaughan.ca/CDAABridge

I joined Mayor Alex Nuttall and Mayor Carolyn Parrish at the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) & Ontario Home Builders' Association (OHBA) Housing Summit in Vaughan for a candid and timely Mayors' Fireside Chat on the housing crisis.

We are beyond the point of business as usual. The status quo isn't working - and we need to disrupt it.

In Vaughan, we've taken action by reducing development charges to ease the burden on new homebuyers. But we also need to take a hard look at the assumptions behind the numbers in our background studies. Are we truly pricing things accurately and fairly?

Home ownership must remain attainable, accessible and affordable - not just for us, but for our children and grandchildren. If we don't act, we risk tearing at the fabric of our communities.

This is the moment to stop talking and start acting. We need all levels of government at the table, working together to deliver real, immediate solutions that address the housing crisis head-on.



I'm an optimist by nature — but optimism demands action. The window to get this right is narrow, and the stakes couldn't be higher.

PROCLAMATIONS, ILLUMINATION,

FLAG RAISINGS THIS MONTH

Proclamations

 ·      May 1 – Independence Day of the State of Israel

·      May 1 – Asian Heritage Month

·      May 1 – South Asian Heritage Month

·      May 1 – Jewish Heritage Month

·      May 1 – Doctors’ Day

·      May 1 – First Responders Day

·      May 1 – Building Safety Month

·      May 1 - Guillain-Barré Syndrome/Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Awareness Month

·      May 3 – World Press Freedom Day

·      May 4 – Municipal Clerks Week

·      May 4 – Compost Awareness Week

·      May 4 – International Firefighters’ Day

·      May 4 – Emergency Preparedness Week

·      May 5 – Red Dress Day

·      May 7 – Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Day

·      May 11 – Mother’s Day

·      May 11 – World Migratory Bird Day

·      May 11 – Economic Development Week

·      May 12 – Vesak

·      May 13 – Canada Road Safety Week

·      May 13 – Provincial Day of Action on Litter

·      May 17 – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

·      May 18 – National Public Works Week

·      May 18 – International Museum Day

·      May 19 – Victoria Day

·      May 21 – Ontario Flag Day

·      May 25 – National AccessAbility Week

Illuminations

·      May 1 – Shine a Light on Community Living

·      May 2 – National Brain Cancer Awareness Month

·      May 4 – National Hospice Palliative Care Week

·      May 5 – Red Dress Day

·      May 7 – International Thalassemia Day

·      May 8 – 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day

·      May 10 – Lupus Awareness Month

·      May 11 – MCS Awareness Day

·      May 12 – Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

·      May 15 – International MPS Awareness Day

·      May 17 – Food Allergy Awareness Month

·      May 18 – Global Porphyria Day

·      May 20 – National Public Works Week

·      May 22 – Preeclampsia Day

·      May 24 – Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

·      May 29 – GBS/CIDP Awareness Month

Flag raisings

·      May 1 – Independence Day of the State of Israel

·      May 5 – Hospice Vaughan

·      May 7 – Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Day

·      May 20 – National Public Works Week

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

RECAP FROM APRIL

In April, we hosted the inaugural Celebration of Community Spirit event at City Hall. It was a celebration of the individuals in our community whose generosity uplifts and strengthens the city. Thank you for all you do to make Vaughan a better place!

The City of Vaughan’s annual Volunteer Recognition Awards shine a spotlight on the outstanding contributions of local volunteers – including 64 people who made a significant difference in the community last year! 

To mark Yom HaShoah, Mayor Steven Del Duca, Members of Council and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center held a special event at City Hall with remarks from Holocaust survivor Renate Krakauer and grade 12 student Dalia Balder. Thank you to all who joined us. 

City of Vaughan

2141 Major Mackenzie Dr. Vaughan, ON

L6A 1T1

Steven Del Duca

Mayor

905-832-2281, ext. 8888

mayor@vaughan.ca