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The Town is declaring a Significant Weather Event and a Winter Maintenance Event, effective today, Feb. 15, 2025, at 4 p.m. Parked vehicles must be removed from all Town roads until further notice.

As per the Ontario Municipal Act, a municipality may declare a significant weather event when a weather hazard, either forecast or occurring, has the potential to pose a significant danger to users of the roadways in which they have authority. This declaration suspends the standard timelines required for municipalities to meet their winter maintenance objectives. 

The Town’s winter maintenance event will be lifted, effective 2:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The significant weather event is also ended. 

Residents should be advised that crews will continue to work on cleaning up sidewalks throughout Town this evening and tomorrow morning. 

Thank you to all residents for their cooperation and patience. 

For more information on winter operations, visit georgina.ca/snow.

The Town of Georgina is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from anyone interested in submitting plans and proposals for the future use of the Elmgrove Hall, located at 577 Catering Rd. 

This is an 1,872-square-foot, one-storey building with an unfinished crawlspace. The lot size is approximately 60 feet wide by 260 feet deep. The original portion of the building is a designated heritage building under the Ontario Heritage Act and was constructed in 1881. This should be considered if the intention is to renovate.

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Georgina and northern York Region. The Town has declared a Winter Maintenance Event and a Significant Weather Event. As of noon today, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, parked vehicles must be removed from all Town roads until further notice. 

Check your mailbox. The 2025 Interim Property Tax Bills have been mailed. The 2025 Interim Tax Billing is payable in two instalments on Feb. 25 and April 25.

Payments can be made by – 

Thank you for the overwhelming response to our sweet girl Winter. 

She was found abandoned at the south-end dog park in Georgina. She is safe and doing well and it is the shelter’s hope she will be available for adoption soon. Continue to check back for updates. 

The following is a statement from Mayor Margaret Quirk on the U.S. tariff threat and Buy Canadian – Shop Local:

“In the wake of the United States plan to implement tariffs on Canadian goods, the Town of Georgina continues to support local businesses and is encouraging the community to do the same by choosing to Buy Canadian-Shop Local whenever possible. A motion will be introduced at the Council meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 5 that directs staff to review the merits of a Buy Canadian procurement policy.  

York Regional Police will be in Georgina for an informative Community Safety Forum on  Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Stephen Leacock Theatre of Performing Arts, located at 130 Gwendolyn Blvd.

Information will be presented by Crime Stoppers, the York Regional Police Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Hate Crime Unit and the Crime Prevention Unit.

Georgina residents will see ‘coming soon’ signs installed in five approved locations throughout Town as part of the Safe Streets Monitoring Program which will use automated speed cameras to reduce speeding in Community Safety Zones. The signs will be in place for 90 days before the speed cameras will be activated.