Richmond Hill tenant and community resources
For information on your rights as a tenant go to the Ontario Tenants Most Asked Questions and Answers page.
Richmond Hill apartments for rent, plus houses and condos:
Viewit.ca - photos and videos of apartments, houses and condos in Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill apartments for rent, from GottaRent
The Richmond Hill Liberal - Real Estate for Rent Classified Ads, for Richmond Hill apartments
Richmond Hill public housing, rent geared to income accomodations, and government benefits for the disadvantaged:
York Region: Housing Services,
55 Eagle Street West, Newmarket, (905) 830-4444
Housing Help Centre of York Region, 10265 Yonge St, Richmond Hill, (905) 713 2696
Region of York - Social Assistance Ontario Works (welfare) (905) 762-2095
Richmond Hill Tenants Associations:
Town of Richmond Hill - Government pages
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Town of Richmond Hill, (905) 771-8800
How to contact your Town of Richmond Hill Mayor
How to contact your Town of Richmond Hill Councillors
Town of Richmond Hill Municipal Code
Regional Municipality of York, 17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket, (905) 895-1231
York Region by-laws
Richmond Hill garbage and recycling information.
York Region household hazardous waste and recycling depot,
225 Garfield Wright Blvd., off of Bales Drive, north off Davis Drive, east of Woodbine Avenue, East Gwillimbury. Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
for proper disposal of hazardous waste such as batteries, fluorescent and compact fluorescent lamps (as they contain mercury,) pharmaceuticals, paints, solvents,
pesticides, etc.. Map here.
Other Richmond Hill Social Services, Agencies and Advocacy Groups (help and advice)
- Be WebAware, for Parents to keep your children safe when on the Internet
- Catholic Community Services of York Region , 21 Dunlop Street, Richmond Hill, (905) 770-7040
- COSTI Immigrant Services, 129 Church Street South, Richmond Hill, (905) 884-5235
- Family Life Centre, 10610 Bayview Avenue, Unit 18, Richmond Hill, (905) 883-6572
- United Way of York Region
Legal Services
- Community Legal Clinic of York Region, 21 Dunlop Street, Suite 200, Richmond Hill, (905) 508-5018
- York Legal Aid Office, 17070 Yonge Street, Main Floor, Newmarket, (905) 898-3943
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID CLINICS
Emergencies: Fire, police, plus distress centres
- Community Crisis Response Service, 310-COPE, (905) 310-2673
- Kids Helpline 1-800-668-6868
- Parent Helpline 1-888-603-9100
- Victim Services of York Region, (905) 474-2955
Fire: for emergencies call 911
Richmond Hill Fire Department, or for non-urgent calls (905) 883-5444 such as Fire Prevention inquiries
York Region Police: for emergencies and crimes in progress call 911
For general and non-urgent inquires call (905) 764-1300
Poison Information 416-813-5900 (TTY-only 416-597-0215)
Distress Centres:
Richmond Hill Foodbanks and emergency shelters
Mary's Table, St. Mary's Anglican Church, 10030 Yonge St, Richmond Hill, (905) 884-2227
Richmond Hill Community Food Bank, 10201 Yonge St, (905) 508-4761
Homebase, 10944 Younge St, Richmond Hill, (905) 884-3070
General information about emergency shelters: 1-888-256-1112
Richmond Hill Hospitals and Healthcare
Telehealth Ontario 1-866-797-0000 for health advice over the phone
Hospitals
York Central Hospital, 10 Trench, Richmond Hill, (905) 883-1212
Doctor Search, a service provided by the
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Education
York Region District School Board, for public Kindergarden to Grade 12 education
York Catholic District School Board, for Catholic elementary to high school education
Le Conseil scolaire public de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest
Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud
Seneca College, 24 Wright St, Richmond Hill, (905) 770-5211, x4338
Transportation
York Region Transit, (905) 762-2100
Viva - York Region Transit,
GO Transit, for information call toll-free: 1-888-438-6646
Other Services
Other Directories and Search Engines
General Reference
Canada 411 Telephone Directory
Canada Post
Postal Code lookup, from Canada Post
Richmond Hill Map, from Mapquest
Richmond Hill Maps, from Yahoo
I am not responsible for the content of these third-party sites listed here nor the services they provide. If you wish your free social or community service to be added here, send an e-mail to Bob Levitt. Links are voluntary and are solely at the discretion of the webmaster when I get time to post them.