Ontario

Vaughan, 2024

Archive of hometown notes from Vaughan: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2024

Vaughan: Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, · December 2024

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

December 2024 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

December 2024: building permits in Vaughan

Where Vaughan sits in published building-permit figures for December 2024.

Construction intent in Vaughan shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Vaughan permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Cortellucci Square, Vaughan · December 2024

First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

North Urban Park keeps Vaughan lively · December 2024

North Urban Park is a reason people stay fond of Vaughan.

December 2024 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

North Urban Park is planned as a multi-block greenspace a short walk from the VMC Subway Station and SmartVMC Bus Terminal.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Millway Avenue Linear Park in Vaughan · December 2024

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2024

November 2024: property tax in Vaughan

Published residential mill-rate context for Vaughan.

Residential mill rates for Vaughan appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Vaughan beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

North Urban Park in Vaughan · November 2024

York Region coverage files Vaughan stories under the local Citizen desk, but the hometown frame is municipal: a downtown being assembled in

November 2024 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2024: Vaughan drinking water

Vaughan draws municipal drinking water from Lake Ontario, treated at City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply.

Ask where Vaughan drinking water begins and the answer is Lake Ontario, then City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Vaughan’s primary supply is Lake Ontario water purchased through York Region from Toronto and Peel. Kleinburg is operated as a distinct York sub-system within Vaughan.

See the Vaughan water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Cortellucci Square, Vaughan · November 2024

First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2024

Natural hazards near Vaughan · October 2024

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Vaughan.

Vaughan appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Millway Avenue Linear Park, Vaughan · October 2024

Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Vaughan · October 2024

Advertised broadband availability for Vaughan.

Broadband rows for Vaughan come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Vaughan internet page.

Vaughan: Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, · October 2024

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

October 2024 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2024

Indoor radon around Vaughan · September 2024

How Vaughan sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Vaughan follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Vaughan in national context first.

Cortellucci Square keeps Vaughan lively · September 2024

Cortellucci Square is a reason people stay fond of Vaughan.

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Vaughan beside its neighbours · September 2024

How Vaughan compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Vaughan's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Millway Avenue Linear Park in Vaughan · September 2024

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2024: property tax in Vaughan

Published residential mill-rate context for Vaughan.

Residential mill rates for Vaughan appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Vaughan beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

August 2024

North Urban Park, Vaughan · August 2024

The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and

August 2024 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Millway Avenue Linear Park, Vaughan · August 2024

Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Vaughan: Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, · August 2024

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

August 2024: building permits in Vaughan

Where Vaughan sits in published building-permit figures for August 2024.

Construction intent in Vaughan shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Vaughan permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

July 2024

Millway Avenue Linear Park, Vaughan · July 2024

Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Cortellucci Square keeps Vaughan lively · July 2024

Cortellucci Square is a reason people stay fond of Vaughan.

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

North Urban Park is planned as a multi-block greenspace a short walk from the VMC Subway Station and SmartVMC Bus Terminal.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

North Urban Park in Vaughan · July 2024

York Region coverage files Vaughan stories under the local Citizen desk, but the hometown frame is municipal: a downtown being assembled in

July 2024 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2024: property tax in Vaughan

Published residential mill-rate context for Vaughan.

Residential mill rates for Vaughan appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Vaughan beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Cortellucci Square in Vaughan · July 2024

Ask someone for downtown Vaughan and they will likely point you to the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, the VMC in city shorthand. Council

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2024

June 2024: Vaughan drinking water

Vaughan draws municipal drinking water from Lake Ontario, treated at City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply.

June 2024 is a good week to revisit Vaughan's source: Lake Ontario. Treatment at City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply sits between the intake and the tap.

Vaughan’s primary supply is Lake Ontario water purchased through York Region from Toronto and Peel. Kleinburg is operated as a distinct York sub-system within Vaughan.

See the Vaughan water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Millway Avenue Linear Park, Vaughan · June 2024

Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Vaughan · June 2024

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Vaughan.

Vaughan appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

North Urban Park, Vaughan · June 2024

The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and

June 2024 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2024

Internet coverage in Vaughan · May 2024

Advertised broadband availability for Vaughan.

Broadband rows for Vaughan come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Vaughan internet page.

Vaughan: Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, · May 2024

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Vaughan · May 2024

How Vaughan sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Vaughan follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Vaughan in national context first.

Millway Avenue Linear Park keeps Vaughan lively · May 2024

Millway Avenue Linear Park is a reason people stay fond of Vaughan.

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2024

Vaughan beside its neighbours · April 2024

How Vaughan compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Vaughan's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

North Urban Park in Vaughan · April 2024

York Region coverage files Vaughan stories under the local Citizen desk, but the hometown frame is municipal: a downtown being assembled in

April 2024 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2024: property tax in Vaughan

Published residential mill-rate context for Vaughan.

Residential mill rates for Vaughan appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Vaughan beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Cortellucci Square, Vaughan · April 2024

First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

North Urban Park, Vaughan · April 2024

The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and

April 2024 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

North Urban Park is planned as a multi-block greenspace a short walk from the VMC Subway Station and SmartVMC Bus Terminal.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2024

Vaughan: Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, · March 2024

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2024: building permits in Vaughan

Where Vaughan sits in published building-permit figures for March 2024.

Building-permit value for Vaughan comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Vaughan permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

North Urban Park, Vaughan · March 2024

The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and

March 2024 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Why Millway Avenue Linear Park still draws people in Vaughan

Millway Avenue Linear Park is a reason people stay fond of Vaughan.

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2024

Cortellucci Square in Vaughan · February 2024

Ask someone for downtown Vaughan and they will likely point you to the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, the VMC in city shorthand. Council

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2024: property tax in Vaughan

Published residential mill-rate context for Vaughan.

Residential mill rates for Vaughan appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Vaughan beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

What stands out in Vaughan

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

From Lake Ontario to the tap in Vaughan

Vaughan draws municipal drinking water from Lake Ontario, treated at City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply.

Vaughan municipal drinking water starts at Lake Ontario and is treated at City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply. Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.

Vaughan’s primary supply is Lake Ontario water purchased through York Region from Toronto and Peel. Kleinburg is operated as a distinct York sub-system within Vaughan.

See the Vaughan water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

January 2024

Landmark: North Urban Park

The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and

January 2024 in Vaughan: North Urban Park. The large park rising on New Park Place beside the office towers. When finished it is meant to be the VMC’s main urban lawn for events and open play.

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Seismic and wildfire context for Vaughan

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Vaughan.

Vaughan appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Still finding Cortellucci Square

First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat

Cortellucci Square still orients Vaughan. First VMC public park with skating, splashpad, and playground gear that finally gives the downtown towers a square to claim. Locals treat it as proof the centre is becoming a neighbourhood.

Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park is the free Wednesday summer series on the city calendar.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Connectivity note for Vaughan

Advertised broadband availability for Vaughan.

Broadband rows for Vaughan come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Vaughan internet page.

Millway Avenue Linear Park still surprises

Cortellucci Square was the first public park to open in the VMC, with a skating loop and splashpad on Maplecrete Road.

Walk or drive through Vaughan long enough and Millway Avenue Linear Park comes up. Slimmer VMC greenspace with a custom basketball court and accessible playground near Interchange Way. It is the everyday play strip between condo blocks.

Infrastructure talk in the VMC still names Jane Street for hydro and sanitary work, Black Creek for renewal design, and Edgeley Pond and Park for stormwater space moving through approvals. Highway 400 shows up when overpass studies surface. Outside the core, Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park fills summer Wednesdays, and the Order of Vaughan keeps civic recognition on the calendar. MacMillan Farm sits in the heritage file as a city master-plan site rather than a brochure stop.

More on Vaughan: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.