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Heritage Property Removal Approved for Demolition - 04 Jun 26
Richmond Hill · June 05, 2026
Uh, councelor Silivitz, we are live
streaming.
>> Thank you, sir.
>> Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to
the June 4th Heritage Richmond Hill
meeting. I am Wife Councelor Karen
Silivitz and I am your chair.
This afternoon's meeting is an
electronic meeting being held pursuant
to section 238 3.3 of the Municipal Act
2001.
We have not received any regrets from
committee members for today's meeting.
The public had the opportunity to submit
written correspondence regarding agenda
items by email to the clerk's office.
All written correspondence received by
12:00 p.m. noon yesterday would have
been included on the agenda, but none
were received. The public also had the
opportunity to apply to appear as an
electronic delegation either by video
conference or by telephone by 12:00 p.m.
noon yesterday, but none were received.
Therefore, as chair of the committee, I
will now call this meeting to order and
ask for a motion to adopt the agenda
from a committee member. Please just
raise your hand. Diane Mloud. Thank you.
So moved.
Okay.
Are there any disclosures of Oh, sorry.
All in favor?
All in favor of adoption. Thank you.
Passes unanimously. Um, are there any
disclosures of pecuniary interest or the
general nature thereof?
Seeing none, welcome Barb. And I see
councelor Thompson has once again joined
has once again joined us. Thank you
councelor. Um, item number four is the
adoption of previous minutes. As I
always say, I trust everyone has read
them. Uh item 4.1 minutes heritage
Richmond Hill meeting HR326
held April the 2nd 2026 that the minutes
of such be adopted. Uh can I have a
member of committee move those please
move the minutes? Just raise your hand.
Thank you Brian Hat.
Are there any comments? Brian is the
mover. Do you wish to say anything?
Nope. Okay. Any other comments? Seeing
none, all those in favor of adopting the
minutes
passes unanimously. Thank you.
We have no delegations
and we have one item of scheduled
business before us which is agenda item
Hi Timothy which is agenda item 6.1
in front of us. Um
SRPBS.26.039
039 request to remove 9494
Elgen Mills Road West City file D207180
from the heritage register.
Do I have a member of committee who
would move that forward to the floor for
discussion? Just raise your hand if you
wish to.
Uh thank you Steven Labboutier.
So moved. I see councelor Davidson has
joined us and Annette welcome. Thank
you. Um, okay. So, Stephen, as you are
the mover, um, would you do you have any
comments?
>> I should have been prepared for that.
>> Ah, it's okay.
>> Uh, not really. Uh, I'm in favor of the
demolition. I don't see the historical
significance of this. Uh,
>> basically a workman's cottage.
>> Yeah. Unfortunately.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Um members of
committee, does anybody else wish to
wish to make any comments
regarding what is before us for 94 Elgen
Mills Road West?
No comments.
Councelor Thompson, as I always say, do
you wish to make any comments? Well,
unfortunately, I have to agree. Even
though I felt bad that something similar
happened to a small cottage that I owned
on Mil Street, which had been on the
registry and then was subsequently
removed for similar reasons. So, it it
is what it is unfortunately.
>> Unfortunately, I agree. Thank you. Um,
yeah. So, my anybody else last time wish
to make any comments?
Seeing none. Okay. So, um I I I also
agree with the recommendations by uh by
staff. It's um as always, it's it's a
it's we're sorry to have to remove um a
property from the from the registry and
this one is to be um this one is to be
demolished. So,
um uh but as Council Thompson said, what
can you say? It's one of those one of
those times this is um this house no
longer is uh no longer serves it purpose
as a heritage as a heritage uh property.
So we have item item 6.1 before us moved
by Steven Betier.
Um that's staff report SRPBS.26.039
039
titled request to remove 94 Elgen Mills
Road West, city file D1207180
from the heritage register be received
and B that 94 Elgen Mills Road West be
removed from the rich city of Richmond
Hills heritage registry.
All those in favor just raise your hands
if you are
Timothy Chang. Thank you. Okay, that
passes unanimously. Thank you very much.
Um that's all the that's all on our
agenda today. It's bit of a record I
think for this this term uh this terms
here at Richmond Hill. The next item is
adjournment. But before we go there, if
I may, um Mr. Deputy Clerk, if you can
just confirm with me for our committee
that we do still have one uh scheduled
committee meeting in July and one coming
up in September.
Uh thank you. Uh through the chair to
the committee. Yes, there is a meeting
scheduled for Thursday, July 2nd, as
well as a meeting Thursday, September
3rd.
>> Okay, that's that's great. Thank you
very much. So, just in case we we don't
have that July meeting, I want to wish
everybody on this call um a wonderful
summer. Enjoy enjoy the uh the lovely
heat. Hopefully not too much torrential
rain, but have a wonderful summer. if I
don't see you in in July. And to council
Thompson, as always, thank you so much
for joining us. Um, so item number seven
is adjournment. Who would like to take
that? Anyone? Do I see a hand? Barbara,
thank you. Barbara Marwin. So moved. All
those in favor, just raise your hands if
it's a yes. It is. Thank you. That
passes unanimously. Thank you again to
staff everyone and to all members of
committee. Thank you very much everyone.
Have a see you later. Bye-bye.