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New Hospital Coming to East Gwillimbury

Southlake Hospital Expands Health Care Close to Home

On Monday, April 27, Southlake Health announced that East Gwillimbury (EG) would be the home of its new acute care hospital as part of Southlake Health’s future Distributed Health Network. This announcement was backed by a $10 million investment from the Province of Ontario. The hospital will be built in Queensville, west of Leslie Street and south of the future Bradford Bypass.

As one of the region’s fastest-growing communities, EG will...

May 1, 2026 Town Page

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May 5 - Committee of the Whole (CWC) at 10 a.m. and Council at 2 p.m. 
May 20 - CWC at 2 p.m. and Council at 6 p.m. 

Meetings are held in Council Chambers at the Civic Centre located at 19000 Leslie Street.
The agenda for these meetings will be available at noon on the Thursday before the meeting on our Agenda page. 

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East Gwillimbury Launches Parking Pilot to Provide Flexible Options for Residents

The Town of East Gwillimbury (EG) is launching a one-year Parking Pilot Program starting on May 1, 2026, to help address growing parking pressures in neighbourhoods and provide the community with new, flexible, safe and accessible parking options.

Over the past several years, the Town has seen an increase in parking complaints, higher by-law enforcement activity and a rise in overnight parking exemption requests. The pilot program will allow the Town to test new strategies and monitor the...

April 24, 2026 Town Page

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Committee of the Whole Council (CWC) - April 21 
CWC recommended that Council approve the designation of the Sharon Heritage Conservation District and adopt its accompanying Plan and Guidelines. This would be East Gwillimbury (EG)’s first Heritage Conservation District and would help guide future changes in the area. The plan...

Notice of Construction Along Highway 48

The MTO is resuming construction at the Highway 48 and Mount Albert Road intersection to improve road conditions and infrastructure. 

Highway 48 and Mount Albert Road Intersection:

Location:

• Highway 48 (400 m south to 500 m north of Mount Albert Road) 

• Mount Albert Road (100 m east and west of the intersection) 

Timeline: April 24 to July 17, 2026

Work includes: Road reconstruction, bridge rehabilitation, new drainage (catch basins), electrical upgrades, new traffic signals, and intersection paving 

Traffic impacts: