This data shows the regional boundary which indicates the jurisdiction between York Region and neighbouring regions. The municipal boundaries define the limits of the Region's nine area municipalities: Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Markham, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Whitchurch-Stouffville and Vaughan. In 2007 an extensive investigation and clean-up of the municipal boundary locations was completed which included: snapping the boundaries to the road centrelines (which were spatially adjusted to the orthophotography in 2005); recalculating the boundary along Highway 404 to follow the 150 feet west of the centre line of the highway as outlined in the 1970 Regional Municipality of York Act; spatially adjusting the boundary along the Holland River to coincide with the centre of the river as illustrated in the 2005 orthophotography; spatially adjusting the boundary along Lake Simcoe according to the recent corrections completed by the Lake Simcoe Regional Conservation Authority according to the 2002 orthophotography; and several areas often questioned by users of the municipal boundary data were clarified in cooperation with the local municipalities.

This data shows the Community Planning and Development Service team contacts by regional/municipal boundaries which indicates the jurisdiction between York Region and neighbouring regions. The municipal boundaries define the limits of the Region's nine area municipalities: Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Markham, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Whitchurch-Stouffville and Vaughan. The teams boundaries define the perimeter of the 3 Community Planning and Development Services teams of the region: North, East, and West.The York Region Development Application Status and Teams Dashboard is also available and uses this data source.For more information on York Region’s role in the development planning review process, please visit https://www.york.ca/business/land-development/development-planning-review

Contains data on the location of bike paths in York Region as well as details about the path such as, surface type, facility class (i.e. shared road, bike lane, etc...) and the path length. The data is a line network representing existing bike facilities within York Region. Bike facility types identified are: bike lane, cycle track, off-road multi use trail, paved shoulder, shared pathway (in-boulevard), shared roadway (signed route), shared roadway (unsigned route), and connections.Update Frequency: AnnuallyDate Created: 19/11/2018Date Modified: 04/06/2020Metadata Date: 04/06/2020Citation Contacts: Town of East Gwillimbury, Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Town of Aurora, Town of Richmond Hill, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, TRCA, Town of Georgina, Town of Newmarket, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, LSRCA, City of Vaughan, City of Markham, Township of KingAttribute DefinitionsOBJECTID_1: Internal feature number.BIKE_FACILITY_ID: ACTUAL_LENGTH: The complete length of the bike facility system. This is not the length field that is generate by ArcGIS.CONSTRUCTION_START: The date that construction is to start in buliding the bike facility system.COMMENTS: Comments in reference to the bike facility system.SOURCE: The organization that provided the GIS data.SOURCETYPE: The method of verification utilized by the source organization in confirming the bike facility class, status, etc.OWNER: The organization that owns and maintains the bike facility.CREDATE: Feature create dateCREBY: Feature created bySHARED_USE: MODDATE: Geometry modification dateMODBY: Attribute modified byMODTYPE: The type of modification made on the feature, ie attribute or geometry or both.MTN_BIKE: Bike facilities that allow for mountain biking.ON_ROAD: Bike facilities that are on road.BIKE_FACILITY_NAME: The name of the bike facility system.BIKE_FACILITY_SYSTEM: The name of the bike facility system. For example, if this is part of a larger trail system, such as the Bruce Trail.BIKE_FACILITY_SEGMENT: The name of the segment of the bike facility.SURFACE: The material of the surface of the bike facility system.BIKE_FACILITY_CLASS: The classification of the bike facility system.BIKE_FACILITY_STATUS: The status of the bike facility.CYCLING: Bike facilities that allow cycling.PEDESTRIAN_ONLY: Trails that are for pedestrians only.SHAPE.STLength(): Alternative Title: SDW.SDW.socBikePath

Indicates the jurisdiction between York Region and neighbouring regions. The municipal boundaries define the limits of the Region's nine area municipalities: Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Markham, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Whitchurch-Stouffville and Vaughan, as well as 'Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation.' Reassessment of the Regional Municipality of York Act statutes took place in 1970.

The WRS system includes:Four Key Hydrologic Features (KHFs):Lakes are bodies of water, such as Lake Ontarion or inland lakes, like Bond Lake in Richmond Hill.Wetlands are areas that are covered by shallow water seasonally or permanently. The four major types of wetlands in Ontario include marshes, swamps, bogs, and fens. By retaining water and releasing it slowly, wetlands provide many benefits to people and nature, such as helping to improve water quality and reducing flooding. Given their transient characteristics between land and water, they are considered components of both NHS and WRS.Permanent streams, or perennial streams, flow year-round because of groundwater flow. Intermittent streams are small streams that may dry up at certain times of the year, such as during the summer.Seepage areas and springs are areas where cold, clean groundwater is bubbling up to the surface, as groundwater discharge. This water is usually high quality and important for certain fish communities.Four Key Hydrologic Areas (KHAs):Water that seeps into the ground can provide an important source of water (groundwater discharge) to aquifers, streams, and wetlands, and is known as groundwater recharge. Where rates of recharge are relatively high and are connected to drinking water sources, these areas are called Significant Groundwater Recharge Areas (SGRAs).Where recharge areas are important to maintaining ecosystem functions of streams and wetlands, these areas are called Ecologically