Compost Giveaway 2022 Residents can register for two free bags of garden-friendly compost made from last year’s collected leaf and yard material. Compost comes in 14kg bags and is limited to two bags per household, while supplies last. When picking up your compost, please note that staff are unable to assist with loading the bags in your car. As each bag is 14kg, it is advised to bring help with you if that is too heavy. The City assumes no ... Read More
Transit connections are being transformed in the City of Markham—beginning Sunday, September 4, 2022, riders will be able to board YRT local and Viva buses at the new Cornell Bus Terminal—located northeast of Highway 7 and Ninth Line. To prepare for the terminal's opening, YRT is conducting driver training over the next few weeks. What you need to know about the new Cornell Bus Terminal: There are 11 bus bays, primarily servicing YRT and Viva bus routes and transit customers. ... Read More
As Councillor of Ward 5, I am as disappointed as the residents with the delay in reopening of the Cornell Community Centre Fitness Centre and the opening of the new large Community Park. COVID delays aside, there have been a number of challenges which have caused the extra delay. Staffing challenges at the Fitness Centre was unforeseen, after a number of recruitment and advertising campaigns, hiring qualified staff has been very difficult. Senior staff are making some changes to ... Read More
By-Law And Regulatory Services Markham's Municipal Law Enforcement Officers provide enforcement services for all the City's Regulatory and Licensing By-laws. Additionally, this division is also responsible for enforcement of parking infractions. By-Law Contact Information Follow Markham By-law on Twitter @MarkhamBylaw (Please note that this account is not monitored 24/7) For service requests, call 905.477.5530, e-mail contact@markham.ca or visit www.markham.ca You can view a PDF of the Summer 2022 newsletter here: By-Law and Regulatory Services Summer ... Read More
Councillor Andrew Keyes has been working closely with the Friends of Swan Lake Park (FOSLP) for over three years now, primarily on water quality issues but also on general park improvements that includes pathway upgrades, accessibility, parking, and shoreline restoration. On Saturday, June 18th, 2022 the public is invited to come out and visit Swan Lake Park. You'll have an opportunity to meet some of the FOSLP volunteers and some of your neighbours, and see some of the progress ... Read More
Fireworks, a class of low explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of fireworks are fun spectacular displays in the sky on special occasions. Many cultures celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, weddings with Fireworks. Victoria Day and Canada Day are the two events most municipalities across Canada celebrate without a special permit required. Like many municipalities, the City of Markham permits fireworks on the day proceeding Victoria Day and the Holiday Monday and the day preceeding Canada Day ... Read More
The Spring 2022 edition of the Ward 5 Markham printed newsletter was distributed to Ward 5 residents last week. If you haven't had a chance to read the paper copy you can view a PDF of the newsletter here. Ward 5 Spring 2022 Newsletter Outside PDF Ward 5 Spring 2022 Newsletter Inside PDF
There are so many talented people who call Ward 5 Markham their home. Katharine Harvey is one such resident. Katharine Harvey’s artistic practice ranges from painting to installation and public art on a monumental scale, where she explores memory and the sensation of ephemeral, fleeting moments. At the core of her work is a fascination with the unseen, the liminal space between reality, the mind’s eye, and imagination. A graduate of Queen's University (BFA) and the ... Read More
Wed., April 6, 2022 Newmarket The Era Coyotes and humans usually live in close proximity to one another in southern Ontario. While the animals generally avoid direct human contact, they occasionally wander into residential areas. "Coyotes are wary by nature and will avoid humans if possible," Ministry of Natural Resources spokesperson Jolanta Kowalski told YorkRegion.com via email in 2016. "However, a coyote that has been fed either directly or indirectly will lose their fear of humans and become habituated." ... Read More
More great and welcome news As most Ward 5 residents know, the Cornell Community Centre was used as a vaccination clinic. It was the largest mass vaccination clinic in York Region, operated by staff and physicians from Oak Valley Health (Markham Stouffville Hospital), community service groups and local family physicians from the Eastern York Region North Durham Ontario Health Team. For the past 13 months, the team administered over 270,000 vaccinations. This included first, second, third and fourth doses ... Read More