About Keith Irish

I have been proud to call our community home for over 35 years. It is the place I wanted to live after graduating from university. It’s here that I raised my twin sons, operated a business, and volunteered. For me, my community service as a volunteer, a Public School Trustee and now as the Ward 1 Councillor has always been based on a simple notion: great communities do not occur by accident, they require effort on the part of all of us to make them that way.

New Development Proposed – Royal Orchard and Yonge

SITE SPECIFIC APPLICATION TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING BY-LAW SUBMITTED BY GREENCAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP C/O GATZIOS PLANNING AND CONSULTANTS INC: In late fall 2019, the City of Markham received applications to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law (PLAN 19 137814) to permit a multi-building, mixed use high rise development at the northeast

Ward 1 Talk- An Introduction to the Langstaff Gateway

December 20, 2019 — “Ward 1 Talk” is an opportunity for me to talk about issues important to the residents of Markham’s Ward 1 - Thornhill while promoting local businesses and places of interest. Watch the full interview on YouTube and connect with @ward1talk on Instagram. In this edition, Keith speaks with Regional Councillor and Chair

Yonge North could run above ground? — September 2019

Keith discusses the revelation of a provincial panel that has been tasked with reviewing the Yonge and Scarborough subway extensions as first reported by the Toronto Star, and the panel’s potential impact on the Yonge Street North extension in the September issue of the Thornhill Post. Read more.

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