By Oliver Moore - The Globe and Mail March 18, 2021 Ontario is scaling back its plan for an extension of Toronto’s subway system into Richmond Hill, reducing the number of stations and putting less of it underground in a bid to rein in soaring cost projections, according to a pair of transit planning reports
By Heidi Riedner- Markham Economist & Sun March 18, 2021 The latest developments on the $5.6-billion Yonge North Subway Extension don’t exactly line up with the overall vision put forward by York Region officials and may garner pushback from some Thornhill residents. In an effort to contain costs of the subway, the Ontario government is
By David Olsen- for TRNTO March 2, 2021 A shopping centre in Thornhill may soon be home to several residential rental towers and a new park as part of a redevelopment that a local councillor has called inevitable. An official plan and zoning bylaw amendment application have been submitted to the City of Markham by
June 7, 2019 — Councillor Keith Irish — Bi-Annual Spring/Summer Newsletter 2019
By Heidi Riedner - Markham Economist & Sun February 18, 2021 Controversial minister’s zoning orders (MZOs) continue to pile up for a proposed massive housing development on the border between Markham and Stouffville, much to the dismay and outrage of concerned residents. Since 2018, the province has issued more than 35 orders, which give the
Keith discusses the York University Markham Centre Campus, the first public university campus in York Region in the February issue of Neighbours of Olde Thornhill Village magazine.
By David Olsen- for TRNTO January 6, 2021 A proposed development featuring a 59-storey tower has been deemed outrageous by a Markham councillor as a neighbourhood readies itself for the possible extension of the Yonge subway line. Greencapital is seeking to rezone an approximately 1.5-hectare site at 10 Royal Orchard Blvd., just off Yonge Street,
Keith pens a tribute to the Heintzman House Auxiliary in the January issue of Neighbours of Olde Thornhill Village magazine.
Keith looks toward better days in the December issue of Neighbours of Olde Thornhill Village magazine.
By Heidi Riedner- Markham Economist & Sun November 16, 2020 Tower heights soaring to 59 storeys and increased traffic volume from nearly 2,000 vehicles are among a long list of red flags raised over a proposed highrise development slated for Royal Orchard Boulevard in Thornhill. Greencapital Limited Partnership is seeking to rezone a roughly four-acre
