Bi-Annual Spring/Summer 2023 Newsletter
June 21, 2023— Councillor Keith Irish Spring/Summer 2023 Ward 1 Newsletter
Markham residents petition for snow windrow service
By Yoyo Yan - yorkregion.com May 10, 2023 Winter snowstorms are out of sight, but the aftermaths are not out of mind. First is the snow windrow problem. A snow windrow is the pile of snow left at the bottom of a driveway after a snow plow has cleared the road. Markham resident Brinda
West Thornhill Flood Remediation Phase 4B
A Virtual Community Information Meeting was held on March 20, 2023 by Keith and members of City of Markham Environmental Services Department staff on the next phase of flood control infrastructure work in Thornhill. The Phase 4B work will affect Kindale Way, Romfield Circuit, Stornoway Crescent, Baymark Road, Rothsay Road, Fleance Drive and Dunsinane
8190-8200 Bayview Avenue
The city is in receipt of applications from Malone Given Parsons Limited c/o 8180-8220 Bayview Limited Partnership to amend the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw to permit redevelopment of the properties known municipally as 8190 and 8200 Bayview Avenue. The applications facilitate the development of a 15-storey mixed use building consisting of 631 dwelling
Hariri Pontarini Delivers Dynamic Design for Bahá’í National Centre
Urban Toronto - https://urbantoronto.ca February 3, 2023 by Matias Bessai Being one of Toronto’s internationally acclaimed architecture firms, Hariri Pontarini Architects has experience when it comes to making headlines, and with the recent announcement of a striking new institutional project, the studio seems to have done it again. The firm has been commissioned by
Councillors to bring ‘vision’ to committees
Markham Review- https://markhamreview.com/ February 9, 2023 Three-and-a-half months after a third of Markham’s registered voters cast their ballots in the municipal election, Mayor Frank Scarpitti has appointed the leaders of Council’s General and Development Services Committees. “I am proud of the leadership and vision my colleagues will bring to these integral positions at the
8127 & 8149 Yonge Street
Update: A Statutory Public Meeting for this application was held March 28, 2023. The developer appealed their application to the Ontario Land Tribunal on April 28, 2023.The Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing for this application is scheduled for November 21 to 29, 2024.The appeal is on the basis of a non-decision of the Official Plan and
17-23 Morgan Avenue
Update: A Statutory Public Meeting on this application was held June 6, 2023. The developer appealed their application to the Ontario Land Tribunal on July 4, 2023. A 12-day OLT hearing is scheduled to begin September 3, 2024.The city is now in receipt of an application submitted by Curated North Inc. for Official Plan and
York Region Yonge North Subway Extension Update – January 12, 2023
Please see an update from the Region of York here: Yonge North Subway Extension Update - January 12, 2023
Bahá’í National Centre
Update: A meeting of the city’s Thornhill Sub-Committee was held January 24, 2024 and April 9, 2024 to receive an update on this application. A presentation by the applicant that included an update of their proposal as well as their Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications can be viewed here: https://pub-markham.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=83056 A Community