New deputy fire chief committed to ‘modernizing’ service
The city’s new deputy fire chief is credited with transforming Markham Fire and Emergency Services’ (MEFS) training division and is
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Community
Cannabis ‘candy’ seized from convenience store
York Regional Police are warning parents that a Markham convenience store was allegedly selling cannabis products packaged to look like
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York Region appoints new regional solicitor
A long-time member of York Region’s senior legal team has been appointed its new Regional Solicitor, a role that involves
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York moves to Red zone, Toronto stays locked down
The Ontario government is maintaining the shutdown, the Stay-at-Home order and all existing public health and workplace safety measures for an additional two
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Hospice launches program to help people feel less isolated
Isolation and loneliness are common for people who are experiencing serious illness, caring for a family member at home or experiencing the
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Parya community centre receives expansion funds
The Parya Trillium Foundation Community Centre in Markham can “keep doing work for the Iranian-Canadian community” thanks to new funding
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Councillor warns mixed-use downtown ‘in jeopardy’
The most recent version of the Markham Centre Secondary Plan (MCSP) – the city’s long-term vision for a vibrant, intensive,
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Durham among 27 regions to have restrictions eased
The Ontario government is transitioning twenty-seven public health regions out of the shutdown and into a revised and strengthened COVID-19 Response Framework:
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Increased restrictions for international travel
Canada has some of the strictest travel and border measures in the world, including a mandatory 14-day quarantine for everyone
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York Region asks province for return to red zone
York Region is asking the provincial government to allow it to move into the red zone – one notch below
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