Markham

Community Feature 

360 Kids Night on the Streets: a lesson in appreciation

March 6, 2019March 14, 2019 Duncan Fletcher 154 Views 0 Comments 360 Kids, Markham

So, what’s it like to be a homeless youth in York? Good question. To most, the idea there are homeless,

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Community Feature 

Great orators of tomorrow compete at Lions contest

March 5, 2019March 8, 2019 Duncan Fletcher 143 Views 0 Comments Lions Club, Markham, Public speaking

If you wanted to know where the great orators of tomorrow are today, you wouldn’t have had to go further

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Community 

MSH seeks new community board members

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 Steve Pecar 117 Views 0 Comments Markham, Markham-Stouffville Hospital, Steve Pecar, Stouffville

The Markham Stouffville Hospital (MSH) is recruiting new community members for its board of directors. Beginning in June 2019, the

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Sports & Health 

Andre De Grasse balancing career and family life

September 12, 2018September 13, 2018 Perry Lefko 82 Views 0 Comments Andre De Grasse, Andre De Grasse Family Foundation, education, hamstring, Markham, Markham Sports Hall of Fame, Nia Ali, October, Olympics, rehab, sports, street, Tony Sharpe, Woodbine Ricoh Mile

By Perry Lefko Even though a hamstring injury has prevented him from competing since May, Andre De Grasse is not

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Arts & Entertainment 

Mega international film studio announced For Markham

September 11, 2018September 11, 2018 Ted Scaldwell 435 Views 0 Comments chris bratty, Dominic Sciullo, first city studio, Frank Scarpitti, Frank Sicoli, Hollywood, Markham, Quadrangle Architects, remington group, Seneca College, York University

Following declarations over the last half decade about companies choosing Markham over other municipalities, now comes what is arguably the

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Arts & Entertainment 

Unionville filmmaker mourns passing of Burt Reynolds

September 8, 2018September 9, 2018 Perry Lefko 87 Views 0 Comments BBC, Burt Reynolds, CBC, Defining Moments, Deliverance, director, film, Florida, Ireland, Jerry Lewis The Martini Shot, John Cleese, Love Actually, Markham, movie, producer, Quentin Tarantino, Smokey And The Bandit, Stephen Wallis, Unionville, writer

By Perry Lefko The death of actor Burt Reynolds has hit Unionville film maker Stephen Wallis particularly hard because he

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Community 

Markham revels in another difference from Toronto

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Ted Scaldwell 75 Views 0 Comments alice lam, cycling, Frank Scarpitti, Justin Trudeau, Markham, morgan jones, pothole, potholes

With so much talk about cannabis these days, Markham residents can be forgiven if they thought Mayor Frank Scarpitti recently

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Arts & Entertainment 

Unionville resident earns respect in motion picture industry for his versatility

May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 Perry Lefko 83 Views 0 Comments Barrie, Burt Reynolds, California, Canadian, films, France, ghosts, hockey, Huntsville, Ireland, Magic Door Films, Markham, Mickey Rooney, Stephen Wallis, Susan Ilott, Unionville, United Kingdom, writer

Unionville resident Stephen Wallis developed an interest in writing scripts at an early age. It just took him some 30

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Community 

Trey Rutherford selected second overall in 2018 CFL draft

May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 Perry Lefko 82 Views 0 Comments Canadian Football League, CFL, Markham, Montreal Alouettes, National Football, offensive line, Trey Rutherford, University of Connecticut

Markham’s Trey Rutherford was chosen second overall in the 2018 Canadian Football League (CFL) draft on May 3 by the

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Community 

Premier commits to York Region subway

May 3, 2018May 14, 2018 Steve Pecar 73 Views 0 Comments Kathleen Wynne, Markham, Richmond Hill, Steve Pecar, vaughan, Whitchurch-Stouffville, york region

They haven’t said how or when, but the provincial government has made a commitment to extend the Yonge St. subway

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