YORK REGION – Built upon a prime stretch of the glacially-sculpted Oak Ridges Moraine – one of Ontario’s most well-known watersheds – the Oak Ridges neighbourhood is the northernmost in the City of Richmond Hill, and shares its Bloomington Road boundary with the municipality of Aurora. From its humble origins as an offshoot of the […]
York Region Rolls Out 2015-2019 Strategic Plan
YORK REGION – Written every four years in order to coincide with York Region council terms, York Region’s Strategic Plans are developed as a means of working towards the longer-term goals set out in Vision 2051 – a forward-looking road map that aims to tackle region-wide issues such as intensification, housing affordability, and environmental sustainability. […]
Province Greenlights York Region’s First University Campus
MARKHAM – Proposed jointly by Seneca College and York University in 2014, York Region’s first postsecondary campus is officially a go, having received official support from the provincial government’s Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. The City of Markham’s proposal to build the campus in Markham Centre – just steps from Downtown Markham and the […]
City of Markham Aims to Redouble Tree-Planting Efforts in 2015
Residents invited to take advantage of “Tree Talk” information clinics MARKHAM – Like many other Ontario municipalities affected by the emerald ash borer, the City of Markham spent much of 2013 and 2014 focusing on the removal (or, in some cases, treatment) of ash trees damaged by the invasive and inconspicuous species of beetle. For […]
Rain Fails to Dampen Spirits at 2015 North Markham Fun Fair
MARKHAM – Even with rainfall on the forecast, neighbourhood families came out in droves once again for the third annual Cachet & Cathedral Community Fun Fair. Held in its usual venue at the northwest corner of Major Mackenzie Drive and Woodbine Avenue, this year’s event featured several new attractions, including an EMS ambulance and a […]
Newly-Opened Bridge Connects Angus Glen Communities
MARKHAM – For the first time since residential construction began in the posh York Region golf community, the residents of Angus Glen East and Angus Glen West are finally connected by local road thanks to the completion of the Blackstock Bridge on April 17. The paved bridge connects two portions of Angus Glen Boulevard, which […]
Living Group Joins Habitat for Humanity In Awarding Keys to New Home
GEORGINA – March 31 marked a happy milestone for the Living Group of Companies, as Chairman Stephen Wong and President William Lau joined Habitat for Humanity GTA to help celebrate putting the “SOLD” sign on a very special home – one that Living Group helped build via raising funds as a corporate sponsor, and […]
Neighbourhood Profile: Thornhill East
MARKHAM – Along with its own vibrant history and distinct sense of community, the former milling village of Thornhill has an unusual quirk: it is split, right down its middle, between the two neighbouring municipalities of Markham and Vaughan. That has a lot to do with the fact that Thornhill’s history has relied heavily on the […]
York Region Community Guidelines Win Provincial Award
YORK REGION – With its population predicted to grow to 1.79 million by 2014, the Regional Municipality of York has been focused on developing sustainable, multi-use communities since well before the publication of its Official Regional Plan in 2010. Now, the York Region’s road map towards realizing that vision, entitled New Community Guidelines, has been […]
Remembrance Day 2014: A Look at Greater Toronto’s War Memorials
TORONTO – Derived from the Greek word meaning “empty tomb,” cenotaph refers to a tomb commemorating those who have fallen elsewhere. While the construction of cenotaphs dates back to the ancient era, these days the term is generally used to refer to a public war memorial. A cherished public amenity for any community, the cenotaph […]