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Together our Voice is Stronger
We are a not for profit association of residents living in the community of Unionville in Markham, Ontario. Our vision is to improve our community through public education, engagement and representation. We usually meet the first Monday of every month (see Upcoming Meetings and Events below). We produce an occasional newsletter, and send regular emails, (see Newsletters page). For more details please visit the About Us page.
some issues we’re working on
- Managing Growth. Official Plan update. Loss of Markham farmlands. Environmental impacts.
- Development proposals, eg CF Markville, Hilton Suites, “No Frills” plaza.
- Markham Centre and Markville area Secondary Plans.
- Unionville Main Street Restoration.
- York University community impact.
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NEXT MEETING
Our next meeting takes place on Monday January 13th at 7pm. It will be a virtual meeting via Zoom link which will be sent out prior to the meeting. Our guest speaker will be Franz Hartmann, Director, The Alliance for a Liveable Ontario, on the subject of Five Ways To Make Homes Affordable In Ontario.
Latest UPDATES
- URA-AGM Dec 02-2024. President’s, Treasurer’s and Membership reports. Election of 2024/25 Board Members.
- URA Members Meeting Dec 2nd. Rosanna Petricca – Vice President, Development at the Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation.
- URA Members Meeting Nov 04. School Capacity Planning in Markham, Dawn Adams, and Reena Mistry, YRDSB.
- URA Letter Re Markham Centre Secondary Plan Dec 5th 2024. Letter to City Mayor & Staff expressing concerns with the very slow pace of plan finalization, which remains in draft form after 6 years of study.
- URA Letter re School Funding Dec 2024. Sent to the ADM (Didem Proulx) Ontario Government in support of badly needed capital funding for Markham schools.
- COUNCIL-STAFF RELATIONS POLICY Written deputation to General Committee Tuesday December 3rd 2024 expressing concerns over the policy, especially the impact on Councilors to adequately represent their constituents.
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Hilton Hotel Development. A settlement between the developer and the City has been reached. There was no reduction in residential unit count (approximately 3049 units in 5 towers ranging from 42-55 storeys). There continues to be misalignment between this proposal and the draft Markham Centre Secondary Plan. Please see our Nov 23rd 2024 Email for more details.
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School Planning Nov 4th. Guests, Dawn Adams and Reena Mistry of YRDSB, provided an overview of the school planning process. Click above link to read their presentation.
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Multiple Resident Associations joint letter to the City re concerns with Markville Secondary Plan. October 2024. Concerns re density, traffic, schools, parkland, community facilities etc.
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