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Together our Voice is Stronger
We are an incorporated, not for profit association of residents, based 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 Next Meeting 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 May 5th from 7 to 9 pm at the Unionville Presbyterian Church, 600 Village Parkway, Unionville. We are delighted to be hosting Mayor Frank Scarpitti, who will be responding to URA Board prepared questions, and taking questions from the audience, time permitting.
Latest UPDATES
- March 17th Members Meeting Presentation re Markville Mall, other Ward 3 developments & Main Street Unionville update.
- Jan 13th Members Meeting Minutes. Keynote speaker, Franz Hartmann, Director, The Alliance for a Liveable Ontario, on affordable housing.
- 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.
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