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Markham, 2023

Archive of hometown notes from Markham: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2023

Basement air context for Markham

How Markham sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Markham follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Markham in national context first.

Markham Museum keeps Markham lively · December 2023

Markham Museum is a reason people stay fond of Markham.

December 2023 in Markham: Markham Museum. Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the Museum are the calendar markers locals already recognize.

York Region council coverage keeps Markham rental housing and short-term rental votes in the same local politics stream as neighbouring cities.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

City Score neighbours for Markham

How Markham compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Markham's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Markham: Markham's summer calendar has a new centre of gravity: Markham

Markham's summer calendar has a new centre of gravity: Markham Centre, where the City is planting the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy for a

Markham Centre still orients Markham. The civic core the City is using for Indy launch events and race weekend. For a few August days it becomes the place name on posters, volunteer shifts, and ticket contests.

Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put Main Street Unionville on the culture map, not only Markham Centre.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2023

November 2023: property tax in Markham

Published residential mill-rate context for Markham.

Residential mill rates for Markham appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Markham beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Markham Museum, Markham · November 2023

Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the

Walk or drive through Markham long enough and Markham Museum comes up. Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the Museum are the calendar markers locals already recognize.

Culture has its own map. The Varley Art Gallery of Markham sits on Main Street Unionville and hosts gatherings such as One Love Festival. Markham Museum on Markham Road keeps the outdoor heritage campus busy with Night at the Museum evenings and AppleFest. Flato Markham Theatre and Heintzman House round out the City arts roster, while Aaniin Community Centre puts fitness nights on the East Piazza and library programming under the same Aaniin name. Markham Public Library stays in the newsroom when leadership changes, which is how municipal institutions signal they matter.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Varley Art Gallery of Markham, Markham · November 2023

Municipal gallery on Main Street Unionville with exhibitions and community festivals. It keeps Unionville in the arts conversation even

Varley Art Gallery of Markham still orients Markham. Municipal gallery on Main Street Unionville with exhibitions and community festivals. It keeps Unionville in the arts conversation even when Markham Centre owns the motorsport headlines.

Markham Museum describes itself as an outdoor site with historic buildings on parkland at 9350 Markham Road.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Markham: Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put · November 2023

Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put Main Street Unionville on the culture map, not only Markham Centre.

November 2023 in Markham: Markham Centre. The civic core the City is using for Indy launch events and race weekend. For a few August days it becomes the place name on posters, volunteer shifts, and ticket contests.

Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put Main Street Unionville on the culture map, not only Markham Centre.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023

October 2023: building permits in Markham

Where Markham sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.

Construction intent in Markham shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Markham permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

A named place in Markham

Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the

Markham Museum still orients Markham. Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the Museum are the calendar markers locals already recognize.

York Region council coverage keeps Markham rental housing and short-term rental votes in the same local politics stream as neighbouring cities.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Why Varley Art Gallery of Markham still draws people in Markham

Varley Art Gallery of Markham is a reason people stay fond of Markham.

October 2023 in Markham: Varley Art Gallery of Markham. Municipal gallery on Main Street Unionville with exhibitions and community festivals. It keeps Unionville in the arts conversation even when Markham Centre owns the motorsport headlines.

Markham Museum describes itself as an outdoor site with historic buildings on parkland at 9350 Markham Road.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

What stands out in Markham

Culture has its own map. The Varley Art Gallery of Markham sits on Main Street Unionville and hosts gatherings such as One Love Festival.

Walk or drive through Markham long enough and Markham Centre comes up. The civic core the City is using for Indy launch events and race weekend. For a few August days it becomes the place name on posters, volunteer shifts, and ticket contests.

Culture has its own map. The Varley Art Gallery of Markham sits on Main Street Unionville and hosts gatherings such as One Love Festival. Markham Museum on Markham Road keeps the outdoor heritage campus busy with Night at the Museum evenings and AppleFest. Flato Markham Theatre and Heintzman House round out the City arts roster, while Aaniin Community Centre puts fitness nights on the East Piazza and library programming under the same Aaniin name. Markham Public Library stays in the newsroom when leadership changes, which is how municipal institutions signal they matter.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023: property tax in Markham

Published residential mill-rate context for Markham.

Residential mill rates for Markham appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Markham beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

September 2023

Worth knowing in Markham: York Region council coverage keeps Markham rental housing and

Council stories on the Markham desk lean hard into housing: rental incentives, short-term rental votes, and development committee streams

September 2023 in Markham: Markham Museum. Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the Museum are the calendar markers locals already recognize.

York Region council coverage keeps Markham rental housing and short-term rental votes in the same local politics stream as neighbouring cities.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Markham water: York Region states Markham, Vaughan, and Richmond Hill

Markham draws municipal drinking water from Lake Ontario, treated at City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply.

Ask where Markham drinking water begins and the answer is Lake Ontario, then City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Markham receives Lake Ontario water pre-treated by Toronto and Peel under long-term supply contracts. York Region owns the York Drinking Water System transmission, storage, and pumping that feeds Markham’s local distribution system.

See the Markham water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Landmark: Markham Centre

The civic core the City is using for Indy launch events and race weekend. For a few August days it becomes the place name on posters,

Markham Centre still orients Markham. The civic core the City is using for Indy launch events and race weekend. For a few August days it becomes the place name on posters, volunteer shifts, and ticket contests.

Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put Main Street Unionville on the culture map, not only Markham Centre.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Markham on the hazard board

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Markham.

Markham appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

August 2023

A lesser-known corner of Markham

Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the

Walk or drive through Markham long enough and Markham Museum comes up. Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the Museum are the calendar markers locals already recognize.

Culture has its own map. The Varley Art Gallery of Markham sits on Main Street Unionville and hosts gatherings such as One Love Festival. Markham Museum on Markham Road keeps the outdoor heritage campus busy with Night at the Museum evenings and AppleFest. Flato Markham Theatre and Heintzman House round out the City arts roster, while Aaniin Community Centre puts fitness nights on the East Piazza and library programming under the same Aaniin name. Markham Public Library stays in the newsroom when leadership changes, which is how municipal institutions signal they matter.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Markham broadband availability

Advertised broadband availability for Markham.

Broadband rows for Markham come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Markham internet page.

Markham: Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put · August 2023

Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put Main Street Unionville on the culture map, not only Markham Centre.

August 2023 in Markham: Markham Centre. The civic core the City is using for Indy launch events and race weekend. For a few August days it becomes the place name on posters, volunteer shifts, and ticket contests.

Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put Main Street Unionville on the culture map, not only Markham Centre.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Markham on the radon map

How Markham sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Markham follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Markham in national context first.

July 2023

A bright spot in Markham

Markham Museum is a reason people stay fond of Markham.

Markham Museum still orients Markham. Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the Museum are the calendar markers locals already recognize.

York Region council coverage keeps Markham rental housing and short-term rental votes in the same local politics stream as neighbouring cities.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

How Markham compares nearby

How Markham compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Markham's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Markham: Culture has its own map. The Varley Art Gallery of Markham

Culture has its own map. The Varley Art Gallery of Markham sits on Main Street Unionville and hosts gatherings such as One Love Festival.

Walk or drive through Markham long enough and Markham Centre comes up. The civic core the City is using for Indy launch events and race weekend. For a few August days it becomes the place name on posters, volunteer shifts, and ticket contests.

Culture has its own map. The Varley Art Gallery of Markham sits on Main Street Unionville and hosts gatherings such as One Love Festival. Markham Museum on Markham Road keeps the outdoor heritage campus busy with Night at the Museum evenings and AppleFest. Flato Markham Theatre and Heintzman House round out the City arts roster, while Aaniin Community Centre puts fitness nights on the East Piazza and library programming under the same Aaniin name. Markham Public Library stays in the newsroom when leadership changes, which is how municipal institutions signal they matter.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2023: property tax in Markham

Published residential mill-rate context for Markham.

Residential mill rates for Markham appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Markham beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Markham: York Region council coverage keeps Markham rental housing and

Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the

July 2023 in Markham: Markham Museum. Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the Museum are the calendar markers locals already recognize.

York Region council coverage keeps Markham rental housing and short-term rental votes in the same local politics stream as neighbouring cities.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023

Landmark: Varley Art Gallery of Markham

Municipal gallery on Main Street Unionville with exhibitions and community festivals. It keeps Unionville in the arts conversation even

Walk or drive through Markham long enough and Varley Art Gallery of Markham comes up. Municipal gallery on Main Street Unionville with exhibitions and community festivals. It keeps Unionville in the arts conversation even when Markham Centre owns the motorsport headlines.

Culture has its own map. The Varley Art Gallery of Markham sits on Main Street Unionville and hosts gatherings such as One Love Festival. Markham Museum on Markham Road keeps the outdoor heritage campus busy with Night at the Museum evenings and AppleFest. Flato Markham Theatre and Heintzman House round out the City arts roster, while Aaniin Community Centre puts fitness nights on the East Piazza and library programming under the same Aaniin name. Markham Public Library stays in the newsroom when leadership changes, which is how municipal institutions signal they matter.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

What still surprises about Markham

Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put Main Street Unionville on the culture map, not only Markham Centre.

Markham Centre still orients Markham. The civic core the City is using for Indy launch events and race weekend. For a few August days it becomes the place name on posters, volunteer shifts, and ticket contests.

Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put Main Street Unionville on the culture map, not only Markham Centre.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023: building permits in Markham

Where Markham sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.

Construction intent in Markham shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Markham permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Landmark: Markham Museum

Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the

Walk or drive through Markham long enough and Markham Museum comes up. Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the Museum are the calendar markers locals already recognize.

Culture has its own map. The Varley Art Gallery of Markham sits on Main Street Unionville and hosts gatherings such as One Love Festival. Markham Museum on Markham Road keeps the outdoor heritage campus busy with Night at the Museum evenings and AppleFest. Flato Markham Theatre and Heintzman House round out the City arts roster, while Aaniin Community Centre puts fitness nights on the East Piazza and library programming under the same Aaniin name. Markham Public Library stays in the newsroom when leadership changes, which is how municipal institutions signal they matter.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023

Varley Art Gallery of Markham keeps Markham lively

Varley Art Gallery of Markham is a reason people stay fond of Markham.

Varley Art Gallery of Markham still orients Markham. Municipal gallery on Main Street Unionville with exhibitions and community festivals. It keeps Unionville in the arts conversation even when Markham Centre owns the motorsport headlines.

Markham Museum describes itself as an outdoor site with historic buildings on parkland at 9350 Markham Road.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Markham: Council stories on the Markham desk lean hard into housing:

Council stories on the Markham desk lean hard into housing: rental incentives, short-term rental votes, and development committee streams

May 2023 in Markham: Markham Centre. The civic core the City is using for Indy launch events and race weekend. For a few August days it becomes the place name on posters, volunteer shifts, and ticket contests.

Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put Main Street Unionville on the culture map, not only Markham Centre.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023: property tax in Markham

Published residential mill-rate context for Markham.

Residential mill rates for Markham appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Markham beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Markham Museum in Markham

Markham's summer calendar has a new centre of gravity: Markham Centre, where the City is planting the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy for a

Markham Museum still orients Markham. Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the Museum are the calendar markers locals already recognize.

York Region council coverage keeps Markham rental housing and short-term rental votes in the same local politics stream as neighbouring cities.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Markham water via City of Toronto and Region of Peel

Markham draws municipal drinking water from Lake Ontario, treated at City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply.

May 2023 is a good week to revisit Markham's source: Lake Ontario. Treatment at City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply sits between the intake and the tap.

Markham receives Lake Ontario water pre-treated by Toronto and Peel under long-term supply contracts. York Region owns the York Drinking Water System transmission, storage, and pumping that feeds Markham’s local distribution system.

See the Markham water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

April 2023

Markham Centre, Markham

The civic core the City is using for Indy launch events and race weekend. For a few August days it becomes the place name on posters,

Walk or drive through Markham long enough and Markham Centre comes up. The civic core the City is using for Indy launch events and race weekend. For a few August days it becomes the place name on posters, volunteer shifts, and ticket contests.

Culture has its own map. The Varley Art Gallery of Markham sits on Main Street Unionville and hosts gatherings such as One Love Festival. Markham Museum on Markham Road keeps the outdoor heritage campus busy with Night at the Museum evenings and AppleFest. Flato Markham Theatre and Heintzman House round out the City arts roster, while Aaniin Community Centre puts fitness nights on the East Piazza and library programming under the same Aaniin name. Markham Public Library stays in the newsroom when leadership changes, which is how municipal institutions signal they matter.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Markham

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Markham.

Markham appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Still finding Markham Museum

Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the

April 2023 in Markham: Markham Museum. Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the Museum are the calendar markers locals already recognize.

York Region council coverage keeps Markham rental housing and short-term rental votes in the same local politics stream as neighbouring cities.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Markham

Advertised broadband availability for Markham.

Broadband rows for Markham come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Markham internet page.

March 2023

Markham Centre still surprises

Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put Main Street Unionville on the culture map, not only Markham Centre.

Markham Centre still orients Markham. The civic core the City is using for Indy launch events and race weekend. For a few August days it becomes the place name on posters, volunteer shifts, and ticket contests.

Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put Main Street Unionville on the culture map, not only Markham Centre.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Markham

How Markham sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Markham follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Markham in national context first.

Why Markham Museum still draws people in Markham

Markham Museum is a reason people stay fond of Markham.

Walk or drive through Markham long enough and Markham Museum comes up. Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the Museum are the calendar markers locals already recognize.

Culture has its own map. The Varley Art Gallery of Markham sits on Main Street Unionville and hosts gatherings such as One Love Festival. Markham Museum on Markham Road keeps the outdoor heritage campus busy with Night at the Museum evenings and AppleFest. Flato Markham Theatre and Heintzman House round out the City arts roster, while Aaniin Community Centre puts fitness nights on the East Piazza and library programming under the same Aaniin name. Markham Public Library stays in the newsroom when leadership changes, which is how municipal institutions signal they matter.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Markham beside its neighbours

How Markham compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Markham's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

February 2023

Worth knowing in Markham: Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put

Council stories on the Markham desk lean hard into housing: rental incentives, short-term rental votes, and development committee streams

February 2023 in Markham: Markham Centre. The civic core the City is using for Indy launch events and race weekend. For a few August days it becomes the place name on posters, volunteer shifts, and ticket contests.

Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put Main Street Unionville on the culture map, not only Markham Centre.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2023: property tax in Markham

Published residential mill-rate context for Markham.

Residential mill rates for Markham appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Markham beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Markham Museum, Markham

Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the

Markham Museum still orients Markham. Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the Museum are the calendar markers locals already recognize.

York Region council coverage keeps Markham rental housing and short-term rental votes in the same local politics stream as neighbouring cities.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Varley Art Gallery of Markham, Markham

Municipal gallery on Main Street Unionville with exhibitions and community festivals. It keeps Unionville in the arts conversation even

February 2023 in Markham: Varley Art Gallery of Markham. Municipal gallery on Main Street Unionville with exhibitions and community festivals. It keeps Unionville in the arts conversation even when Markham Centre owns the motorsport headlines.

Markham Museum describes itself as an outdoor site with historic buildings on parkland at 9350 Markham Road.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023

Markham: Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put

Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put Main Street Unionville on the culture map, not only Markham Centre.

Walk or drive through Markham long enough and Markham Centre comes up. The civic core the City is using for Indy launch events and race weekend. For a few August days it becomes the place name on posters, volunteer shifts, and ticket contests.

Culture has its own map. The Varley Art Gallery of Markham sits on Main Street Unionville and hosts gatherings such as One Love Festival. Markham Museum on Markham Road keeps the outdoor heritage campus busy with Night at the Museum evenings and AppleFest. Flato Markham Theatre and Heintzman House round out the City arts roster, while Aaniin Community Centre puts fitness nights on the East Piazza and library programming under the same Aaniin name. Markham Public Library stays in the newsroom when leadership changes, which is how municipal institutions signal they matter.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023: building permits in Markham

Where Markham sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.

Building-permit value for Markham comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Markham permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Markham Museum keeps Markham lively

Markham Museum is a reason people stay fond of Markham.

January 2023 in Markham: Markham Museum. Outdoor heritage museum on Markham Road with historic buildings, seasonal festivals, and evening programs. AppleFest and Night at the Museum are the calendar markers locals already recognize.

York Region council coverage keeps Markham rental housing and short-term rental votes in the same local politics stream as neighbouring cities.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Markham and Lake Ontario

Markham draws municipal drinking water from Lake Ontario, treated at City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply.

Ask where Markham drinking water begins and the answer is Lake Ontario, then City of Toronto and Region of Peel treatment plants (wholesale) , York Region supply. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Markham receives Lake Ontario water pre-treated by Toronto and Peel under long-term supply contracts. York Region owns the York Drinking Water System transmission, storage, and pumping that feeds Markham’s local distribution system.

See the Markham water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Markham Centre in Markham

Markham's summer calendar has a new centre of gravity: Markham Centre, where the City is planting the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy for a

Markham Centre still orients Markham. The civic core the City is using for Indy launch events and race weekend. For a few August days it becomes the place name on posters, volunteer shifts, and ticket contests.

Varley Art Gallery programming and One Love Festival listings put Main Street Unionville on the culture map, not only Markham Centre.

More on Markham: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.