- Markham Town Council
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The Markham Town Council is the governing body of Markham, Ontario, Canada. It is composed of the Mayor, eight Councillors who each represent one of the town's eight Wards, and four Regional Councillors who, along with the Mayor, are elected by the community to represent the Town of Markham at meetings of York Region Council.
Council meets at the chambers at the Markham Civic Centre at the corner of Warden Avenue and Highway 7.
Contents
2006-2010
The mayor, town councillors and regional councillors were elected by the residents of Markham every 3 years until 2006. Due to provincial legislation, the election period has been extended to 4 years, so the next elections will be in 2010.
Councillor Ward Notes Frank Scarpitti Mayor; chair and CEO Valerie Burke Ward 1 (Thornhill) Erin Shapero Ward 2 (Thornlea) Don Hamilton Ward 3 (Unionville, Downtown Markham) Carolina Moretti Ward 4 (Dickson Hill, Mount Joy, Wismer Commons) John Webster Ward 5 (Cornell, Mount Joy, Berczy Village, Vinegar Hill, Quantztown, Greensborough) Dan Horchik Ward 6 (Buttonville, Brown's Corner, Cachet, Victoria Square, Cashel, Angus Glen, Cathedraltown) Logan Kanapathi Ward 7 (Box Grove, Armadale, Legacy) Alex Chiu Ward 8 (Milliken Mills) former Ward 7 councillor Regional Councillors
Regional councillor represent the town at York Regional Council. By default the Mayor is also a member of Regional Council as well.
Councillor Ward Notes Jack Heath Markham Deputy Mayor Jim Jones Markham former Progressive Conservative MP for Markham; former Regional Councillor Joseph Virgilio Markham Appointed in September 2009 after the death of Tony Wong.;[1] former Ward 3 town councillor Gordon Landon Markham Conservative candidates for the federal riding of Markham in next federal elections 2010-2014
The council elected in the 2010 municipal election will take office on December 1, 2010.
Councillor Ward Notes Frank Scarpitti Mayor; chair and CEO Valerie Burke Ward 1 (Thornhill) Howard Shore Ward 2 (Thornlea) Don Hamilton Ward 3 (Unionville, Downtown Markham) Carolina Moretti Ward 4 (Dickson Hill, Mount Joy, Wismer Commons) Colin Campbell Ward 5 (Cornell, Mount Joy, Berczy Village, Vinegar Hill, Quantztown, Greensborough) Alan Ho Ward 6 (Buttonville, Brown's Corner, Cachet, Victoria Square, Cashel, Angus Glen, Cathedraltown) Logan Kanapathi Ward 7 (Box Grove, Armadale, Legacy) Alex Chiu Ward 8 (Milliken Mills) former Ward 7 councillor Regional Councillors
Regional councillor represent the town at York Regional Council. By default the Mayor is also a member of Regional Council as well.
Councillor Ward Notes Jack Heath Markham Deputy Mayor Jim Jones Markham former Progressive Conservative MP for Markham; former Regional Councillor Gordon Landon Markham Conservative candidates for the federal riding of Markham in next federal elections Joe Li Markham Committees
Committees are created and chair and represented by town councillors to deal with issues and by-laws that impact the town. The chair and vice-chairs are elected selected by the mayor.
STANDING COMMITTEES- Development Services Committee
- General Committee
- Committee of the Whole
ADVISORY COMMITTEES
- Committee of Adjustment
- Heritage Markham Committee
References
Topics on Markham, OntarioMain topicsFounder • Government • History • Mayor • Previous Mayors • York Region (portal) • Markham municipal election, 2010 • Markham Ward 3 By-election, 2009 • Markham municipal election, 2006
TransportationCommunitiesAngus Glen • Armadale • Berczy Village • Box Grove • Buttonville • Cachet • Cashel • Cedar Grove • Cornell • Dickson Hill • Downtown Markham • Gormley • Greensborough • Legacy • Locust Hill • Old Markham Village • Markham Centre • Milliken • Mongolia • Quantztown • Unionville • Thornhill • Underwood • Vinegar Hill • Wismer Common
Education / SchoolsElementary: All Saints • Armadale • Ashton Meadows • Boxwood Public School • Castlemore • Central Park • Boxwood • San Lorenzo Ruiz • William Berczy
Secondary: Brother André • McGivney • Markham District • Markville • Middlefield • Milliken Mills • St. Augustine • St. Robert • Thornhill • Thornlea • Trudeau • Unionville
Post Secondary: Seneca College: Buttonville Airport Campus, Markham CampusAthletics, Recreation, and ShoppingAthletics: Markham Waxers • Sports
Recreation: Angus Glen Golf Club • Cedar Brae Golf & Country Club • Parks
Shopping: Markville Mall • Pacific Mall • Market VillageAttractionsMedia, and ServicesNotable PeopleBill Crothers • Brad May • Sean Morley • Ken Pereira • Tammy Sutton-Brown • Steve Thomas • Raffi Torres • Stephen Weiss • Steve Byers • Emmanuelle Chriqui • Hayden Christensen • Talan Torriero • Justin Peroff
Sister CitiesCary, North Carolina • Nördlingen, Germany • Pearland, Texas • Wuhan, China
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Categories:- Politics of Markham, Ontario
- Municipal councils in Ontario
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