Markham's Greenprint

06/10/2013

Markham's General Committee endorsed the Markham Food Charter today.

06/07/2013

The City of Markham's Sustainability Coordinator posting closes today at midnight!

Applications are now being accepted for a Sustainability Coordinator with the Sustainability Department in the Office of the CAO.  Please apply online at www.markham.ca.  This posting will expire on Friday June 7, 2013.   Job Summary: Reporting to the Senior Manager of Sustainabil

05/21/2013

Market Research Resources workshop tomorrow night - Finding competitive market intelligence information is critical for planning any new business, or for expanding an existing business. With so much information available, from multiple sources, business owners need to use their time most efficiently to access the key resources that really impact their bottom line.

More info at: http://www.markham.ca/wps/poc/wcm/path:markhamconstituentcontent/06smallbusinesscentre/sa-workshopsandseminars/sa-eventlisting/20130522_accessnocostbusplan

05/09/2013

Looking for a space to garden in the City? Contact [email protected] to find out how to lease a plot.

05/06/2013

On Twitter? Love Markham? Tweet a 140 character letter to your city to the
http://spacing.ca/national/2013/04/26/dear-city-write-a-public-love-letter-to-your-canadian-city/

Dear City — write a public love letter to your Canadian cityApril 26, 2013 | By SpacingDo you love your city? Or perhaps your feelings are more complex? If you can fit it in 140 characters, we want to share it with the rest of Canada on a billboard as part of a new public art project. Your voice mat...

05/03/2013

Markham's Sustainability Office is hiring a Community Food Animator - deadline May 10 - http://www.markham.ca/wps/portal/Markham/MunicipalGovernment/EmploymentVolunteer/EmploymentOpportunities/

05/02/2013

There's still room in our Gardening 101 workshops this weekend! We'll be planting something and talking about how to get started with gardening. Open to all ages!

Saturday, May 4 at 2pm
Cornell Library – 3201 Bur Oak Avenue
Please register by calling 905-513-7977 ext. 3461

Sunday, May 5 at 3 pm
Milliken Mills Library – 7600 Kennedy Road
Please register by calling 905- 513-7977 ext. 5336

Tuesday, May 7 at 2pm
Thornhill Village Library – 10 Colborne Street
Please register by calling 905-513-7977 ext. 3481

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Just in time for Earth Day, the Markham Grows Seed Library is sprouting up at Markham Public Library’s Milliken Mills branch. A pilot project of the City of Markham’s Sustainability Office and Markham Public Library, the seed library provides organic, heritage seeds to the public – free of charge. I...

04/22/2013

Happy Earth Day! We had a great Earth Day Celebration on Saturday. Ming Pao (a Chinese newspaper) was there to cover it: http://www.mingpaotor.com/htm/News/20130421/tfa1.htm?m=0

04/18/2013

Markham's Earth Day Celebration at Markville Mall is only a couple of days away. Plan on stopping by between 10am and 4pm this Saturday to find ways to live green

http://www.markham.ca/wps/poc/wcm/path:/markhamconstituentcontent/01markhamcasite/home/homeevents/20130420_earth_day_2013

04/09/2013

TO2015 Pan/Parapan American Games are coming to Markham! Join us to share ideas on building sport, tourism, culture, celebrations and volunteerism before, during and after the Games.

http://www.markham.ca/wps/poc/wcm/path:/markhamconstituentcontent/01markhamcasite/home/news/20130409_panamforum

Markham associatons, businesses and residents are invited to join us to share ideas and provide input on bringing and building sport, tourism, culture, celebrations and volunteerism to Markham before, during and after the Games.

04/05/2013

Check out this great event that is making a real difference in our community: Gala for Giving Markham Fund Raiser

http://www.markham.ca/wps/poc/wcm/path:/markhamconstituentcontent/01markhamcasite/home/news/20130401_gala_for_giving

The Markham Gala for Giving is a joint fundraising event between the City of Markham and community organizations from various backgrounds.

04/02/2013

Microcommunities are on the rise. Would they be a good fit for Markham?

http://sustainablecitiescollective.com/tcaine/135031/microcommunities-challenge-suburban-model