Alan Ho is the Regional Councillor for the City of Markham and has published 180 consecutive weekly community updates.

Markham 360 A weekly e-newsletter from York Regional Councillor Alan Ho.

EP. 169 · February 6, 2026

Markham 360 - EP. 169

Markham 360 EP. 169 cover from the weekly newsletter

Welcome to Markham 360, EP. 169. This week’s focus is february openers from city hall.

I publish this digest so City of Markham and York Region decisions land in one readable place. The goal is simple: you should not have to hunt across agendas, social feeds, and unread attachments to know what is changing on your street.

On the City side, the items below are the notices and files that mattered most in conversations with residents this week. On the Region side, I flag corridor, transit, and service notes that shape Markham trips. In the community section, I keep space for the gatherings and follow-ups that make the weekly record feel local.

If something on your street needs attention, write alan.ho@markham.ca. The weekly format exists so those concerns can be answered in public where the answer helps more than one household.

Note: editorial digest for the demo site. Confirm all facts against the Benchmark source archive before final publication.

This Week in the City

  • February openers from City Hall and local service desks.
  • Recreation and culture listings for Family Day week.
  • Standing invitations to contact the office about street-level issues.

This Week in the Region

  • February regional service notes.
  • Transit and roads items residents should watch.

In the Community

  • February community listings.
  • Standing invitation to flag street-level safety concerns.