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. 175 · March 20, 2026

Markham 360 - EP. 175

Markham 360 EP. 175 cover from the weekly newsletter

Welcome to Markham 360, EP. 175. This week’s focus is spring service changes ahead.

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

  • Spring service changes ahead on collection and maintenance calendars.
  • What shifts between winter and spring operations.
  • How to prepare set-outs and driveway access for the season change.

This Week in the Region

  • Spring regional maintenance windows.
  • Transit service notes as schedules shift with the season.

In the Community

  • Spring community calendars opening.
  • Partners preparing outdoor and indoor programs.