Event Overview
Her Honour conducted an official visit to the City of Markham. During her visit, Her Honour met privately with His Worship Frank Scarpitti, participated in a roundtable on environmental sustainability efforts in the municipality, joined a community reception, and attended the Mayor's Chinese New Year Dinner.
Tweets
Thank you to @cityofmarkham Mayor @frankscarpitti for a warm welcome—a wonderfully diverse city with many stories to tell. #Markham pic.twitter.com/R5aOcRsbbE
— Elizabeth Dowdeswell (@LGLizDowdeswell) February 9, 2017
Site of Significance
Aaniin Community Centre and Library: a 22,000-square-foot, fully accessible LEED Gold facility is located on more than 13 acres of land and has state-of-the-art amenities and features. The name “Aaniin,” pronounced [ah-nee], means “hello” or “welcome” in Ojibway. The name was chosen to welcome Markham’s many diverse communities, to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017, and honour First Nations people. Source
Did You Know?
Markham is one of Canada's most diverse cities! According to data from the 2016 census, over 80% of Markham's residents identified as a visible minority.
Royal Connection
The Markham Ontario Junior Hockey League team is called the Royals. Markham Township was named by John Graves Simcoe, Ontario's first Lieutenant Governor, after his close friend William Markham, Archbishop of York. Source