Aileen-Willowbrook Residents Association (AWRA) Latest News
Bayview & John Vision Creation is ON!!
Visit Bayview & John Visioning Exercise for details and next steps
Markham conducted 3 working sessions: Jan 13, Jan 22 and Feb 13, 2025 at the the Thornhill Community Centre
Over 140 residents attended and discussion with Markham elected officials and staff was lively.
We are waiting for the final session summaries and next steps.
A draft vision report and public meeting is expected around June, 2025
Click here for Session Details and Session Summaries!!!
For years AWRA has been lobbying for the creation of a comprehensive development plan for Thornhill Centre (a.k.a. Bayview-John area) which the Markham Official Plan portraits as a "Local Centre" and we believe to become the “heart” of the Markham-Thornhill community.
On June 25, 2024 Development Services Committee passed a motion to start a visioning exercise of the area.
Thornhill Square Redevelopment Status
Visit Thornhill Square Redevelopment webpage for details and next steps
Thornhill Square is a key component in the creation of a urban development vision for the Bayview & John area
On May 16, 2025 the Developer (Hazelview) and Markham have to report to the OLT tribunal on the status of the sewage capacity solution (18 months had elapsed since the agreement)
On Sep, 2024 the Property was listed for sale
On Feb 5th, 2024 AWRA sent a formal letter to Council Rejecting Thornhill Square Settlement Agreement.
This letter follows our previous Nov 6, 2023 Letter Correcting inaccurate information entered into evidence at the Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing Case No. OLT-22-003917, held Friday October 13, 2023
Windy Hill Spring Clean Up & Meet! Sunday, April 27 2025
The park cleanup was a resounding success!!!
Over 10 people helped including residents, area students and Councilor Keith Irish
2025 AGM Meeting last April 3rd
Annual General Meeting was a success!!
Councilor Keith Irish provided an update of Ward 1.
Regional Councilors Alan Ho and Joe Li were also in attendance.
AWRA Updates
As of May 1, 2025 content has been updated on:
- Bayview & John Visioning Exercise
Creating a new vision for the Bayview and John area is crucial for the future livability of Markham-Thornhill. Check out working session summaries and next steps
- Windy Hill Spring Clean Up & Meet was a Success!!
Over 10 people helped to keep the park beautiful including residents, area students and Councilor Keith Irish
- 2025 AWRA Annual General Meeting on April 3rd was a success!! Check out AWRA Executive and Ward 1 Councilor Keith Irish slide decks