Aileen-Willowbrook Residents Association (AWRA) Latest News
Join Us For Windy Hill Fall Park Clean Up!! Sunday, October 5 2025 from 10am-12pm
Visit our Windy Hill Park webpage for details or contact secretary.awra.thornhill@gmail.com
- Meet by the gazebo, rain or shine
- Everyone is welcome
- Students can get volunteer hours, bring your form
- Bags and gloves will be provided
Bayview & John Vision Creation is ON!!
Visit Bayview & John Visioning Exercise for details and next steps
A Draft Staff Visioning Report and public meeting is expected before end of 2025
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. 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.
A consolidated session report was published on May and presented to DSC on June 10th.
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 vision for the Bayview & John area
As of Sep 30th, 2025, almost 2 years after the settlement agreement, no solution on the sewage capacity has been provided to the OLT tribunal.
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
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 Sep 30, 2025 content has been updated on:
- Windy Hill Fall Clean Up & Meet is on Sunday October 5, 10am-12pm
Help to keep the park beautiful!! - Bayview & John Visioning Exercise status
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 - Thornhill Square Redevelopment status
- 2025 AWRA Annual General Meeting on April 3rd was a success!! Check out AWRA Executive and Ward 1 Councilor Keith Irish slide decks