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The inflatable rink for mini-stick hockey was a hit during the RBC Sports Day in Canada’s Markham event on the weekend. You can see a photo gallery from the day on our website at yorkregion.com.
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You could be getting a reduction on the distribution portion of your hydro bill, thanks to Markham’s approval of PowerStream’s merger deal. Markham council voted narrowly in favour of the merger between PowerStream, Enersouce
and Horizon Utilities, as well as the purchasing Hydro One Brampton from the province. Last week’s marathon special meeting, which went into the early hours of the morning, ended with a 7-6 recorded vote in favour. Councillors Alan Ho, Colin Campbell, Amanda Collucci and Alex Chiu along with regional counicllors Nirmala Armstong, Jim Jones and
Mayor Frank Scarpitti voted in favour of the merger. Councillors Valerie Burke, Don Hamilton, Karen Rea and Logan Kanapathi along with regional councillors Jack Heath and Joe Li voted against. With the new deal, which was previously
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