New COVID-19 Vaccination appointments available for all York Region residents 60 years of age or older and those 35 years of age and older in five high priority areas (L4L, L6A, L4K, L4J, L3S). Bookings for these and all previously eligible groups open Tuesday, April 20 at 8:30 a.m.  See York Region website for details.

Starting April 20, 2021, select pharmacies across the province are booking appointments for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for eligible people ages 40 or older in 2021.

Find a participating pharmacy near you to book an appointment.

Effective April 17, the Province implements stronger enforcement, new travel restrictions and public health measures to stop the spread of COVID-19.  Read details here.

Effective Friday, April 16, beginning at 8:30 a.m., York Region is releasing a limited number of COVID-19 vaccine appointments to eligible residents.  See details here.

Computer Vision Syndrome, or Digital Eye Strain,  describes a group of eye and vision related problems that result from prolonged computer, tablet, e-reader and cell phone use.

Read tips on preventing or reducing vision problems associated with CVS here.

Coursera is an education platform that partners with top universities and organizations around the world to offer a huge variety of online courses for anyone to take, for free!   See the list of over 1,500 free courses here.

A province-wide declaration of emergency and a stay-at-home order are in effect as of April 8 at 12:01 a.m. See the latest public health measures, advice and restrictions.

York Region is now offering vaccines to 45-59 year olds in High Priority Communities – defined as geographical locations with historic and ongoing high rates of death, hospitalization and transmission of COVID-19.

Individuals born between 1976 and 1962 who currently live at an address with one of the following high priority postal codes:  L4L, L6A, L4K, L4J or L3S, can book a vaccine.  See the York Region website for details.

Dogs, cats, birds, bunnies… So many wonderful and deserving homeless animals are at your local shelter awaiting their “Forever Home”.

If you’re considering a new pet, now or in the future, be sure to join OSPCA: Considering Pet Adoption (presented by Markham Public Library) Wed April 7th from 3-4pm.  Find out how to adopt and decide which pet is right for you.

April is Earth Month and Markham is celebrating with online workshops, photo contests, energy saving rebate programs, free pick-up of tree seedlings & butterfly seed packets at local libraries and much more.

See full list and details of programs, events & activities.