April 2025 eNewsletter

April 30, 2025

 

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  April 2025
 

Amazing Mom Award

 
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This Mother’s Day, let’s take a moment to celebrate the incredible women who fill our lives with love, strength, and inspiration. Click here to nominate someone who deserves to be celebrated — whether it’s your wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend, or even
yourself!

 

Markham-Unionville

 

It was a pleasure to join the 2025 Lilac Cup Volleyball Tournament hosted by the Harbin Institute of Technology Alumni Association of Canada. This exciting event brought together athletes who showcased incredible skill, teamwork, and sportsmanship.

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It was an honour to present the King Charles III Coronation Medal to five outstanding individuals. This medal recognizes their dedication and contributions, which have made a lasting impact in Markham-Unionville and beyond.

 

Kudos to the Fengcai Arts Association and Toronto Water-Cube Cultural & Arts Centre for inviting me to their press conference. It was wonderful to hear them announce 12 Large-Scale Cultural and Art Activities, and I look forward to seeing the positive impact they’ll have on our community!

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Congratulations to Peoples Christian Academy on receiving the Anti-Hate Security and Prevention Grant. It was a pleasure to visit and tour their school, and to see firsthand their dedication to providing quality education in a safe and welcoming environment.

 

Great to join the Honourable Sam Oosterhoff, Associate Minister of Energy-Intensive Industries, for a visit to Enbridge’s hydrogen hub in Markham-Unionville. Exciting to see the innovative work happening right here in our community!

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It was a blessing to join the St. Maurice & St. Verena Coptic Orthodox Church for their Easter Eve Liturgy. May the blessings of Jesus's Resurrection continue to fill many hearts with joy, hope, peace and renewed strength.

   

Honoured to attend the Ontario Big City Mayors Annual General Meeting in Markham–Unionville alongside Premier Doug Ford and my provincial colleagues. It was such a valuable opportunity to connect with municipal leaders and discuss key issues like housing, transit, and economic growth.

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Had a wonderful time sharing a message and singing along at the Easter Show hosted by the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship. It was amazing to see so many spectators and talented performers come together to celebrate the joy and meaning of Easter.

 

It was a pleasure to welcome Cathy Ru, Patrick Yeung, and Kevin Zhu to my Community Office to discuss community safety matters. I appreciate your dedication to making our community a safer place for everyone!

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Stakeholders

   
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Thank you to the Honourable Graham McGregor, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, and MPP Daisy Wai of Richmond Hill for visiting Markham–Unionville and meeting with Chinese business leaders from our community.

 

Queen's Park

   

I was pleased to welcome the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship in Canada to Queen’s Park for their meaningful prayer gathering. Thank you for your wholehearted prayers and blessings upon our country and our political leaders.

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My office launched a Canada Flag lawn sign initiative in response to recent U.S. tariffs. It was a simple yet powerful way for our community to stand strong together as Canadians and proudly display unity across Markham–Unionville. Watch the video here. 

   

Provincial Updates

   

As part of our government's Primary Care Action Plan to connect every person in Ontario to primary care by 2029, we have launched the first call for proposals to create up to 80 primary care teams, connecting 300,000 more people to primary care this year. Read more here.

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With our new Protect Ontario through Free Trade within Canada Act, we’re making it easier for businesses to grow, workers to move, and goods to flow freely across Canada. Learn more here.  

   

Fall 2025 Legislative Page Program

   

The recruitment period for the Fall 2025 session of the Legislative Page Program is now open until June 15, 2025. For more information about the Page Program, Click here.

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Upcoming Events

   

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Upcoming events (details to come):
May – Amazing Mom Award

June – Outstanding Senior Volunteer Award
June – Amazing Dad Award
June – Graduates' Milestone Ceremony

July – Canada Day – Pins and Small Flags

   

Learn about other funding opportunities available from the Government of Ontario HERE.

For Provincial Updates, please visit: https://www.billypangmpp.ca/

Let's stay connected! My community office is here to serve you and the residents of Markham-Unionville, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Sincerely,

Billy Pang, MPP
Markham-Unionville