City of Markham Culture Policy & Plan 2012

CITY OF MARKHAM CULTURE POLICY & PLAN 2012 Approved by the City of Markham Council December 2012 The City of Markham has embarked on ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌĐƵůƚƵƌĞĂƐĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂů ƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͕ĂǁĂǇƚŽĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞ ůŽĐĂůĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͕ĂŶĚƚŽĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ͛ƐĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ͘/ŶƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ ŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƚŚĂƚĐƵůƚƵƌĞŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŽDĂƌŬŚĂŵ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌĂ ͞ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞDĂƌŬŚĂŵ͕͟ƚŚĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŚĂƐďĞĐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞ ƌŝŐŽƌŽƵƐ͘ZĞĐĞŶƚŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƵůƚƵƌĞĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŝŶϮϬϬϳ ĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶŽĨĂƵůƚƵƌĂůDĂƉƉŝŶŐ WƌŽũĞĐƚŝŶϮϬϬϴ͘dŚĞƵůƚƵƌĞWůĂŶǁĂƐ ŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚŝŶϮϬϭϬĂƐĂƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇ͛Ɛ/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ>ĞŝƐƵƌĞDĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶ͘ dŚŝƐƉůĂŶŝƐŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽďĞĂƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƚǇĂŶĚŝƚƐƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͘/ƚƐ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŝƐƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨǇĂǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ŝŶDĂƌŬŚĂŵ͕ƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨǇƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐƚŽƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶůŽĐĂůĂƌƚƐ͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŽŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝŶŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ͘ City of Markham Civic Centre ͞ϵϱйŽĨKŶƚĂƌŝĂŶƐƐĂŝĚƚŚĞǇǁŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽďĞĚŽŝŶŐŵŽƌĞĂƌƚƐ ĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐƚŚĂŶƚŚĞǇĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐŶŽǁ͙KǀĞƌĂůů͕ƌĞƐƵůƚƐƉŽŝŶƚ ƚŽƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐŝĞƐŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚǇƉĞƐŽĨĂƌƚƐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞŽĨĂƌƚƐĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƚŚĞ ĂƌƚƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĂŶĚŝƚƐĨƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƚŚĞƚŽƚĂůŝƚǇ ŽĨĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚǁŚĞŶůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͘͟ ͞ĞƐƉŝƚĞƚŚĞĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƵďŝƋƵŝƚŽƵƐŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨŵĞĚŝĂͲ ďĂƐĞĚƉĂƌƚŝĐŝƉĂƚŝŽŶ͕ƌĞƐƵůƚƐĂůƐŽƉŽŝŶƚƚŽƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨůŝǀĞĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ƚŽƚŚĞĂƌƚƐĞĐŽůŽŐǇ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŚŝŐŚǀĂůƵĞKŶƚĂƌŝĂŶƐ ĂƩĂĐŚƚŽƚŚĞŵ͘͟ ʹϮϬϭϭKŶƚĂƌŝŽƌƚƐŽƵŶĐŝůƐƚƵĚǇŽŶKŶƚĂƌŝŽƌƚŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ^ƚƵĚǇďǇtŽůĨƌŽǁŶ͘ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CITY OF MARKHAM CAO & COMMISSIONERS ŶĚǇdĂǇůŽƌ͕K COhECI> ϮϬϭϬͳϭϰ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƌĞŶĚĂ>ŝďƌĞĐǌ͕ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĂŶĚ&ŝƌĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ dƌŝŶĞůĂĂŶĞ͕ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌŽĨŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ Mayor :ŝŵĂŝƌĚ͕ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌŽĨĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ &ƌĂŶŬ^ĐĂƌƉŝƫ Deputy Mayor BUILDING A CREATIVE MARKHAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE ,ĞůĞŶƌŐŝƌŽʹDĂƌŬŚĂŵƌƚƐŽƵŶĐŝů Jack Heath ĂŶŝĞůƚůŝŶ͕sŝĐĞWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇΘŽůůĞŐĞīĂŝƌƐʹ^ĞŶĞĐĂŽůůĞŐĞ dĞƌƌǇƌŽǁŶĞ͕WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚʹDĂƌŬŚĂŵ>ŝƩůĞdŚĞĂƚƌĞ Regional Councillors :ŽďƐŽŶĂƐŽǁʹZĂĐĞZĞůĂƟŽŶƐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ Jim Jones ŚĞƌǇů'ŝďůŽŶʹ>ŝďƌĂƌǇŽĂƌĚ 'ŽƌĚŽŶ>ĂŶĚŽŶ :ĞŶŶŝĨĞƌ<ĂŚʹDĂƌŬŚĂŵdŚĞĂƚƌĞĚǀŝƐŽƌǇŽĂƌĚ :ŽĞ>ŝ ĂƌƌǇEĞůƐŽŶʹ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞŽĂƌĚ ƌĚǇZĞŝĚʹ&ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞDƵƐĞƵŵ Ward Councilors ƌŶĞƐƟŶĞdĂŚĞĚůʹsĂƌůĞǇͲDĐ<ĂǇƌƚ&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶŽĂƌĚ sĂůĞƌŝĞƵƌŬĞ ĂǀŝĚdƐƵďŽƵĐŚŝʹŚĂŝƌ ŽůŝŶĂŵƉďĞůů ZŽďtĞůůƐ͕WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚʹDĂƌŬŚĂŵŽŶĐĞƌƚĂŶĚ ůĞǆŚŝƵ City of Markham Councillors ŽŶ,ĂŵŝůƚŽŶ 'ŽƌĚŽŶ>ĂŶĚŽŶʹZĞŐŝŽŶĂůŽƵŶĐŝůůŽƌ ůĂŶ,Ž ĂƌŽůŝŶĂDŽƌĞƫʹtĂƌĚŽƵŶĐŝůůŽƌ >ŽŐĂŶ<ĂŶĂƉĂƚŚŝ City of Markham Staī ĂƌŽůŝŶĂDŽƌĞƫ ĂƌƌŝĞŽůĂŶŐĞůŽ͕ƵůƚƵƌĞŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ ,ŽǁĂƌĚ^ŚŽƌĞ ŝũƵ<ĂƌƵŵĂŶĐŚƵƌǀʹ^ĞŶŝŽƌĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚDĂŶĂŐĞƌ ƌŝĐ>ĂƌŝǀŝğƌĞ͕dŚĞĂƚƌĞDĂŶĂŐĞƌʹDĂƌŬŚĂŵdŚĞĂƚƌĞ ĂƚŚǇDŽůůŽǇ͕DƵƐĞƵŵDĂŶĂŐĞƌʹDĂƌŬŚĂŵDƵƐĞƵŵ &ƌĂŶĐŝŶĞWĠƌŝŶĞƚ͕'ĂůůĞƌǇDĂŶĂŐĞƌʹsĂƌůĞǇƌƚ'ĂůůĞƌǇ :ŽŚŶZǇĞƌƐŽŶ͕ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨƵůƚƵƌĞ CITY OF MARKHAM CROSS COMMISSION PARTICIPATION ĂƚŚĞƌŝŶĞŝƐƐʹŚŝĞĨǆĞĐƵƟǀĞKĸĐĞƌͲDĂƌŬŚĂŵWƵďůŝĐ>ŝďƌĂƌǇ ^ƚĞƉŚĞŶŚĂŝƚʹŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ DĂƌǇƌĞŝŐŚƚŽŶʹŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŚƌŝƐƟŶĂ<ĂŬĂŇŝŬĂƐʹDĂŶĂŐĞƌ͕^ƉĞĐŝĂůWƌŽũĞĐƚƐ dĞĞŵĂ<ĂŶũŝʹ^ĞŶŝŽƌWƌŽũĞĐƚŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ ZŝŶŽDŽƐƚĂĐĐŝʹŝƌĞĐƚŽƌWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚhƌďĂŶĞƐŝŐŶ 'ƌĂŚĂŵ^ĞĂŵĂŶʹ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚǇ>ĞĂĚΘDĂŶĂŐĞƌŽĨůŝŵĂƚĞŚĂŶŐĞΘŶĞƌŐǇ tŝƚŚƐƉĞĐŝĂůĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵzŽƌŬhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͕ZǇĞƌƐŽŶhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͕ĞŶƚĞŶŶŝĂůŽůůĞŐĞ͕ĂŶĚ^ĞŶĞĐĂ ŽůůĞŐĞƉŽƐƚŐƌĂĚƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͗ǀĂŶWĞƌůŵĂŶ͕tŝůůŝĂŵ^ƚƵƌŵ͕:ĞŶŶŝĨĞƌtĂƌĚůĞ͕DŝĐŚĂĞů,ĂǇĞŬ DŝĐŚĞůĞŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ͕:ĞƐƐŝĞƵƐƉŝƚǌ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽ,ĞůĞŶƌŐŝƌŽ͕DĂƌŬŚĂŵƌƚƐŽƵŶĐŝů CONSULTANTS ĞĐŽĚĞ/ŶĐ͘ ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶhƌďĂŶ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ĂƌƌŝĞƌŽŽŬƐͲ:ŽŝŶĞƌĂŶĚƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞƐ City of Markham 'ĞŽƌŐĞƌŽǁŶŽůůĞŐĞ ƵůƚƵƌĞĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ DĂƌŬŚĂŵƌƚƐŽƵŶĐŝů ϭϬϭdŽǁŶĞŶƚƌĞůǀĚ ͘Z͘͘ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƐ/ŶĐ͘ ŝƚǇŽĨDĂƌŬŚĂŵ͕KE>ϯZϵtϯ WƌĂĐƟĐĂůDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ϵϬϱͲϰϳϳͲϳϬϬϬ ǁǁǁ͘ŵĂƌŬŚĂŵ͘ĐĂ tŝƚŚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨƚŚĞWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞŽĨKŶƚĂƌŝŽ͛ƐƌĞĂƟǀĞŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐWƌŽƐƉĞƌŝƚǇ&ƵŶĚ City of Markham Council 2010-14 TABLE OF CONTENTS hŶŝŽŶǀŝůůĞdŚĞĂƚƌĞŽŵƉĂŶǇ^ĞƚŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY // 01 TOOLS FOR CHANGE // 69 Markham Culture Plan at a Glance ............................................3 A CreaƟǀe Markham for All .......................................................ϰ A Cultural Policy for the City of Markham .................................8 MEASURING SUCCESS // 72 CONTEXT // 11 Planning Context .....................................................................13 Markham: A City of Culture .....................................................16 APPENDICES // 75 Four Pillars ..............................................................................20 Role of the Municipality ..........................................................20 DeĮniƟons ...............................................................................76 Role of the Culture Department ..............................................21 Full AcƟons List........................................................................78 Approach .................................................................................22 Resources & Cultural Planning References ..............................8ϰ ImplementaƟon.......................................................................23 Planning Context .....................................................................86 ConsultaƟon Process ...............................................................88 STRATEGIES // 25 Cultural Assets by NAICS coding ..............................................90 DeĮning Markham͛s IdenƟty through Arts & Culture ..............27 GeneraƟng Ideas & InnoǀaƟon in Markham ............................33 ConnecƟng Markham͛s CommuniƟes through Cultural AcƟǀiƟes...ϰ0 Building a Cultural FoundaƟon for Lifelong Learning in Markham...50 Using Arts & Culture to Create Economic Growth....................60 Partnering to Build a Strong Cultural Core for Markham .........6ϰ yŝĂŽũŝŶŐzĂŶ͕ƌŝĚŐĞ͕ϮϬϬϵ͕ŚŝŶĞƐĞĞƌĂŵŝĐ^ƉŽŽŶƐ͕ŝŵĂŐĞĐŽƵƌƚĞƐǇŽĨƚŚĞĂƌƟƐƚ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Markham Main Street Santa Claus Parade A CREATIVE MARKHAM FOR ALL VISION ƌĞĂƟǀĞDĂƌŬŚĂŵĨŽƌůů MANDATE dŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĂƌƟƐƟĐĂŶĚ cultural expressions, to share diverse experiences and to engage people through culture Markham Museum MARKHAM CULTURE PLAN: AT A GLANCE eĮning Markham͛s /denƟty through Arts & Culture GeneraƟng /deas & /nnoǀaƟon in Markham ConnecƟng Markham͛s CommuniƟes through Cultural AcƟǀiƟes uilding a Cultural FoundaƟon Ĩor LiĨelong Learning in Markham hsing Arts & Culture to Create conomic Groǁth Wartnering to uild a Strong Cultural Core Ĩor Markham Flato Libraries & Greenspaces & Markham Theatre Varley Art Gallery Markham Museum Community Centres Streetscapes FesƟǀals & ǀents Heritage /n our cultural ǀenues the Flato Markham Theatre͕ Varley Art Gallery anĚ the Markham Museum͖ in the netǁork oĨ local libraries WHAT A CreaƟǀe Markham Ĩor All͘ WHERE and community centres; in shared public spaces like our green spaces and streetscapes; and in cultural spaces yet to be established͘ ecause culture ĚeĮnes Markham͛s iĚenƟty͕ connects its people͕ generates local iĚeas WHY anĚ innoǀaƟon͕ Ĩosters liĨelong learning WHEN Through a ϭϬ year acƟon plan͘ anĚ Ĩuels its creaƟǀe economy͘ hnĚer the ĚirecƟon oĨ Council͕ the Culture Strategic partnerships and inǀestments epartment ǁill leaĚ Ěepartments͕ betǁeen city͕ people and business that WHO resiĚents anĚ ǀisitors͕ anĚ priǀate business HOW build on eǆisƟng cultural assets to layer in aĚǀancing reaƟǀe Markham Ĩor ll͘ and enrich Markham͛s cultural landscape͘ yhd/s^hDDZzϯ A CREATIVE MARKHAM The City of Markham’s cultural mandate ŝƐƚŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĂƌƟƐƟĐ and cultural expressions, to share diverse FOR ALL experiences and to engage people through culture. ƐŽŶĞŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ͛ƐŶĞǁĞƐƚĐŝƟĞƐ͕DĂƌŬŚĂŵŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇŝŶĂƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƚŽƐĞƚƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞ ƌŽůĞƚŚĂƚĐƵůƚƵƌĞǁŝůůƉůĂǇŝŶƚŚĞĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶŽĨŝƚƐĨƵƚƵƌĞŝĚĞŶƟƚǇ͘tŝƚŚĂĚŝǀĞƌƐĞŚŝƐƚŽƌǇƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇĂŶĚƚŚĞĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ͞ĐŽŵŵƵƚĞƌĐŝƚǇ͟ ŵŽĚĞů͕ƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨDĂƌŬŚĂŵŝƐŶŽǁĂĐŝƚǇƚŚĂƚƐĞĞƐĂƐŵĂŶǇĐŽŵŵƵƚĞƌƐĐŽŵĞŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĐŝƚǇƚŽ ůŝǀĞ͕ǁŽƌŬĂŶĚƉůĂǇĂƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƉĞŽƉůĞĐŽŵŵƵƟŶŐĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ͘/ŶŵĂŶǇǁĂǇƐDĂƌŬŚĂŵŝƐĂ ŵŝĐƌŽĐŽƐŵŽĨĂŶĂĚĂŝƚƐĞůĨ͕ǁŝƚŚĂŵŽƐĂŝĐŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚŐƌŽƵƉƐĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞ ĂŶĚĞŵďƌĂĐĞďŽƚŚƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚŶĞǁĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘/ƚŝƐĂĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƚŚĂƚĐŚĞƌŝƐŚĞƐŝƚƐ ƉĂƐƚĂŶĚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂŶĚĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ A CREATIVE MARKHAM FOR ALL • ĐŝƚǇǁŚĞƌĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞĞǆƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŝƐǀĂůƵĞĚ͕ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚĂŶĚƐŚĂƌĞĚ • ĐŝƚǇǁŚĞƌĞĂůůĐŝƟǌĞŶƐŚĂǀĞĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇƚŽƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĂƐĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ͕ĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ͕ĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌ or patron • ĐŝƚǇƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƉůĂĐĞƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚǇƐǇŶŽŶǇŵŽƵƐǁŝƚŚŝƚƐŐƌŽǁƚŚ • ĐŝƚǇƚŚĂƚďƌŝŶŐƐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽĚĞĮŶĞƚŚĞŝƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐĂŶĚƚŽďƵŝůĚƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶƚĂŶĚ ĞŶŐĂŐĞĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ • ĐŝƚǇƚŚĂƚĞŵďĞĚƐĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚǇĂŶĚůŝĨĞůŽŶŐůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐŝŶƚŽŝƚƐŝĚĞŶƟƚǇ • ĐŝƚǇǁŝƚŚŐůŽďĂůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚƐƟŵƵůĂƚĞƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŽĨŶĞǁŝĚĞĂƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐƚĂďŝůŝƚǇ • ĐŝƚǇǁŝƚŚƐƚƌŽŶŐĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂƐƐĞƚƐƚŚĂƚĂĐƚĂƐĨŽĐĂůƉŽŝŶƚƐĨŽƌŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŝŶǀĞŶƟŽŶ • ĐŝƚǇƚŚĂƚĂƩƌĂĐƚƐƚŚĞďƌŝŐŚƚĞƐƚĂŶĚďĞƐƚƵƐŝŶŐŝƚƐŐůŽďĂůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞ ĞŶƚƌĞƉƌĞŶĞƵƌŝĂůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ “ In my former role as the Minister DĂƌŬŚĂŵŚĂƐĂůƌĞĂĚǇĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨƉůĂĐĞƐĂŶĚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞĐƵůƚƵƌĂů of Culture for Ontario I concluded that ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŽĨŝƚƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ͘DĂƌŬŚĂŵ͛ƐĐƵůƚƵƌĂůǀĞŶƵĞƐƚŚĞ&ůĂƚŽDĂƌŬŚĂŵdŚĞĂƚƌĞ͕ arts and culture are hat deƤne orld sĂƌůĞǇƌƚ'ĂůůĞƌǇĂŶĚDĂƌŬŚĂŵDƵƐĞƵŵĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĞŶƚƌĞƐ͕,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ class cities. Markham has been a ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ͕>ŝďƌĂƌŝĞƐĂŶĚ'ƌĞĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐĨŽƌŵĂƐƚƌŽŶŐĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŶǇůĂǇĞƌƐŽĨĐƵůƚƵƌĂů leader in many areas—technology, ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞ͘ƐǁĞŵŽǀĞĨŽƌǁĂƌĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨDĂƌŬŚĂŵ͛ƐĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ environment, development and culture. ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇƚŽĞŶƌŝĐŚĂŶĚĞŶůŝǀĞŶƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŚŶĞǁƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͕ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐĂŶĚǀĞŶƵĞƐ ĨŽƌĂƌŝĐŚ͕ƌŽďƵƐƚĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĐŽƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨDĂƌŬŚĂŵĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ͘ I commend Mayor Frank Scarpitti and Markham Council for their vision in creating this review. I also thank the members of the committee for their commitment and contribution to future “ Our culture embodies the sense we make of our lives: it is built on the values we share of arts and culture to our community.” ĂŶĚƚŚĞǁĂǇƐǁĞĐŽŵĞƚŽƚĞƌŵƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ͖ŝƚĚĞĂůƐǁŝƚŚǁŚĂƚŵĂƩĞƌƐƚŽƉĞŽƉůĞ

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