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  1. Kids Activities

    If you are looking for ways to help your kids beat the winter blues once the busy hustle and bustle of holiday shopping and parties wind down, the City of Markham and the Varley Art Gallery may have just what you need. The City and the Varley Art Gallery offer a number of fun-filled half day, full day and extended care programs for kids of all ages. For athletic kids, there are badminton, skating, ...

  2. Safety and fire prevention - Have a fire-safe holiday

    Each year, many tragic residential fires happen during the holiday season. Most can be prevented. To ensure your happy holiday doesn't turn into a disaster, you need to follow some extra important fire safety precautions. Supervise children Don't leave small children alone in the home - even for a moment. Teach children to stay away from candles, fireplaces, trees and space heaters. Keep ...

  3. Christmas Eve at Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites

    On December 24, Essence at the Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites will be continuing its popular family tradition of hosting its Christmas Eve Brunch and Dinner Buffet. Both the dinner and brunch buffets will feature mostly similar offerings, including horse-radish herb crusted seared Atlantic salmon, slow-roasted pork loin, herb-roasted chicken supreme, vegetable lasagna, Alaskan crab legs, roasted turkey, ...

  4. As Toronto Property Values Increase So Does Taxes
    As Toronto Property Values Increase So Does Taxes

    So you've received your new 2012 property assessment from MPAC, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation and the good news is, the value of your home / property has increased from the last assessment cycle in 2008. Toronto property values have seen double digit increases of 22.8% on average across all wards, with Davenport (Ward 44) and Willowdale (Ward 23 & 24) seeing the largest increases ...

    • December 6, 2012
    • Nicholas Chan
  5. DID YOU KNOW MLS has a WALK SCORE RATING???

    How Walk Score Works Walk Score helps you find a walkable place to live. Walk Score is a number between 0 and 100 that measures the walkability of any address. Learn about Transit Score and Bike Score. Walk Score®Description 90–100 Walker's Paradise Daily errands do not require a car. 70–89 Very Walkable Most errands can be accomplished on foot. 50–69 Somewhat ...

  6. Top Things to do before your home closing date?

    So you put down an offer on your new home and it was accepted, Congratulations!! You are on your way to home ownership, now what? What do you do need to do by your home closing and when do you need to do it by? When buying a new home, many people are only focused on trying to win the bid and are unprepared for what's next and items they need to do before the transactions is complete on your home closing ...

    • December 3, 2012
    • Nicholas Chan
  7. Why Should I buy life Insurance?
    Why Should I buy life Insurance?

    I know! It's irritating!  I myself feel the same way about some life insurance agents.  It seems that they have 100 different products to sell you, from RRSP, RESP, Critical Illness, Disability insurance, Life insurance - Term, Whole, Universal.  There seems to be an insurance for everything.  In any case!  PAY ATTENTION!! You need to listen to someone you trust. Why Should ...

  8. When is the right time to sign up with an agent when buying?

    I held an open house this past weekend and had an interesting conversation with one of the visitors.  They were looking for a home to buy and were only visiting open houses.  When I asked why they replied that they were concerned that if they signed with an agent that they HAD to buy a home and that scared them. When a buyer signs up with an agent there is NO obligation to buy a home....zero!  ...

    • December 3, 2012
    • Robert Atkinson
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