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Unionville
Suburban district in York, Ontario, Canada

Unionville

Unionville is a suburban district and former village in Markham, Ontario, Canada, 2 km (2.5 mi) northeast of Downtown Markham, 2 km (2.5 mi) west of Markham Village, and 33 km (20.5 mi) northeast of Downtown Toronto, centred around the intersection of Highway 7 and Kennedy Road.

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The boundaries of Unionville are not well-defined. Several nearby neighbourhoods are claimed to be part of it however, this has been disputed between the various wards. The Unionville Ratepayers Association designates Rodick Road as its western boundary.

Get in

Getting to Unionville

Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ IATA) in Mississauga is the nearest major airport. FlixBus. Service from Toronto Pearson Airport, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Kingston, and Ottawa. Public transit access from Toronto to Markham typically begins at Finch Station on TTC subway Line

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Cathedral of the Transfiguration

    10350 Woodbine Ave (at the end of Cathedral High St; buses 24, 80).

  2. 02
    Markham Museum

    9350 Markham Rd (Hwy 48) (150 m north of 16th Ave; buses 16 & 102),.

  3. 03
    Evangelical Lutheran Church Parsonage

    Built in 1879, a number of church ministers occupied the parsonage until 1918.

  4. 04
    William Eckardt House

    William Eckardt built this house circa 1852.

  5. 05
    Former Unionville

    The Toronto and Nipissing (T&N) Railway built the station in the 1871; the last trains stopped here in 1991.

  6. 06
    Stiver Mill

    Today, the City of Markham owns the mill and uses it for community functions.

Do

Things to do

Markham Jazz Festival. August. Held along both Main Street Markham and Main Street Unionville. Doors Open Markham. 10AM - 5PM. Held in late September.

  1. 01
    Markham Remembrance Day at the Cenotaph
  2. 02
    Markham Fair

    10801 McCowan Rd (corner of Elgin Mills Rd E & McCowan Rd).

  3. 03
    Unionville Remembrance Day Ceremony

    210 Main St Unionville (at Crosby Memorial Community Centre).

  4. 04
    Thursday Nights at the Bandstand

    Main St Unionville (Millenium Bandstand, at Fred Valley Dr).

  5. 05
    Flato Markham Theatre

    171 Town Centre Blvd (by the Markham Town Centre), SHOW (7469), toll-free: +1-866-768-8801, fax: +1 905-415-7538, boxoffice@markham.ca.

Eat

Where to eat

Markham has a large variety of foods to choose from in a variety of price ranges. The Chinese population is especially high in this area (~40% in the last census), so if you enjoy Chinese food, this is the place to look for it.

  1. 01
    Congee Queen

    2930 Steeles Ave E (The Shops on Steeles and 404, just west of Hwy 404),.

  2. 02
    Backyard Garden Restaurant

    3636 Steeles Ave E (turn at Ferrier St on Steeles),.

  3. 03
    Heisei Mart

    3160 Steeles Ave E, Unit 118 (In J-Town),.

  4. 04
    The Old Curiosity Tea Shop

    91 Main Street North (north of Dublin St),.

  5. 05
    Flavours of Unionville

    155 Main St Unionville.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.