Press Release - Markham Rededicates Peace Park

MARKHAM, ON ~ Join Mayor Frank Scarpitti and Members of Markham Council for the rededication of Crosby Park as a Peace Park.

Markham was one of 400 cities and towns across Canada that dedicated Peace Parks as part of Canada’s 125th Birthday celebrations in 1992

When: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 – 8:30 a.m.

Where: Crosby Park – corner of Main Street and Carlton Road, Unionville(behind the Arena and Curling Club)

What: Peace Park Rededication

An initiative of the International Institute for Peace through Tourism, these parks:


-Nurture the growth of peace and understanding at home and throughout the world

-Enhance awareness of a community's commitment to peace and a healthy environment

-Create a common ground for members of the community to come together in celebration of their nation's people, land, and heritage, and the common future of all humankind

-Build a place of reflection on our connectedness to one another as a global family and to the earth of which we are all a part.