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fjy the frederick horsman varley art gallery of markham 31 may 1997 w donald cousens mayor 4754872 caroli deputy mayor regional councillor 4754899 fred cox regional councillor 4797757 tif bill fisch regional councillor 4797748 regional councillor 4797750 bill odonnell councillor ward 1 4797746 stan daurio councillor ward 2 4797749 0t an historic day for markham may 31 is an important day for all of us in the town of markham the frederick horsman varley art gallery of markham located on historic main street unionville opens its doors to visitors for the first time this addition to markham s flourishing cultural life is cause for much celebration in the town of markham and promises to enhance visitors appreciation and understanding of canadian art on behalf of the members of council and all the residents of the town of markham i would like to extend congratulations and express our heartfelt thanks to the many people who have worked long and hard to realize the birth of the gallery it is the realization of a dream that thousands of people in the town have shared since the approval of the concept and kathleen gormley mckays generous bequest the business community and people of markham have achieved great things together working together to offset the towns portion of the capital cost of the gallery this is truly a community accomplishment councillors members of the varleymckay art foundation of markham volunteers and staff have made a solid commitment to establishing a special place in markham to preserve and display the art of frederick varley and his contemporaries the exhibitions and public programs promise to appeal to audiences of all ages and interests markham council local businesses and residents are committed to supporting and nurturing culture in this community and we are truly proud to have the frederick horsman varley art gallery here in markham our town continues to grow as an attractive travel destination for people from all over the greater toronto area they come because of our unique combination of major retail shopping and picturesque historic neighbourhoods inviting urban parks and vibrant cultural facilities they come to markham theatre for first class entertainment and markham museum for a closeup of our communitys history now they will come to experience the frederick horsman varley art gallery we all share the pride in inviting visitors to experience all that markham has to offer sincerely w donald cousens mayor 4754872 jim jones councillor ward 3 4797758 george mckelvey councillor ward 4 4797751 jsb ffii ihk i ssprw lif councillor ward 5 4797747 ron mahcu councillor ward 6 4157506 iy barber councillor ward 7 4797756 alex chiu councillor ward 8 4797752 varley a celebration 3