FOR MARKHAM WARD 6 COUNCILLOR
Safe community. Responsible taxes.
Trusted community voices
Experienced public and community leaders know what Ward 6 needs — and why Joanna is ready to deliver from day one.
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After serving Ward 6 for 12 years, I know what this job demands. Joanna has the experience, judgment, and strength to keep Ward 6 moving forward.
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For over a decade, Joanna Yu and her team have served as media sponsors of Taste of Asia. Her professionalism in journalism, commitment to excellence, and dedication to our community have made an important contribution to Canada’s largest Asian festival.
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For a safer community and responsible property taxes, we deserve a councillor with proven experience in policing governance and property management. Let’s help Joanna win!
In her own words
Watch Joanna share her story, 30 years of professional management experience, and vision for community safety and responsible taxes in Markham Ward 6.
Joanna introduces why she is running for Ward 6 Councillor, sharing her focus on community safety, responsible taxes, and accountable leadership.
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Ward 6 stretches from 16th Avenue to 19th Avenue, between Warden Avenue and Highway 48, with the southeast boundary following Bur Oak Avenue and Markham Road.
This campaign is focused on the neighbourhoods, families, and local services within Ward 6.
A practical plan for Ward 6
Joanna combines public-safety governance, disciplined property management, and decades of community service — the experience needed to make city government work better.
Six years of public-safety governance experience on the York Regional Police Services Board.
Learn more→Disciplined budgeting and practical management focused on value for every taxpayer dollar.
Learn more→Focused attention to roads, parks, fire safety, snow clearing, and the services families use every day.
Learn more→A CMRAO Discipline Committee member since 2018, committed to high professional standards.
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Meet Joanna
Joanna and her husband have proudly called Ward 6 home for 23 years, raising their two children here and building lasting relationships across the community.
Her record combines six years on the York Regional Police Services Board, 30 years of property management leadership, and eight years of provincial regulatory service on the CMRAO Discipline Committee. A former lawyer, veteran media professional, columnist, author, and community advocate, Joanna brings a rare breadth of practical experience to public service.
“I am ready to put professional management and public-service experience to work for every Ward 6 family.”Explore Joanna’s record→
A record of service
Helped oversee police leadership, annual budgets, strategic plans, and the new headquarters project.
Serves on the CMRAO Discipline Committee, defending integrity, transparency, and professional standards.
A Registered Property Manager with hands-on expertise across budgets, safety, maintenance, and resident services.
Joanna and her husband raised their two children here. Ward 6 is home.
In the community
From neighbourhood events to professional education and public-safety partnerships, Joanna has spent more than two decades bringing people together.
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