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1980 York Region Road Operations at the main Newmarket Engineering Yard
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1981 Canada's Wonderland opens in the Town of Vaughan
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1981 York Region publishes its first book
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1980 York Region celebrates its 10th Anniversary
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1982 IBM Headquarters relocates to the Town of Markham
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1982 Highway 404 extension between Stouffville Road and Bloomington Road opens
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1982 Leslie Pumping Station opens in the Town of Markham
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1982 Markville Shopping Centre opens in the Town of Markham
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1983 Groundbreaking ceremony of Magna International Limited in the Town of Markham
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1983 York Regional Council in session with Regional Chair Bob Forhan presiding
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1984 York Region is the first municipality to use the new SSTOP Traffic Control System
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1984 York Region's first billboard advertising campaign
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1984 The York-Durham Sewage System Stage Two opens and includes service to the Town of Aurora and the Town of Newmarket
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1984 York Regional Council elects Anthony Roman as the new Regional Chair (1984)
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1984 York Regional Council elects Eldred King as the new Regional Chair (1984-1997)
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1985 Groundbreaking for Markham-Stouffville Hospital in the Town of Markham
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1985 Public Health opens at York Central Hospital in the Town of Richmond Hill
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1987 Groundbreaking ceremony of Highway 407 in York Region
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1988 York Region works with local municipalities to introduce the Blue Box recycling program