Recent Updates

Celestica is Moving to Newmarket !

For over a year a team of people including myself, the Mayor, senior town staff, regional staff and property representatives...

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OUTDOOR ARENA RAFFLE THANK YOU !

    Several months of planning and hard work have come to a successful conclusion. Thanks to so many volunteers, sports groups...

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OMB REFORM

The Province of Ontario has released the long-awaited review and proposed changes to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). I have...

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751 and 757 Gorham Street

  Our Official Plan states in section 2.1 “Managing Growth and Change” that “A key principle reinforced throughout this plan is...

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The Clock Tower Application and Why I Can’t Support It

The Clock Tower application has been in the public realm and before Council for almost three years in one form...

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The View Of Newmarket’s Future from the Top of 212 Davis Drive

I recently had the opportunity to go to the top of 212 Davis Drive, the soon to be completed 225...

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Affordable Housing In Newmarket

Today the Province of Ontario introduced the Promoting Affordable Housing Act 2016. I spent the last year on the Association...

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Is it Time to Ban Corporate and Union Donations in Elections?

Recently the Provincial government introduced proposed changes to the Municipal Election Act that will allow municipalities the option of potential...

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Less iPads and More Splash Pads

For this term of office all members of Council agreed that one of our top priorities would be the provision of...

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The Clock Tower and Town Owned Land

Yesterday I moved a public motion on the land sale issue related to the Clock Tower development. We have correctly...

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