Media Releases

December 2024

• December 20: Media Release: Newmarket named within top 50 liveable cities in Canada according to national ranking
  
• December 20: Media Release: Town of Newmarket introduces a temporary holiday parking exemption program
  
• December 10: Media Release: NT Power to explore potential merger or sale of Utility
  
• December 9: Media Release: Newmarket approves 2025 budget
  
• December 5: Media Release: Town set to restore and revitalize Historic Mulock House
  

November 2024

• November 28: Media Release: Community branding project will put Newmarket on the map throughout Ontario and Canada
  
• November 19: Media Release: Town launches online Council Priorities tracker highlighting Newmarket’s progress
  
• November 19: Media Release: Newmarket Seniors' Meeting Place (NSMP) celebrates 30th anniversary
  

October 2024

• October 30: PSA: Newmarket switches to winter parking program starting November 1
  
• October 22: PSA: A Safe Halloween is a fun Halloween!
  
• October 15: MEDIA RELEASE: Warning letter period for the Community Safety Camera Program ends on October 18
  
• October 10: MEDIA RELEASE: Don’t waste a moment: Waste Reduction Week is October 21 to 27
  
• October 2: PSA: Get engaged in the Town’s 2025 Budget
  

September 2024

• September 26: COMMUNITY EVENT LISTING: Cozy up to Newmarket’s fall/winter event lineup
  
• Septemeber 24: PSA: GO expansion work continues in downtown Newmarket from September 25 until mid-November
  
• September 19: FILM NOTICE: TV series set to film scenes on Main Street on September 23
  

August 2024

• August 15: Media Release: If you speed in Community Safety Zones, you should be ticketed – confirms Community Poll
  

• August 2: Become an eco-friendly recycling expert during Newmarket’s Blue Box Public Education Campaign
  

July 2024

• July 31: Newmarket wins an Excellence in Municipal Systems award for its AI-driven Parking Pilot Program 
  

• July 4: Let your words be carried with the wind using a Newmarket Wind Phone
  

June 2024

• June 13: Viewing party for game 3 of Stanley Cup Final cancelled due to Environment Canada tornado watch 
  
• June 12: Over 130 new parking spaces coming to downtown Newmarket for the summer
  
• June 7: Queen Street Bridge reopens to two-way traffic as of Saturday, June 8.
  
• June 5: Let’s go McDavid, let’s go! Town of Newmarket hosting viewing parties to cheer on hometown hockey hero   
  

May 2024

• May 30: Celebrate diversity, individuality, movement and culture in Newmarket this June
  
• May 24: Save the dates for the Newmarket’s spring and summer events
  
• May 14: National Public Works Week celebrates the silent heroes who “Advance our Quality of Life”
  
• May 2: Preliminary work on a parking structure that will add over 200 parking spaces to start in early May
  

April 2024

• April 26: Queen Street Bridge closed until further notice; Local and public access on Queen Street remains available
  
• April 5: See how Newmarket is springing into action this Earth Month and beyond to create an even more sustainable community 
  

March 2024

• March 18: Newmarket Council delivers on their number one priority to make streets even safer by using automated speed enforcement technology.
  

February 2024

• February 29: Double wins for Newmarket at Festival & Events Ontario, including back-to-back wins for Municipality of the Year in special events 
  

January 2024

• January 19: Construction starts on Newmarket’s landmark Mulock Park
• January 17: Newmarket honours Black History Month this February
• January 12: PSA: Mayor Taylor’s New Year’s Levée postponed due to winter storm
• January 11: Chill out in style at Town of Newmarket’s new “Ice Lounge on Main” 
  

December 2023

• December 11: Media Release: Town of Newmarket approves the 2024 Budget 
• December 7: PSA: New Look! Same great information on the 2024 Waste and Recycling Calendar 
• December 4: Media Release: Town is ready to create Newmarket’s iconic Mulock Park

November 2023

• November 30: Media Release: Flags at half-mast to honour the passing of Fire Chief Ian Laing
  

October 2023

• October 26: PSA: Stay safe this Halloween to ensure you have the most wonderful time of the ‘fear’ 
  
• October 26: PSA: Newmarket switches to winter parking program starting November 1
• October 19: PSA: Get engaged in the Town’s 2024 Budget
• October 18: Mark your calendars for Town of Newmarket’s fall events
• October 11: MEDIA RELEASE: Waste Reduction Week is October 16 to 22 
• October 3: MEDIA RELEASE: Voted one of Canada’s 100 most beloved restaurants, Locale is coming to downtown Newmarket! 
  

September 2023

• September 24: Town of Newmarket and telMAX celebrate the naming of the telMAX Outdoor Skatepark!
• September 19: Council Approves locations for future Automated Speed Cameras

August 2023

• August 29: School is back in session, Remember these safety tips
  
• August 15: Media Release: Get ready to be a green recycling machine!
  

July 2023

• July 6: Media Release: Newmarket finds the ‘SILVER’ lining through its annual Blue Box Campaign
  
• July 5: Media Release: Newmarket’s Pilot Leak Detection Program, has helped save 56,000 cubic meters of water (354,000 baths) over the past two years
  

June 2023

• June 22: Media Release: Newmarket honours Indigenous history and pollinators with newest public art piece 
  
• June 1: Media Release: Newmarket seeking proposals for unique dining establishment to complement award-winning Main Street
  

May 2023

April 2023

• April 26: Media Release: Ready, Set, Plan for an even better Newmarket through the Official Plan Review!
  
• April 24: Media Release: 2022 – 2026 Council Priorities set the stage for an extraordinary future
  
• April 24: Media Release: Newmarket Library modernizes its brand identity
  
• April 12: Spring into Action: Six ways Newmarket residents can green-up in celebration of Earth Day
  
• April 3: Newmarket approves the 2023 Budget
  

March 2023

• March 15: PSA: Suspected cases of Avian Flu found in Geese locally
  
• March 8: Upcoming Lane Closure in Newmarket: Queen Street (from Prospect Street to Main Street) will be open for westbound traffic only starting March 15
• March 9: Media Release: Newmarket wins Municipality of the Year awarded by Festivals & Events Ontario 
  

• February 16: Media Release: Newmarket’s Random Acts of Downtown Shopping Campaign wins at the 2023 Economic Developers Council of Ontario Conference
  
• February 14: Love local this Valentine’s Day with new Buy More, Get More program
  
• February 7: Flags fly at half-mast in honour of former Town Councillor Dave Kerwin
  

January 2023

• January 25: Newmarket Proclaims February as Black History Month, Honouring the Black Family
  
• January 23: GO expansion work begins this week in downtown Newmarket
  
• January 11: Town of Newmarket begins work on its Water/Wastewater Comprehensive Plan Update