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Newmarket Honoured with National Award for Leadership Training Excellence

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On the Horizon

PROJECTs IN motion

Mulock Park is in the stage of construction. Grading and site servicing, and the construction of Mulock House and park buildings is underway. Landscaping work is planned for spring and summer 2025. Mulock Park is envisioned as a 16-acre green oasis in the heart of Newmarket, Ontario, transforming the historic Mulock Property into a vibrant community space.

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Keith Davis Tennis Centre off Bennington Road is fully operational, open daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Construction for the clubhouse is set to begin. This state-of-the-art facility features 10 courts, including eight climate-controlled, domed courts for year-round play, with high-quality surfaces and LED lighting for optimal performance.

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Inn From the Cold is being built. A 16,000 sq ft facility on Yonge Street dedicated to helping homeless and at-risk individuals with shelter, training, and a fresh start. The facility will offer 8 transitional housing beds and dormitory-style emergency shelter with room for 26 people, a dining hall, multi-purpose space and quiet room with computers and library resources, and outdoor garden and recreation space.

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Margaret Arkinstall Park: Newmarket’s first fully accessible Spray Pad and Water Park nearing completion scheduled to be open by August 2021 or sooner.

Includes a soft water play surface, spray, shade sails, site furniture, connecting pathways, and a picnic area surrounded by soft landscaping.

Newmarket's First Outdoor Skate Park: A variety of skate features to accommodate junior to advanced riders and provide learning opportunities to all users and age groups.

In addition to the skatepark features, the proposed amenities include gathering areas, shade sails, picnic tables, benches, landscaping features, bike racks, and a water bottle fill station.

14th Bee City in Canada: Jim Bond Park at Mulock Drive

Whipper Watson Volunteer Community Ice Rink - Now in its 5th year!

Made possible by kind-hearted, thoughtful neighbourhood volunteers.

Mulock Property: To become a focal point where community life, recreation, culture, heritage and conservation collide in innovative and engaging ways.

Completed park design and master plan. #MyMulock
The property includes welcoming green space and a historic home, all in the centre of urban Newmarket at the northwest corner of Mulock Drive and Yonge Street. Inline Council’s Strategic Priorities, Extraordinary Places and Spaces the Mulock Property has completed its full design and master plan.

George Luesby Park: Replacement of play equipment, playground surfacing will be engineered wood fibre and depressions in concrete for for accessibility needs.

New stainless steel tri-waste units to be installed
Installation of swing sets 
Replacing existing pathways with wider asphalt
New park signs (with 911 address)

Seneca Cook Parkette: All-new larger playground, new wood chips, picnic table, tri-waste, and trees.

14 Solar Mounted Speed Boards (up from 7)

McCaffrey Road & Rannie Road: New Stop Sign

Jordanray Boulevard: Speed Limit Reduction to 20km/h

Traffic Calming Bollard Program: Joe Persechini Drive, Doubletree Lane

Newmarket High School: Newmarket's First Automated Speed Enforcement Camera - Coming November 2021

Clearmeadow Boulevard and Bathurst Street: Traffic Light Installed

Summerhill South: New Fully Accessible School Crosswalk and New Stop Sign at Peter Hall Drive and Sawmill Valley Drive

Jim Bond Park: Existing trails converted to asphalt, new benches, tri-waste containers and proposal for lighting approved.

Included in the Mulock Property Mater Plan.

Clare Salisbury Parkette: All-new playground, basketball court, swings, bike rack and picnic table.

Image Source: www.inspireplay.ca/claire-salisbury-park-newmarket/

Mulock Drive: Speed Limit Reduction to 60km/h

Keffer Parkette: Replacement of play equipment, playground surfacing will be engineered wood fibre and depressions in concrete for for accessibility needs.

Paul Semple Park: All-new playground, new wood fibre (replace sand), swing set, and trees.

Image Source: www.southern-ontario.blueimp.com/project/paul-semple-park/

Whipper Billy Watson Park: All-new playground, wood fibre (replace sand), existing trails to be converted to asphalt, accessibility ramp and more.

- Asphalt trail to the playground surfacing

- Installation of new park furniture around the playground, trails and ball diamond

- Basketball area to be resurfaced

Tom Taylor Trail: Connectivity and completion of new affordable recreation.

Mulock Drive Multi-use Path: East-west path will be designed to allow for a wide-range of recreational uses such as cycling, walking, jogging and wheelchair access.

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