Newmarket ON is a town and regional seat of the Regional Municipality of York in the Canadian province of Ontario.
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14 Facts About Newmarket ON
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Newmarket ON was incorporated as a village in 1857 with a population of 700, with Donald Sutherland as the first reeve.
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The Newmarket ON Canal was almost complete by the summer of 1912, when it was cancelled by the incoming government of Robert Borden.
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The turning basin in downtown Newmarket ON was filled in and now forms the parking lot of The Old Davis Tannery Mall, on the site of the former Hill tannery.
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Much of the 20th century, Newmarket ON developed along the east-west Davis Drive axis, limited to the area between Yonge Street on the west and between Bayview and Leslie Street in the east, and running from just north of Davis on the north to the Fairy Lake area on the south.
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Since then, Newmarket ON has grown considerably, filling out in all directions.
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Main river in Newmarket ON is the East Holland River, and all other streams in the town are tributaries thereto.
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Newmarket ON is identified as one of the Golden Horseshoe's 25 Urban Growth Centres in Ontario's Places to Grow Growth Plan.
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Four areas of Newmarket ON have been selected to absorb the majority of planned population growth and accommodate mixed usages on sites well served by transit.
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Newmarket ON has a humid continental climate, with four distinct seasons featuring cold, somewhat snowy winters and warm, humid summers.
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Provincially, Newmarket ON is part of the riding of Newmarket ON—Aurora represented by Dawn Gallagher Murphy, a member of the PC Party of Ontario, and elected in 2022 general election.
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Commuter rail is provided by GO Transit through the Newmarket ON GO Station with service south to Toronto and north to Barrie, with five trains each direction during rush hour.
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Newmarket ON is the home of Pickering College, an independent day and boarding school, as well as a campus of Seneca College.
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