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Town of Newmarket closes facilities, cancels all programs

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Town of Newmarket will be closing all recreation and culture facilities, including the Magna Centre and public library, and is cancelling all programs, drop-in activities and March break camps
NewmarketToday Staff
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The Magna Centre is among the facilities that will be closed until April 5, the Town of Newmarket announced. File photo/ Debora Kelly/NewmarketToday

PUBLIC SERVICE ADVISORY
TOWN OF NEWMARKET
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With an abundance of caution, the Town of Newmarket will be closing all recreation and culture facilities and cancelling its programs, drop-in activities and March Break camps. The cancellation is effective Friday, March 13, 2020 at midnight until Sunday, April 5. Facilities and programming will resume on Monday, April 6, pending further developments. 

Town Cancellations and Closures

The following Recreation and Culture facilities and programs will be cancelled:

  • Ray Twinney Recreation Complex (100 Eagle St. West)
  • Magna Centre (800 Mulock Dr.)
  • NewRoads Performing Arts Centre / Newmarket Theatre (505 Pickering Crescent)
  • Newmarket Seniors’ Meeting Place (474 Davis Dr.) 
  • Newmarket Youth Centre & Sk8 Park (56 Charles St.) 
  • Hollingsworth Arena (35 Patterson St.) 
  • Old Town Hall (460 Botsford St.) 
  • Elman W. Campbell Museum (134 Main St. South) 
  • Newmarket’s Community Centre and Lions Hall (200 Doug Duncan Dr.) 
  • Newmarket Public Library (438 Park Ave.)

Those enrolled in the March Break camps and registered programs will receive a credit. This cancellation also impacts outside organizations with bookings at Town facilities. The Town is in the process of notifying organizations directly. 

Town offices in operation

At this time, services at the Municipal Offices (395 Mulock Dr.), Robert N. Shelton Operations Centre (1275 Maple Hill Court) and Central York Fire Services (CYFS) will stay open to ensure essential services continue to be delivered. This includes, but is not limited to, water and wastewater services, waste and recycling pick-up, general maintenance of Town-maintained roads, sidewalks and trails, customer service centre and more. 

For future cancellations, openings and updates, the Town will notify the public through:

For more information on the closures and cancellations, visit newmarket.ca. All inquiries related to COVID-19 should be directed to York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653, Monday to Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For more information on COVID-19, visit York Region Public Health’s website at York.ca/covid19 or the Province of Ontario’s website at ontario.ca/coronavirus.  

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