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These stories about the people and places that make us proud to call Newmarket home are made possible through the support of Dave Starr Real Estate as part of our Community Leaders Program.

 

ROOTED: Work in 'Whipper' Billy Watson's name continues in Newmarket

ROOTED: Work in 'Whipper' Billy Watson's name continues in Newmarket

The legacy of the champion wrestler lives on, not only in his projects but with the many residents to whom he was a mentor to do good in the community
ROOTED: Town working to preserve natural beauty of Mulock Park

ROOTED: Town working to preserve natural beauty of Mulock Park

Town of Newmarket has created a plan to care for the historic property, including its more than 600 aged trees, some of which require selective removal, and the planting of new ones
ROOTED: Portrait awards spotlight community leaders who give back

ROOTED: Portrait awards spotlight community leaders who give back

Newmarket's Alair Homes among honourees for their fundraising and volunteering to support individuals without homes and to battle homelessness
ROOTED: Craft show marks 8th year, but this time without original booth

ROOTED: Craft show marks 8th year, but this time without original booth

A Newmarket tradition continues this Saturday, Dec. 2, but without Joan's Dolls and founding vendor Joan Syratt, who passed away last November at 99
ROOTED: Newmarket Optimists celebrate 75 years of youth empowerment

ROOTED: Newmarket Optimists celebrate 75 years of youth empowerment

'Youth are our future,' club president says of Nov. 14 launch of its youth Optimist Club
ROOTED: Honorary Citizen Award is Newmarket's highest honour

ROOTED: Honorary Citizen Award is Newmarket's highest honour

'The award is a symbol of our gratitude and the plaque’s prominent location in Fairy Lake offers inspiration to the many people who pass by each day,' mayor says of honour bestowed only six times in 17 years
ROOTED: Kawartha Dairy marks 86 years of making 'great family memories'

ROOTED: Kawartha Dairy marks 86 years of making 'great family memories'

The company, which was started by Jack and Ila Crowe in 1937, opened its first ice cream store in the 1960s
ROOTED: Love of Newmarket shines through roaming artist's work

ROOTED: Love of Newmarket shines through roaming artist's work

Jianming Chen has gathered thousands of followers on social media for his artwork of painted landscapes, sketches that capture life in Newmarket
'I made a promise': 200-year-old Quaker burial ground restored

'I made a promise': 200-year-old Quaker burial ground restored

After making a promise years ago to his friend Sherita Clark, restoring the Religious Society of Friends Burial Ground in Newmarket has become a passion for Richard Kamus
Southlake emergency wait times consistently shortest in Ontario

Southlake emergency wait times consistently shortest in Ontario

Newmarket hospital has a unique pre-triage process, as well as navigators who assist emergency physicians, chief of emergency says