Mayor John Taylor

1. Oct 9–12

   Metrolinx rail work at Mulock Drive is not a station

   The notice describes state-of-good-repair rail replacement. No construction start or opening date for a Mulock GO station has been announced.

   • Metrolinx notice

2. Oct 10

   2026 candidate questionnaire published

   Priorities: community spaces and events, a “complete community,” housing and homelessness at the Region, and financial sustainability locally. Dream project: the Old Operations Centre.

   • 2026 questionnaire

3. Oct 26

   Election day, with no mayoral vote

   Taylor was acclaimed after the August 21 nomination deadline. Six other council seats are contested.

   • NewmarketToday

Watch next

• Mulock Park final cost report

  The Town expects it near the end of 2026.

  • NewmarketToday
• 2027 budget

  First budget of the new term. Compare the levy increase with 2026 (2.99%).

  • 2026 budget
• Inn From the Cold housing hub

  44 emergency and transitional beds. The mayor said in March it would open later in 2026.

  • CMHC
• Sewage expansion funding

  York Region requested $1.74 billion for the North York-Durham expansion in June 2026. A decision is not confirmed on this tracker.

  • York Region
• Old Operations Centre study

  $250,000 is in the 2026 capital budget. Watch for the staff report.

  • Capital budget
• Campaign financial statements

  The province’s 2026 candidates’ guide moves the usual last-Friday deadline. Statements may be filed with the Clerk until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30, 2027. That filing is the check on developer donations.

  • 2026 candidates’ guide