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1. Newmarket Mayoral hopeful Joe Wamback sets out his stall: (Blog); Confident and relaxed The Newmarket Taxpayers Advocacy Group (NTAG) is grilling the Town’s candidates for Mayor and I decide a few days ago to wander down to Madsen’s Greenhouses to see them strut ...; Created on 20 September 2018
2. Who is Talib Ansari? And why does he want to be Mayor of Newmarket?: (Blog); This morning I learn that accountant Talib Ansari wants to be Mayor of Newmarket. Mystery man to Mayor of Newmarket I’ve never heard of him but maybe that’s because we move in different circles. ...; Created on 25 July 2018
3. Taylor launches campaign for Mayor of Newmarket: (Blog); Mayoral hopeful, John Taylor, last night launched his election campaign to a crowd of happy-clappy supporters in the Royal Canadian Legion Hall on Srigley Street. I wander along to see what all ...; Created on 19 July 2018
4. The Man who would be Mayor: Joe Wamback: (Blog); I write to the Newmarket Mayoral hopeful Joe Wamback asking for a copy of his election platform. Not yet, he says, because there isn’t one. It is, I suppose, work-in-progress. But he suggests we meet ...; Created on 09 May 2018
5. Newmarket Mayor and Councillors to lose one-third tax free status: (Blog); ... away, out of sight, in remote corners of Canada. But it isn't true here in Newmarket where our Mayor, Tony Van Trappist, claims for every butter tart consumed at the Maid's Cottage. Removing tax-free status ...; Created on 18 December 2017
6. How much did Newmarket Mayor, Tony Van Trappist, make in 2016? Was it (a) $117,162 (b) $148,560 (c) $160,564 or (d) more than that?: (Blog); ... temerity to ask Van Trappist how much he makes, the Mayor can pick the pay package that best suits the occasion. In most cases this would be the lowest. But in the unlikely event of the old banker ...; Created on 01 April 2017
7. Mayor Frank Scarpitti could throw his hat into the ring in forthcoming Federal by-election in Markham - or so we're tol: (Blog); The highest paid Mayor in Ontario - and possibly Canada - Frank Scarpitti is considering whether to contest the riding of Markham-Thornhill which is now vacant following the appointment of John McCallum ...; Created on 31 January 2017
8. The People's Mayo: (Blog); View this rare vintage clip of the people’s Mayor brought up from the dusty old archives. It needs no further commentary from me. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Created on 18 June 2016
9. Clock Tower: Mayor re-jigs agenda and gives public no chance to question the developer.: (Blog); ... the Chief Administative Officer, their backs to the wall, is the developer Bob Forrest and his faithful lapdog, Chris Bobyk. Van Bynen rules no applause allowed The Mayor, Tony Van Bynen, calls the ...; Created on 10 May 2016
10. Newmarket Mayor Tony Van Bynen and Councillors to be asked to disclose any private contact with Clock Tower developer Bob Forrest: (Blog); The Mayor and councillors say they believe in transparency. So I invite them all voluntarily to disclose any contact they have had with Bob Forrest and Chris Bobyk concerning the controversial Clock Tower ...; Created on 13 April 2016
11. Aurora Mayor Fails to Show Up at Queen’s Park for Bill 42 Committee: (Blog); It promised to be a moment of high drama. Instead all we got was an empty chair. Yesterday (2 March 2016) Geoff Dawe, the Mayor of Aurora, was scheduled to appear before the Committee examining Chris ...; Created on 03 March 2016
12. The Mayor’s Salary and Darryl Wolk: (Blog); Darryl Wolk is making a career out of baiting Tony Van Bynen about the Mayor’s salary. In a furious broadside of tweets today he tells his readers that Van Bynen “refuses to justify his outrageous salary” ...; Created on 17 December 2015
13. Official: Newmarket Mayor Tony Van Bynen gets paid for being on Hydro Board: (Blog); Bob Shelton, Newmarket’s Chief Administrative Officer, confirmed this afternoon (Thursday 18 June) that the Mayor receives remuneration from Newmarket-Tay Power. He serves as a Director by virtue of ...; Created on 18 June 2015
14. Newmarket Mayor gets $159,856 - not $182,000: (Blog); The Toronto Star has today published this correction to a news story it ran on 11 April 2015. "An April 11 article about what municipal leaders were paid in 2014 misstated the salary of Newmarket mayor ...; Created on 17 April 2015
15. Mayor urges Glenway people to “be reasonable” in dealings with Marianneville: (Blog); ... but “there are no specifics of what they propose”. Let’s have a dialogue The Mayor, applying the soothing balm for which he is famous, tells us some concessions may be negotiated – providing everyone ...; Created on 13 February 2015
16. The Glenway Process: Did the Mayor ever contemplate the Town buying the Glenway lands?: (Blog); ... acquire these lands? Did the Mayor ever contemplate the Town buying the Glenway lands? Maybe the question will arise in some form in the closed part of the meeting today. We have it on the authority of ...; Created on 26 January 2015
17. Mayor Tony Van Bynen’s election literature: (Blog); The Mayor’s latest glossy election leaflet arrived today. But why isn’t there a flattering photograph of the great man himself with a mop of hair on top of his head? Answer: He doesn’t look like that ...; Created on 16 October 2014
18. Chris Campbell for Mayor: (Blog); ... stewardship and where the Town is going. In the last Mayoral election in 2010, a truly feeble candidate, Michael Cascione, nevertheless took 19% of the vote against Van Bynen’s 81%. Campbell is poised ...; Created on 09 September 2014
19. Mayor says Town will follow all the rules and procedures when deciding position on Slessor: (Blog); Here is the text of the Mayor's letter to Bill Chadwick (scroll to earlier posting) which was also copied to all Newmarket councillors "Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention. I have asked ...; Created on 13 December 2012
20. Letter to Mayor Tony Van Bynen and Newmarket Councillors: (Blog); By e mail on 4 December 2012 Mayor Van Bynen, I am writing to share a concern that Slessor’s lawyer may have placed the Town of Newmarket’s Council and staff onto a path that (without speedy action) ...; Created on 05 December 2012
21. Mayor slams Taylor’s 15 storey cap: (Blog); Newmarket Mayor, Tony Van Bynen, has cautioned Regional Councillor, John Taylor, not to put a motion before the Council to cap the height of new buildings at 15 storeys. Taylor wants a vote on building ...; Created on 21 February 2012
22. The Greenbelt Scandal: A Postscript on Southlake’s Acute Hospital at Bathurst that never got off the ground: (Blog); ... coding showing the land ownership removed. Dunlap had told King Mayor, Steve Pellegrini, that he was prepared to offer his land as the site of a new Southlake. But former hospital CEO, Arden Krystal, said ...; Created on 24 March 2026
23. Terrific weather draws the crowds to Dawn Gallagher-Murphy's 4th taxpayer-funded BB: (Blog); ... for about 45 minutes – without a hamburger or spring roll passing my lips – and I didn’t see too many familiar faces. No sign of the Mayor or any councillors but they could have been late arrivals. ...; Created on 29 September 2025
24. Who are the homeless in Newmarket?: (Blog); ... times change. The Chair of the Housing and Homelessness Committee, Newmarket Mayor John Taylor, has been warning for years of an exponential growth in people experiencing homelessness. Noticeable increase ...; Created on 12 August 2025
25. The real Greenbelt Scandal: "When records are lost, destroyed, obfuscated, or never created in the first place...: (Blog); ... evidence that on more than one occasion Dunlap told King Mayor, Steve Pellegrini, he was minded to gift land. And so it goes on. Yawning gaps in the record. Broke obligations A year ago the Information ...; Created on 14 June 2025
26. Why doesn't the Town license Boarding Houses in Newmarket: (Blog); ... there are boarding houses out there, totally unregulated by the municipality. Zoning for People Newmarket’s Mayor, John Taylor, says the municipality doesn’t zone for people – they zone for uses. ...; Created on 18 May 2025
27. Bogus land valuation nets developer a multi-million dollar tax windfall: (Blog); ... voiced by the Mayor and ward councillor, Christina Bisanz, when the Glenway West development was formally approved by the Town on 2 May 2022. Open Space purposes As early as May 2017 the Town was ...; Created on 03 May 2025
28. Democracy is the worst form of Government: (Blog); ... local candidates are going the way of the Dodo. When I ran for election as the Town’s Deputy Mayor in 2022 (and was comprehensively defeated) my opponent resolutely refused to debate with me. And ...; Created on 30 April 2025
29. Leah Taylor-Roy: the Star of the Show: (Blog); Last night I nipped down to the magnificent David D. Simone Performance Hall at the Town Square in Aurora for the latest candidates forum hosted by former Aurora Mayor, Geoff Dawe. The evening was designed ...; Created on 23 April 2025