Talk:Newmarket, Ontario

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This page says Belinda Stronach graduated high school in 1979, but her article says she was born in 1966 - surely one of the dates is wrong? Adam Bishop 01:18, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Yes, the writer is wrong. I graduated from NHS in 1982, before Linda Stronach. It could not have been earlier than 1984, I don't think. Kelisi 02:39, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

You guys do not live in Newmarket. Stop changing the population. We've confirmed it's 81,000.

• The people who run the city of Newmarket, and the people who count the country's citizens, both believe otherwise. Show your proof, or accept the proof that has been provided. (Living in Newmarket is not proof.) Mindmatrix 03:59, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Yeah, how did you arrive at that figure, anyway? Did you go door-to-door and count 'em all? By the way, who are "we", you and your fellow troublemakers? Go and find another game to play! Kelisi 21:59, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

Mayors in Canada do not get the title "honourable" [1]. When being formal, one addresses the Mayor as "His/Her Worship" but I don't think that's appropriate in the encyclopedia. DoubleBlue (Talk) 21:17, 22 May 2005 (UTC)

Doesn't Belinda live in Aurora? And why is Elvis listed as a resident of Newmarket? Doesn't Richmond Hill have (I know they used to) him listed on their "Welcome to Richmond Hill" sign being his home? Both of them being born in Newmarket (at one of the few hospitals in the area) doesn't mean they lived there or are from there.

Contents 1 Politics 2 WP:NPOV 3 What are People from Newmarket? 4 Elevation? 5 CuJo 6 Bogart Pond

[edit] Politics

I can find no source that says that Newmarket has "almost always gone 'Conservative Blue', and is considered to be one of Conservative Party strongholds". In fact, Karen Kraft Sloan, a Liberal, was elected by a wide margin in the previous two elections. Elections Canada Without a verifiable source, I have removed the reference. DoubleBlue (Talk) 21:29, 22 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] WP:NPOV

User:65.49.152.223: You have made some good additions to this page and I hope you will continue to improve it. Be very careful to maintain a Neutral Point of View, however. Your comments must be able to be backed up by a verifiable and NPOV source. Saying this politican is great or that one is dishonest is not permitted on Wikipedia. Cheers, DoubleBlue (Talk) 05:15, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

Ur correct. Liberals have been elected by a wide majority. the only time I recall a conservative was voted in from newmarket was Belinda Stronach.

[edit] What are People from Newmarket?

Mr. User:Kelisi, IMO, "Newmarketers" is auckward and can be cofused (when spoken) with peope in the marketing industry. Newmarkedians is a term I first used in this article. I am going to revert it back to Newmarkedians since I know people born and raised in Newmarket. Change it if you find (and cite) a better source. Cafe Nervosa | talk 20:10, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Any source would be a better source than you. "Auckward"? What does that mean, towards Auckland? Cofused? Peope? Clearly you're not an authority on correct usage.

"Newmarkedians is a term I first used in this article." A powerful reason to use it, I must say. At least I now know why I'd never come across the term.

"I am going to revert it back to Newmarkedians since I know people born and raised in Newmarket." Impeccable logic! Hey, I know people born and raised in Paris. Instead of "Parisians", can I call them Paridoxiconians just because I feel like it?

"Change it if you find (and cite) a better source." I shall change it, and I need look no further than myself for a better source. I grew up in Newmarket (my house was 411 Roywood Crescent, a bungalow with built-in garage and cream-coloured siding; go ahead – go there and have a look), and I, my family, friends and neighbours always called ourselves Newmarketers, which we found not in the least bit awkward to pronounce. Kelisi 03:16, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Its now a he said/she said so I will not edit it for now. I still like mine better. Please wait a while before adding your term to Category:People by Canadian city. Later Cafe Nervosa | talk 23:53, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

It's not my term. Kelisi 04:45, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

It's Newmartians.

Among my friends we have always called ourselves Newmarktonians (notice the lack of the 'e'). I dont know if that is even a real word but it works with Torontonians (the ending sounds the same). We thought that Newmarketers just sounded like the three musketeers. Newmartians just sounds stupid -- makes us sound like "new" aliens... however, we said it with a K as in Newmark-tians but it was hard to say and just sounds dumb. And yes I grew up in Newmarket... Just my 2 cents... Jammedshut 04:28, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Elevation?

It would be nice to include an elevation in the Geography section. Does anyone know how far above sea level Newmarket is? Kelisi 18:52, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

Never mind, I found it: 239 m.Kelisi 15:54, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CuJo

Curtis Joseph, goalie extraordinaire, shouldn't be listed under 'Famous Residents' of Newmarket if he never lived in the town itself. Going to school in the town (Huron Heights, I presume) doesn't make you a resident. Thoughts??? PKT 18:00, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

• Curtis Joseph DID live in Newmarket though. He bought a house and lived with his family and parents on my street, Binns Avenue, in 1997. They only lived there for months before they moved out though. Maybe they realized that it wasn't such an upper class neighborhood and they kept being bothered by kids like us :P. His parents yelled at us for knocking on their door... but later we caught him while he was playing hockey on the street with his kids and he signed autographs.Bryan5000 03:44, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Good enough for me PKT 15:16, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

• Bryan5000 is correct, I remember CuJo living on Binns (and leaving because people continued to bother him).--Gammi93 23:07, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bogart Pond

Isn't this pond fed through underground springs? Jaydawg 20:02, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Where are the actual borders of "the patch" in Newmarket?