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  • In the News: 'A park to dazzle': 3 themes emerge for future of Newmarket's Mulock Farm

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    đź“° Newmarket Era / Yorkregion.com article by Lisa Queen published September 29, 2020

    As the redevelopment of the historic Mulock Farm hits a new milestone this week, resident Darryl Gray is looking forward to considering three themes emerging as guideposts for the property.

    “I think they reflect what’s possible here,” said the father of sons Nathan, 11 and Ben, 13, who’s been participating in public consultations shaping the site on the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Mulock Drive.

    Over the past year, based on the feedback of thousands of residents, five guiding principles are in place —

    đź“° Newmarket Era / Yorkregion.com article by Lisa Queen published September 29, 2020

    As the redevelopment of the historic Mulock Farm hits a new milestone this week, resident Darryl Gray is looking forward to considering three themes emerging as guideposts for the property.

    “I think they reflect what’s possible here,” said the father of sons Nathan, 11 and Ben, 13, who’s been participating in public consultations shaping the site on the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Mulock Drive.

    Over the past year, based on the feedback of thousands of residents, five guiding principles are in place — making the property a destination place, keeping it natural, rooting the site in history while also looking forward, creating inclusive and accessible spaces and connecting it to the town.

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  • In the News: First peek at Newmarket's Mulock Estate has imaginations running wild

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    đź“°Newmarkettoday.ca article by Kim Champion published October 21, 2019, reporting on the Harvest Picnic with a photo gallery captured by Greg King

    "Hundreds of residents took advantage [on October 20, 2019] of an invitation from the town to take a one-time-only peek at the sprawling property and main floor of the heritage home, all of which is closed to the public during the development process.

    The anticipation was palpable as long lines formed for a guided tour of the storied home, where Sir William Mulock, Canada’s first labour minister and postmaster general, entertained the likes of two former

    đź“°Newmarkettoday.ca article by Kim Champion published October 21, 2019, reporting on the Harvest Picnic with a photo gallery captured by Greg King

    "Hundreds of residents took advantage [on October 20, 2019] of an invitation from the town to take a one-time-only peek at the sprawling property and main floor of the heritage home, all of which is closed to the public during the development process.

    The anticipation was palpable as long lines formed for a guided tour of the storied home, where Sir William Mulock, Canada’s first labour minister and postmaster general, entertained the likes of two former prime ministers, Mackenzie King and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and Guglielmo Marconi, an inventor who laid the groundwork for radio technology."

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