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Newmarket opted out of retail cannabis in 2019; mayor stands by decision, saying zoning control is needed to revisit issue

Regional council opted last term not to have the chair position elected by the public, but changes could come to structure next term, current chair predicts

'It is clearly inappropriate for members of the regional council ... to place themselves under any obligation to those who could materially benefit from the decisions,' says challenger Gordon Prentice on incumbent Tom Vegh's record of accepting donations from developers