Tony Van Bynen promised to create new jobs for Newmarket. He ran his re-election campaign around this single election promise. During his re-election bid, Van Bynen heralded that his broad band internet scheme would transition our economy towards the "new economy".
That was 2014.
Two years have elapsed and Mayor Van Bynen hasn't made any progress.
This week, the Town of Newmarket issued an information report on job growth in Newmarket. The numbers are not pretty.
The GTA grew its economy with 4.1% growth in new employment. York Region lagged behind with just 2.4% but those results were weighed down with Newmarket's lagging economy. Newmarket grew it's new jobs by just 1.5%, well behind the rest of York Region and the Greater Toronto Area.
When will Van Bynen and his allies on Council do anything about growing the Newmarket economy? As Van Bynen's administration remains idling by, the rest of the GTA economy is growing and adding new opportunities.
Newmarket has not added any full time jobs. The number of part time jobs in Newmarket has actually decreased over the years. The only "new employment" in Newmarket is of the contract worker type that can only be described as precarious, at best.
Is that the "new economy" Van Bynen had in mind?
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