Notable residents of Newmarket have included comedians Jim Carrey and John Candy, and the indie rock band Tokyo Police Club.
Newmarket has been a filming location for the motion pictures Repo Men (2010), Dream House (2011), The Vow (2012), Carrie (2013), and Regression (2015).
Aurora’s twin city is Leksand, Sweden.
The main portage route between Lake Ontario and Lake Simcoe (and the upper Great Lakes) passed through the area to the East Holland River
