Throughout the Years
THE NEWMAKEIT STORY
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
Stories, milestones and community moments from more than a decade of learning, making and growing together.
10+ YEARS
Helping people learn, make and launch ideas
1,120+
Items fixed through York Region Repair Cafés since 2018
40–50
Local vendors featured each year at the annual Makers Festival
FEATURED COVERAGE
THE STORIES SHAPING NEWMAKEIT.
REPAIR CAFÉS GIVE BROKEN ITEMS A SECOND CHANCE.
Volunteer fixers, practical skills and a growing York Region partnership are keeping useful items out of landfill.
READ THE STORY ↗NEWMAKEIT CELEBRATES 10 YEARS WITH THE MAKERS FESTIVAL.
More than 50 vendors, live demonstrations and a decade of helping artists and entrepreneurs get started.
READ THE STORY ↗LOCAL MAKERS’ CREATIVITY ON DISPLAY.
A photo gallery from the Makers Festival featuring artisans, pottery, blacksmithing and community.
VIEW THE COVERAGE ↗LOWERING THE COST OF STARTING SOMETHING.
Shared tools, professional equipment and practical support help entrepreneurs test ideas without carrying the full cost alone.
READ THE STORY →YASS MOTAMEDI NAMED A TOP 40 UNDER 40 HONOUREE.
NewMakeIt’s Operations Manager was recognized for her impact in business and the community.
VIEW THE COVERAGE ↗MAKING UP TO 200 FACE SHIELDS A DAY.
During COVID-19, NewMakeIt worked with Newmarket Public Library to produce face shields for Southlake and other frontline health-care teams.
READ THE STORY ↗DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN’S RIDE
RIDING TOGETHER FOR MEN’S HEALTH.
Since 2023, NewMakeIt has helped host Newmarket’s annual ride in support of prostate cancer research and men’s mental health programs. Organized locally by community volunteers including Ryan Dibisch and Yass Motamedi, it continues to grow year after year.
2019 BALLOON LAUNCH
NEWMAKEIT REACHED FOR THE EDGE OF SPACE.
The high-altitude weather balloon launch brought makers together around a bold experiment—designing, building, testing and learning as one team.
It remains an important moment in NewMakeIt’s history and a reminder of what can happen when people share skills, equipment and curiosity.
MUGS THROUGH THE YEARS
HANDMADE HERE. POURED FOR A PURPOSE.
For the past several years, NewMakeIt’s pottery community has created one-of-a-kind ceramic beer mugs for the Newmarket Community Craft Beer and Beverage Festival. Members and volunteers donate their time and creativity, turning local craft into direct support for community organizations. Raised over $3,000 in the last 3 years.
COMMUNITY MOMENTS
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE STORIES.
Staff, volunteers, partners, artists, entrepreneurs and neighbours showing up for one another.
FROM THE ARCHIVE
A DECADE OF MAKING ROOM.
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