East Gwillimbury, ON, September 21, 2026 — Brian Johns, candidate for Mayor of East Gwillimbury, today announced a commitment to phased, sustainable revitalization of the Town's village cores in Sharon, Holland Landing, Queensville, and Mount Albert, with specific priorities for each community.
"Our village cores are the heart of East Gwillimbury," said Johns. "Each one has its own history and its own character, and none of them should be treated as an afterthought. A vibrant village core is more than infrastructure. It's a place where people want to live, work, and stay."
In Mount Albert, Johns committed to further improvements of the long-awaited downtown revitalization project, enhancing Main Street through streetscape improvements, supporting a facade improvement program for local businesses, and creating public gathering spaces for community events.
In Holland Landing, Johns re-committed to expanding the active transportation network with further improvements to a multi-use path along Yonge Street, enhancing streetscapes to create a connected core, and linking village streets to the Lake to Lake trail network for both recreation and commuting.
In Sharon, Johns committed to building on the Civic Centre Site revitalization to create a year round, heritage focused public space, and to integrating streetscape design from Manor Hampton in the to Mount Albert Road in the north, along with key sites including the Sharon Museum and Gardens and the East Gwillimbury Civic Centre.
In Queensville, Johns committed to supporting small business and community hub development, and to preserving the village's heritage and cultural identity while making the core more pedestrian friendly.
Johns said the work across all village cores would be guided by common objectives: complete communities where residents have easy access to amenities and services, heritage preservation that maintains each village's unique character, economic development that encourages private sector investment, and improved streetscaping and public spaces that support quality of life.
"We do this in phases, we do it responsibly, and we do it in every community," said Johns. "Because all of our village cores deserve to thrive."
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