Alireza Izadjoo

For Ward 4 Councillor

Software engineer · Dad · Ward 4 resident

A councillor should show their work. Here's mine: a plan for Ward 4 that gives every commitment a date, a cost and a note on who decides.

I build software for a living, and I'm raising my son here in Ward 4. In my work, a plan is written down and dated before anything starts, and when it's done, you show people what changed. I'd run this seat the same way, in public, and I won't turn up at your door unless you invite me.

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Online voting runs from 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 17 to 8 p.m. on Monday, October 26. How to vote

Why I'm running

Alireza Izadjoo holding his young son — With my son.

In October 2024 I went to a Ward 4 town hall. More people came than the room could hold. I carried in chairs from other rooms, and people still ended up standing along the walls.

Residents asked why their streets were dug up all winter when the work could have been done in summer. The answer was “that's how the contractor schedule was.”

Then they raised the traffic that the development planned for Old Main Street would bring. They were told it would be bad, and that the plan assumed people would take transit.

“We're not going to do anything.”

The answer residents got about the traffic to come

The bins

Collection was set to go automated, and the new bins were coming in one size, too big for many homes. Residents pushed back for the whole session. With the mayor in the room, the answer was that the size was non-negotiable and out of the town's hands.

Later, a second size was announced. In that room the answer was no, and the asking came afterwards.

I'd do it the other way round: find out what's possible first, then come back with an answer and a date. That's why I'm running, and the four commitments below are how I'd go about it.

Alireza Izadjoo with his wife, Shideh, and their son — With my wife, Shideh, and our son.

Four commitments you can hold me to

None of these needs anyone else's vote. Publishing, reporting back, bringing items to Council and showing up are all things a single councillor can do, so you'll be able to check every one.

Show your work

You shouldn't have to dig to find out what your councillor is doing. I'll build an online platform that puts my work in plain view.
- A report card every 90 days
- Every vote explained in writing within 48 hours
- A public tracker for the problems you report
Safe streets now

Ward 4 has been asking for safer streets for years. In my first year I'll publish a Safe Streets Plan for the ward.
It will name the streets that need work and the fix each one needs, such as speed humps, raised crosswalks, school-zone changes or better sidewalk lighting, and the month I'll bring each item to Council. After that, every item's status stays public. Some of this I can do without anyone's permission: each September I'll walk every Ward 4 school zone with parents and post what we find within two weeks, and every collision, near miss and speeding complaint will go on a public map with its status, updated weekly.

In November 2025 the Province ended municipal speed cameras, including the two in Ward 4 on Bristol Road and Longford Drive, and gave towns road-safety money instead. I'll ask for the speed data from those two streets and push for the money to go where the data points. Some roads, like Yonge Street and Davis Drive, belong to York Region. When that's the case I'll tell you so, and I'll make Ward 4's case at the Region in public.
- A Ward 4 Safe Streets Plan in year one
- School-zone walks every September, with a report within 14 days
- A public incident map, updated weekly
- Road-safety money spent where the data points
Build what we say we'll build

If the Town digs up your sidewalk, you should know when it's coming back, and who to call if it doesn't.
- A public construction calendar for Ward 4, with every project and its status, searchable by street
Privacy at your door

Your home is private space. My campaign will respect that.
No one from this campaign will knock on your door uninvited. If you'd like to talk, you choose where: online, over coffee, or on your porch if you invite me.
- No uninvited door-knocking
- Conversations by invitation

My plan for Ward 4, in ten parts

A ward councillor is one of nine votes on Council. So for every commitment, the plan says whether I can do it on my own, whether it needs five votes, or whether York Region or the Province decides. It also says when, what it costs, and how you can check.

Read the full plan See the campaign ledger

Is this your ward?

Ward 4 runs from Yonge Street east to the rail line along the East Holland River, and from Davis Drive north to the town line with East Gwillimbury.

It takes in Main Street North and Old Main Street, and streets such as Bristol, London, Penn, Longford, Harewood and Gwillimbury Road. Downtown Main Street South, Fairy Lake and Riverwalk Commons are in Ward 5.

Not sure which ward you're in? Call the Town's election line at 905-953-5152.

Map of Ward 4. Its edges are Yonge Street on the west, Davis Drive on the south, the rail line on the east, and the town line with East Gwillimbury on the north.

Nomination filed

I'm on the ballot. Here's how to vote.

Voting runs for ten days, from Saturday, October 17 to Monday, October 26, 2026. You can vote online or in person. These details come from the Town's election office.

Online

From 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 17 until 8 p.m. on Monday, October 26, on a phone, tablet or computer. You'll need the PIN in your Voter Instruction Letter, which the Town mails out in late September, and your date of birth.

In person, with help

Voter assistance centres at the Magna Centre (800 Mulock Drive, rooms 3 and 4) and the Ray Twinney Recreation Complex (100 Eagle Street West, Lounge 2) are open Friday, October 23 to Sunday, October 25 from noon to 8 p.m., and Monday, October 26 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Bring your letter, or ID with your name and address.

On paper, or at home

You can book a paper ballot at the Municipal Office, 395 Mulock Drive. If you need help voting at home, election staff will come to you if you book by 6 p.m. on October 26. For either one, call the Town at 905-953-5152 or email elections@newmarket.ca.

Didn't get a letter, or not sure you're on the voters' list? Call the Town's election line at 905-953-5152. Everything else is at newmarketvotes.ca.

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Book a conversation

I'm glad to talk for twenty minutes at a time that suits you: online, at a coffee shop, or on your porch if you invite me. Email me a few times that work, or call.

Invite me to your door Book a conversation Call 647-621-2123