ACO’s newest branch opposed the Clock Tower development that would crowd views of the 1914 Post Office (Architect David Ewart, Chief, Ottawa Department of Public Works) and reduce Mary Anne Simpson’s 1845 apothecary (the first in Canada to be operated by a woman) and two properties to the south of it on Main Street to facades.

9-10 October 2019, the designated former apothecary of Anne Mary Simpson unlawfully demolished. Mayor John Taylor insists there must be consequences.

December 27, 2019, Gordon Prentice, Past-Chair, ACO Newmarket:

“In this long running saga Clock Tower developer Bob Forrest cut a deal with the Town of Newmarket in 2018. He would be paid $100,000 to restore and bring back into use the Clock Tower and the other heritage buildings he owned in the heart of the Heritage Conservation District."

January 20, 2020, Historic Simpson House to be fully reconstructed after unauthorized demolition. Main Street Clock Inc. to rebuild and is penalized $200,000. ($100,000 fine plus $100,000 restoration grant withdrawn.) January 5, 2021: Apothecary is now rebuilt and sold but as yet unoccupied.