Wes Playter
Funeral Director & Manager
Email:
wes@roadhouseandrose.comOffice Phone: 905-895-6631
Wes was born and raised in Newmarket, son of Glenn & Jackie Playter. Wes attended Newmarket High School and later studied humanities and then business management at Victoria College in the University of Toronto before pursuing funeral services education at Humber College.
An employee of Roadhouse & Rose since 2004, he purchased the firm, along with Gregg Davey, from Glenn & Jackie Playter in 2009. Wes is past President of the Newmarket Historical Society and Past Chairman of Heritage Newmarket. He has sat on the Newmarket Public Library Board, is an executive member of the Newmarket Veterans Association, an Associate member of the Royal Canadian Legion, a corporate member of the Newmarket Rotary Club, a Director for Bereaved Families of York Region, a life member of the York Pioneer and Historical Society and a member and past executive-member of the Newmarket Chamber of Commerce. Wes also sits on the Board of Directors for Innisvale Crematorium and is a member of the Funeral Association of Canada (FSAC) and the Ontario Association of Cemetery and Funeral Professionals (OACFP).
Wes publishes books on our town's history and promotes awareness of our past. Wes is also a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and a Six Sigma Black Belt. He has also been a volunteer with the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario, the Royal Canadian Legion and the Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation.
Wes resides in Newmarket with his wife Juliana and daughter Millicent.
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