ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ɹˈɛzᵻdənts ʌv nˈuː ɡˈoːɹmli kˈeɪm təɡˌɛðɚ tə dɪzˈaɪn ɐ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi flˈæɡ ænd hˈɛld ɐ ɹˌɛfɚɹˈɛndəm tə sɛsˈiːd fɹʌm ɹˈɪtʃmənd hˈɪl, ænd ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ ɐ mˈɑːk mˈeɪɚɹəl ɹˈeɪs kˌoʊɪnsˈaɪdɪŋ wɪððɪ ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl ᵻlˈɛkʃənz ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɹˈɛzᵻdənt nˈaɪdʒəl bɹˈaʊn wˈʌn.
In 2017, residents of New Gormley came together to design a community flag and held a referendum to secede from Richmond Hill, and the following year a mock mayoral race coinciding with the Ontario municipal elections in which resident Nigel Brown won.