News Clippings

July 25

Newmarket agrees to fund dog park (YorkRegion.com)

Residents divided on flood plan for Thornhill's Gallanough Park (YorkRegion.com)

Jewish, Muslim residents call for end to tit-for-tat vandalism in Vaughan (YorkRegion.com)

Founder and former CEO of Husky breaks ground on $40-M Vaughan expansion (YorkRegion.com)

PowerStream Employees' Cycling Efforts Raise $68,000 (DigitalJournal.com)

What you need to know about Friday's city-province LRT summit (CBC.ca)

Ford Fest: What the commotion is all about and the real reason it is alcohol-free (NationalPost.com)

Pan Am building gets finishing touches in Markham (YorkRegion.com)

Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell gets substantial salary boost (TheStar.com)

MPPs in commuter towns spending thousands on Toronto accommodations (TheStar.com)

July 24

Police investigate anti-Semitic vandalism in Thornhill (680News.com)

Planning for 6,000 new home: MILTON’S ELEVEN (NRU)

Whitchurch-Stouffville mayoral race: NEW LEADERSHIP COMING (NRU)

Georgina anticipates highway expansion: EXTENDING OPPORTUNITIES (NRU)

Promoting cycling: TRANSIT CONNECTIONS (NRU)

Anti-Semitic hate graffiti found in Thornhill days after anti-Arab messages on Islamic Centre (YorkRegion.com)

Richmond Hill mayor presses minister on subway extension (YorkRegion.com)

Family says father’s pancreatic cancer led to ‘terrible, terrible’ ordeal of misdiagnoses, unavailable hospice care (NationalPost.com)

Council approves Pan Am torch run leg for Stouffville (YorkRegion.com)

Mayor’s name going on new Stouffville skate park (YorkRegion.com)

Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca: It’s Time for Building, Not Planning (Torontoist.com)

July 23

Stouffville track project over budget (YorkRegion.com)

Newmarket-Aurora MPP wants bill to elect regional chairperson (YorkRegion.com)

Preserve Stouffville elevator on current site: CAO (YorkRegion.com)

Scarpitti registers for re-election run in Markham (YorkRegion.com)

Ultimate DIY project: Thornhill teen designs backyard rollercoaster (CTVnews.ca)

Ford Fest allowed in city park despite rule against candidate promotion events (TheStar.com)

Ford Fest gets approval to use Scarborough park — but free booze and campaigning are out this time (NationalPost.com)

One third of access to information requests take at least four months to release (TheStar.com)

Mayor, TTC at odds over tunnel boring machines (TorontoSun.com)

July 22

Vandals spray paint hate messages outside Vaughan Islamic centre (YorkRegion.com)

Nobleton Councillor Peter Grandilli, resident brawl at restaurant (YorkRegion.com)

Residents flock to Newmarket's first spray pad (YorkRegion.com)

Aurora seeks compromise on heritage plan (YorkRegion.com)

Decades-old hedge target of suspected ‘vexatious’ complainer (TheStar.ca)

TTC wants to sell $51.7-million tunnel boring machines to Chinese company for just $9.2 million (NationalPost.com)

Communities in Bloom judges touring Barrie (TheBarrieExaminer.com)

‘Extremely low’ number of people with disabilities in politics, professor says (680News.com)

July 21

Exotic pet ownership on the rise (TorontoSun.com)

Motorcycle enthusiasts 'Rev It Up' in Vaughan (YorkRegion.com)

Council critic wants to be mayor of Stouffville (YorkRegion.com)

Anti-Muslim messages found at Islamic centre in Thornhill (CityNews.ca)

No bull: bovine spotted on Jane Street in King Township (YorkRegion.com)